Is it worth owning international stocks? There is far from universal agreement. The traditional argument for diversifying outside the U.S. is straightforward: diversification—since domestic and international stocks don’t move in lockstep, and sometimes diverge significantly. At the same time, [...]
A Retirement Field Guide
A recently-released book titled How to Retire is a goldmine for those in or near retirement. Christine Benz is the director of personal finance and retirement planning at Morningstar, and for this book, she conducted interviews with 20 experts, covering every corner of retirement planning. The [...]
Growth Isn’t Enough
Why is it that great companies don’t always make great investments? This is a conundrum that’s long puzzled investors because it so clearly flies in the face of intuition. Indeed, today’s market leaders—companies like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft—are impressive businesses, and their stocks have [...]
Yielding no Advantage
Dividends are a seemingly mundane topic, but like many areas in personal finance, it’s a topic that nonetheless generates debate. The most common question is: All else being equal, if one stock pays a dividend, and another does not, then shouldn’t an investor prefer the one that pays the dividend? [...]
Navigating the Bond Market
In the world of investments, bonds certainly aren’t the most interesting—but they generate their fair share of debate. Especially after the rout suffered a few years ago—when total-bond market funds dropped 13%—many investors are wondering how best to proceed. One open question in particular is [...]
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