Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers this past week, offer ideas about how to manage your financial portfolio and invest strategically at a time when investors have become more optimistic — even as uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic, corporateRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Tesla cars are electric, but the stock lately has been all rocket fuel. Read some of the Tesla stories that captured MarketWatch readers’ attention this past week. Plus, check out a warning about excessive stock-market optimism, and read why a buy-the-dip opportunityRead More →
iStockphoto Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Fears about the social and economic impact of the spreading coronavirus, along with general concern that stock markets have run too far, too fast, having shaken many investors’ confidence lately. So it’s not surprising that stories resonating with MarketWatch readers thisRead More →
iStockphoto “Actively-managed non-transparent ETFs” are a mouthful to describe, have taken over a decade to develop and now, thanks to regulatory approvals secured this week, they will soon be widely available to investors. Exchange-traded funds, which have been around for nearly three decades, have a few selling points. They allowRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Money and investing stories hitting home with MarketWatch readers this past week include an insiders’ look at how value stocks are ready for their close-up after years of being out of the public eye, as well as the latest investing moves fromRead More →
The U.S. stock market seems risky now because valuations are rich, as sentiment marches higher. But there’s a fix for that: load up on disliked, cheap value stocks. By many measures, value stocks are lagging growth stocks by almost as much as they ever have in the past several decades. UsuallyRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Some of the stories hitting home with MarketWatch readers this past week include a report on a potentially big threat to your investment portfolio’s health: the heavy weighting that American households are giving to stocks nowadays. It’s a well-known market rule thatRead More →
iStockPhoto Financial trading chart at digital display Have we just experienced the decade of the ETF? In 2010, about $1 trillion was invested in exchange-traded funds. As the decade draws to a close, ETFs have more than four times that amount, according to the Investment Company Institute. But what comesRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: For stock investors, 2020 is already looking like a happy new year. The U.S. stock market has racked up strong gains this year, and typically after a winning year, stock prices continue to climb over the following year. Plus, 2020 is aRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: The eve of a new year is a time to take stock. In the case of your investment portfolio, it’s a time to take away stocks, along with other holdings that no longer work — if they ever did. Assess your assets,Read More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Workers who diligently put away money from their paycheck into a 401(k) retirement plan expect that acting responsibly will provide greater financial security in old age. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many savers. Just as there’s a cavernous, growing gap betweenRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Getty Images For most people, owning a house is the single most-expensive purchase they’ll ever make. But a home is a place to live, not an investment. If you do make money when you sell, great. Typically, though, home ownership is aboutRead More →
Since launching my company’s investment advisory service for retirees, True Link Financial, my colleagues and I have spent a lot of time talking to people about their financial plans. Here are five of the most common mistakes we’ve seen and how retirees can avoid them: Mistake No. 1: Thinking youRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Some of the money and investing stories grabbing the attention of MarketWatch readers this past week include columnist Mark Hulbert’s report on why debt is not as much of a concern for the U.S. economy as many fear, and why the so-calledRead More →
A report by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research found that about 30% of all bond mutual funds contain riskier holdings than what is being reflected by Morningstar, Inc, a large, third-party research service that aims to help investors vet these funds and their performance. The report warns thatRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: It’s likely that your stock portfolio will suffer a major downturn during your retirement years — and probably more than once or twice. Don’t panic — prepare. Make sure your stock portfolio is allocated appropriately for your risk tolerance, which means havingRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Value stocks typically are the market’s unloved underdogs, but the past dozen years have been especially harsh for these cheaper-priced, would-be bargains. Yet as uncertainty builds about the U.S. economy’s future, investors are giving value strategies a closer look. Money and investingRead More →
Getty Images Active investing vs. passive: tastes great, less filling? If you’ve ever used a Groupon, toggled between Expedia and Kayak and Travelocity, or waited until Prime Day to do your shopping, the current state of affairs in financial services may sound familiar. Like consumers of all types, investors areRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Money and investing stories resonating with MarketWatch readers this past week include market warnings from bond guru Bill Gross and influential hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio. These two well-known investing veterans see trouble for investors as politicians and policy makers find options toRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: The money and investing features popular with MarketWatch readers this past week include a look why you might consider financial therapy, which aims to help us become more mindful about savings, spending, and other money matters. Plus, check out stories about howRead More →
Getty Images Facebook argues that “the company’s future success will depend on Mark’s continued leadership” – but is giving founders like Zuckerberg preferential stock treatment actually bad for companies in the long run? In theory, everyone who owns stock in a company is equal to everyone else who owns theRead More →
Reuters The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hangs on the wall at SEC headquarters. Exchange-traded funds are growing up – and regulators are taking notice. On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission passed a long-awaited ruling giving ETFs their own set of regulations, a step that willRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Money and investing features popular with MarketWatch readers this past week include a report on how retirees should prepare their investments for a recession — and the simplicity of the strategy may surprise you. Plus, check out other timely stories on navigatingRead More →
Americans are working hard, but employers aren’t necessarily working for them. Now a radical idea to guarantee U.S. workers a cut of their company’s profits could one day force employers to cough up more of the wealth. While established profit-sharing and equity-ownership programs already give a financial boost to manyRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Stories connecting with MarketWatch readers this past week include a spotlight on the grim financial reality millennials are likely to encounter when they begin to retire in about 30 years. Plus, read about why the U.S. stock market is riskier than youRead More →
