Investing

Exciting IPOs
Investing

Exciting IPOs

Hilary Kramer | December 6, 2023

IPOs have been a favorite way for small investors to get in on the ground floor of exciting businesses. Even…

Best Stock Funds for 2024
Stocks

Best Stock Funds for 2024

Janet M. Brown | December 3, 2023

Despite the stock market rebound, falling inflation and a strong labor market in 2023, investors will have to contend with…

Disaster Recovery Stocks
Stocks

Disaster Recovery Stocks

Andrew Chanin | November 21, 2023

Over the past five years, climate disasters in the US resulted in damages averaging $18 billion a year, and experts…

Some Things Never Change: How You Can Profit From That
Stocks

Some Things Never Change: How You Can Profit From That

Morgan Housel | November 19, 2023

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is often asked, “What’s going to change in the next 10 years?” But he rarely is…

The Magnificent Seven
Investing

The Magnificent Seven

November 3, 2023

Amazon…Alphabet…Apple…Meta Platforms…Microsoft…Nvidia…Tesla. These large-cap growth stocks—“The Magnificent Seven”—have been on a tear. They averaged an 87% return through the first…

How to Benefit from Inverse ETFs
Mutual Funds & ETFs

How to Benefit from Inverse ETFs

Neena Mishra, CFA | October 23, 2023

If you have ever lost money in the stock market because you listened to investment guru Jim Cramer, there’s a…

What to Do With Your Cash Now
Investing

What to Do With Your Cash Now

Matthew Zeigler | October 20, 2023

Many investors began this year happy to hold cash in their portfolios. After all, why risk a volatile stock market…

Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks
Stocks

Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks

Damien Conover, CFA | October 15, 2023

The diabetes drug Ozempic became a viral sensation this year, touted by celebrities, CEOs and Real Housewives for its off-label…

When a Wall Street Theme Has Staying Power
Investing

When a Wall Street Theme Has Staying Power

Peter S. Cohan | October 6, 2023

In recent years, the investment world has felt like a graveyard of themes that soared, then fizzled—outer-space tourism…NFTs (non-fungible token…

Thriving in a Bull and Bear Market
Portfolio Strategy

Thriving in a Bull and Bear Market

Mark ­Oelschlager, CFA | October 1, 2023

Many investors believe that you must endure the occasional severe loss in bear markets and corrections to reap stocks’ long-term…

Treasury Alternative
Investing

Treasury Alternative

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | September 12, 2023

This year’s bank failures created a silver lining for bond investors—after the Federal government took control of assets from Silicon…

Best Exchange-Traded Funds for Foreign Investing

Best Exchange-Traded Funds for Foreign Investing

Neena Mishra, CFA | September 10, 2023

Researching individual stocks in other countries can be challenging. Many don’t even trade on US exchanges. The easiest way to…

How Much Should You Allocate to Foreign Stocks?

How Much Should You Allocate to Foreign Stocks?

Jeffrey DeMaso, CFA | September 9, 2023

Before choosing the best foreign stocks, funds or ETFs to invest in, you need to decide how much of your…

Time to Start Investing In Foreign Stocks Again?

Time to Start Investing In Foreign Stocks Again?

September 8, 2023

For more than a decade, investors have looked at foreign stocks and thought, What’s the point? And in fact, it…

Beyond-the-Obvious Ways to Diversify Your Portfolio
Portfolio Strategy

Beyond-the-Obvious Ways to Diversify Your Portfolio

Philip Huber, CFP, CFA | September 6, 2023

Last year was a frightening wake-up call for many investors. It probably wasn’t a huge shock that equities lost ground—stock…