Economic and Earnings Concerns Begin to Weigh on Stocks
After having few cares about the markets all year, investors are getting nervous as the Fed signals that harsher policies are on the way.
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Invest Well by Keeping Things Simple
You don’t need a lot of mutual funds or exchange-traded funds to build a solid portfolio.
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Farmland Is Valuable, but Buying It Is Tricky for Fund Investors
Arable land is scarce and demand for food is rising. Mutual funds can capture some of that value indirectly.
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Surging Inflation and Volatile Bond Prices Are Challenging Investors
There are remedies for the problems in the bond market, experts say, but none of them are perfect.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with governments’ reactions to that, might mean that prices rise. Or they could fall on fears of a global economic slowdown.
By J. Alex Tarquinio
Socially conscious funds often hold lots of growth stocks, especially tech shares. That’s been painful this year, as the stock market has favored value stocks like energy and industrial companies.
By Tim Gray
After falling sharply for weeks, the stock market recovered much of its lost ground, though bonds have kept falling. With major risks unresolved, there may well be worse to come.
By Conrad de Aenlle
A TIPS fund can shield investors from inflation to some extent, but so can other choices, like real estate, dividend-paying stocks and commodities.
By Tim Gray
Inflation and the coronavirus did not hold back the stock market last year, but in 2022, investors face new worries.
By Conrad de Aenlle
Stocks keep hitting new highs and getting more expensive, as if nothing could go wrong, and that’s when it often does.
By Conrad de Aenlle
The world’s highways, ports, electric wires and roads need repair and upgrades. That could be an opportunity for funds investing in infrastructure.
By Tim Gray
Three fund managers found winners in such diverse small-cap niches as energy, consumer electronics and auto sales.
By Tim Gray
The conversion of the first few mutual funds into cheaper, simpler exchange-traded vehicles could herald a broader trend.
By Conrad de Aenlle
After years of lagging performance, practitioners of an old approach to investing are hoping their time is nigh.
By Geraldine Fabrikant
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