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Stealth AI Stocks
Stocks

Stealth AI Stocks

David Nelson, CFA | January 6, 2024

If you missed out on the gains in Nvidia last year or you got burned investing in the gold rush…

Investment Risk: Stop Worrying About It…Start Controlling It
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Investment Risk: Stop Worrying About It…Start Controlling It

Tom Basso | January 5, 2024

Many investors experienced opposing impulses in 2022 when the S&P lost one-fifth of its value. They felt fear and considered…

Best Bond Funds for 2024
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Best Bond Funds for 2024

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | January 3, 2024

Investors were looking for some relief in 2023 from the bond bear market. But the Federal Reserve’s four interest rate…

Foreign Bonds
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Foreign Bonds

Neena Mishra, CFA | December 13, 2023

Most investors understand the value of foreign stocks in equity portfolios—diversifying can provide higher returns and fewer ups and downs…

Exciting IPOs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…