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Here’s how to think about your asset allocation amid today's attractive cash yields. Christine Benz * Morningstar’s Top Minimalist Fund Picks to Simplify Your Retirement Portfolio Mutual Fund Strategies Don’t Belong on Trial John Rekenthaler The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now Margaret Giles 7 Charts On the AI Stock Boom One Year After ChatGPT’s Launch Tom Lauricella Dodge & Cox Leader’s Personal Trading Unlikely to Have Been Unethical What to make of a news report that suggested CIO David Hoeft personally profited from fund moves. 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REMEMBERING CHARLIE MUNGER Final Thoughts From Charlie Munger on Apple, Warren Buffett, and the Big Costco Error James Gruber * What We’ve Learned From Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Why Berkshire Hathaway’s Success Will Continue After Charlie Munger ... and Warren Buffett Greggory Warren 12 Lessons on Money and More From Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett Haywood Kelly INVESTING IDEAS 3 Gold-Rated Funds Whose Managers Love Healthcare Stocks Drew Carter 4 Top Stocks to Buy on Sale Plus, our take on Nvidia’s earnings and retail sales expectations for the fourth quarter. * 6 Gold-Rated Funds With Big Yields * 4 Stocks That Benefit From Interest-Free Sources of Capital * 3 High-Quality Stocks to Buy on Weakness * 5 Top-Performing Corporate Bond Funds With High Yields * Are Small-Cap Stocks Worth Investing In? COP28: 2023 CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE UNDERWAY Top Stocks for Climate-Focused Investors Alyssa Stankiewicz 10 Clean Energy Funds to Freshen Up Your Portfolio Alyssa Stankiewicz * Want to Invest in Nuclear Energy? The True Winner Is Found in These Funds * What a Warmer Future Means for Oil & Gas Stocks * How to Analyze a Company’s Climate Transition Plan * A Look at Climate-Related Shareholder Proposals INVESTOR INSIGHTS What’s Really Driving Inflation and Bond Yields? John Rekenthaler Who Can Best Manage Your Investments? Sheryl Rowling Mike Moran: Taking the Temperature on Retirement Readiness Christine Benz PERSONAL FINANCE 7 Great Investing Books for Beginners Carole Hodorowicz 6 Conversations About Money to Have With Your Family Over the Holidays Amy C Arnott Still Thinking of Giving This Holiday Season? 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Russel Kinnel 6 Gold-Rated Funds With Big Yields Samantha Lamas Why It’s Important to Retire With Purpose VIDEOS More Volume 0% Rewind 10 Seconds Next Up This ad will end in 9 Live 00:06 00:08 00:15 Chromecast Closed Captions Settings Fullscreen 3 Great Funds for Contrarians in 2024 Watch Are Small-Cap Stocks Worth Investing In? Watch 4 Top Stocks to Buy on Sale Watch Make the Most of Your HSA Benefits and Investments in 2024 Watch 3 Stocks to Sell and 3 Stocks to Buy Before 2024 Watch 2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Sell Watch Travel Stocks to Consider This Holiday Season TOPICS Alternative InvestmentsBondsEconomyETFsFinancial AdvisorsFundsMarketsPersonal FinancePortfolio ConstructionRetirementStocksSustainable InvestingCompany Reports STOCKS More 10 Cheap Dividend-Growth Stocks to Buy The stocks of these companies with a history of raising their dividends look undervalued heading into 2024. Susan Dziubinski Are Small-Cap Stocks Worth Investing In? Given their chronic underperformance, it’s a fair question. Dan Lefkovitz 2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Sell These stocks in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio look overpriced today. Susan Dziubinski 5 Themes From Q3 Earnings Season Consumer spending is down, defense stocks are up, and more. Michael Field Top 10 Tax-Loss Swaps to Make Before Year-End Before the ball drops on New Year’s, reduce next year’s tax bill by selling your losers and swapping into undervalued stocks. David Sekera PERSONAL FINANCE More 6 Conversations About Money to Have With Your Family Over the Holidays Carve out some time to discuss financial planning. Amy C Arnott 12 Minimalist Portfolios You Don’t Have to Babysit Low-maintenance, low-cost investment mixes for retirees, younger savers, and everyone in between. Christine Benz Does the Apple Savings Account Live Up to the Hype? How this high-yield savings account stacks up to other options. Amy C Arnott Don’t Rule Out Tax-Loss Selling as 2023 Winds Down Despite strong gains for