The 5 Best Stock Funds for Retirement Savers in 2020
What a difference a year makes. On Christmas Eve 2018, the S&P 500 closed sharply down, bringing its peak-to-trough losses to 19.8% –...
The 10 Best Vanguard Funds for 2020
If you're looking to upgrade your portfolio in the new year, you'd be wise to look first at Vanguard – the proprietor of low-cost, high...
Morningstar Fund Ratings Adopt a Stricter Curve
Morningstar is in the middle of revamping its fund analysts' methodology. Can they beat the indices?
The 7 Best Bond Funds for Retirement Savers in 2020
Investors in even the best bond funds that Wall Street has to offer might be in for a difficult 2020. Much of the bond market, in my...
Market Timing: The Importance of Doing Nothing
Investors, as a whole, actually earn less than the funds that they invest in. Here’s how to avoid that fate.
Commission-Free Trades: A Bad Deal for Investors
Four of the biggest online brokers just cut their commissions to $0 per transaction. Be careful, or you could be a big loser.