Debbie Carlson

In an age of soaring real estate prices and high mortgage rates, many retirees may come out ahead by staying in place. Others can still profit from moving.

The sector offers buyers a high-quality defensive option, one that could regain interest from investors seeking to reduce geopolitical risk. 

Omar Nokta, managing director and equity analyst at Clarksons Securities, favors Teekay Tankers, Scorpio Tankers, and other carriers.

Alternative weighting strategies that rejigger indexes are catching on.

The Heartland Value is snapping up regional banks and consumer-discretionary stocks.

There are now around 85 retirement homes in the U.S. with varying ties to universities. Some residents take college classes.

With passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, trusts that were created years ago to shield wealth from onerous federal estate taxes may be unnecessary.

The best fund families of 2025 had exquisite timing—and managers with strong stomachs. How they navigated a tumultuous year.

Susan Bao’s large-cap JPMorgan fund has outperformed the S&P 500 over many years. She’s bullish on stocks, focused on bargains.

Fed rate cuts could boost mid-cap companies—and the earnings outlook is strong. The T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth fund stands to gain.

Emerging market funds are beating the S&P 500. The rally Is real.

Ann Miletti, head of investments at Allspring Global Investments, says her team finds plenty of stocks to like in unloved parts of the market.

Donating precious metals this year is a smart way to dodge the taxman and do good at the same time.

Investors are piling into new ETFs from Wedbush’s Dan Ives and Fundstrat’s Tom Lee. Caution is warranted.

Americans born before 1965 hold nearly two-thirds of the nation’s wealth, and stock gains are making them wealthier.

Money-market ETFs follow the same rules as money-market mutual funds, but there are some important differences.

Thornburg International Equity also sees opportunities in European utilities.

The broader large-cap indexes are highly concentrated and richly valued, leaving them vulnerable to a selloff.

Fed rate cuts and a positive earnings cycle could power a small-cap rally. The Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth fund stands to benefit.

Leveraged funds soar. They’re up triple digits. Those same funds, though, plunge just as fast.