the broad market, investors may find tax losses in their equity and bond portfolios. Christine Benz It’s Open Enrollment Season. Have You Taken a Good Look at an HSA? For high-income investors, the high-deductible healthcare plan/HSA combo is close to a no-brainer. Christine Benz BEST COMPANIES OF 2023 More The Best Companies to Own: 2023 Edition These companies stand out from the competition and can be good choices for long-term investing. Best International Companies to Own: 2023 Edition These companies from various corners of the globe are well positioned for the future. Ruth Saldanha Best Innovative Companies to Own: 2023 Edition These companies are expected to benefit from disruptive technologies. Sachin Nagarajan Best Financial-Services Companies to Own: 2023 Edition What drives these firms’ competitive advantages varies by industry. Katherine Lynch Best Sustainable Companies to Own: 2023 Edition We believe these companies’ strong ESG management practices give them a long-term advantage. Leslie Norton FUNDS More Watch 3 Great Funds for Contrarians in 2024 These highly rated funds hail from a part of the market that’s out of favor in 2023. Susan Dziubinski Still Thinking of Giving This Holiday Season? A Donor-Advised Fund May Help Comparing the top 10 providers. Madeline Hume 3 Gold-Rated Funds Whose Managers Love Healthcare Stocks Although the sector has suffered recently, it won’t hurt these well-run funds forever. Drew Carter Why This Vanguard International Index Fund Is Highly Rated Vanguard FTSE Developed Market Index offers comprehensive exposure to foreign developed markets on the cheap. Zachary Evens 5 Top-Performing Corporate Bond Funds With High Yields These funds have outperformed in 2023 and come with high yields for investors. 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Laura Lallos Why It’s Important to Retire With Purpose Retirement isn’t the freedom from work, but the freedom to do your life’s work. Samantha Lamas Worried About Long-Term Care Expenses? Let’s Do Something About It. How a fourth portfolio bucket can help. Christine Benz We Need to Talk About Your Retirement ‘Spending’ Big inheritances can be a sign of underconsumption and suboptimal planning. Christine Benz SUSTAINABLE INVESTING More Top Stocks for Climate-Focused Investors These stocks are highly rated by Morningstar analysts and commonly held in climate funds. Alyssa Stankiewicz What Stocks Do ESG Funds Own? The case for these three stocks held in sustainable large-cap funds. Francesca Campo ESG Asset Manager Impax Is Down. Is It Worth 50% More? What could drive Impax shares? Global warming, ‘authenticity,’ and sheer cheapness. Leslie P. 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A Donor-Advised Fund May Help 3 Gold-Rated Funds Whose Managers Love Healthcare Stocks Why This Vanguard International Index Fund Is Highly Rated 5 Top-Performing Corporate Bond Funds With High Yields STOCKS More 10 Cheap Dividend-Growth Stocks to Buy Are Small-Cap Stocks Worth Investing In? 2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Sell 5 Themes From Q3 Earnings Season Top 10 Tax-Loss Swaps to Make Before Year-End ETFS More Here’s Why Active ETFs Are So Hot Right Now Bond Ladder ETFs Can Help Investors Climb Higher 3 Best New ETFs of 2023 3 Hottest-Selling ETFs Spot Bitcoin ETFs Inch Closer to Their Debut BONDS More With Yields Above 4.6%, Intermediate Bonds Have Passed a Tipping Point What Is ‘Normal’ for Interest Rates? How to Use Short-Term Bonds in a Portfolio Why Do Bond Yields Keep Rising? A Crucial Tipping Point for Bond Investors to Keep in Mind SAVE FOR RETIREMENT More Must-Knows About Employee Stock Options Why I’m Reimagining My Retirement Why It’s Important to Retire With Purpose Worried About Long-Term Care Expenses? Let’s Do Something About It. We Need to Talk About Your Retirement ‘Spending’ INVEST IN RETIREMENT More The Good News on Safe Withdrawal Rates Must-Knows About Required Minimum Distributions as 2023 Winds Down Yes, RMDs Can Improve Your Portfolio Year-End Charitable-Giving Strategies 5 Money Mistakes to Avoid in Q4 2023 PERSONAL FINANCE More 6 Conversations About Money to Have With Your Family Over the Holidays 12 Minimalist Portfolios You Don’t Have to Babysit Does the Apple Savings Account Live Up to the Hype? Don’t Rule Out Tax-Loss Selling as 2023 Winds Down It’s Open Enrollment Season. Have You Taken a Good Look at an HSA? 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