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The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These 5 ETFs Are All You Need Here's one way to keep your investing super-simple. |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
More Top Investments for Your Retirement Cover your retirement bases with some familiar fund names: Vanguard 500 Index... State Street Global S&P 500 Index... American Funds EuroPacific Growth... PIMCO Total Return... American Funds Growth Fund of America... |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
10 Core Stocks: A Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Update The fund's success speaks to the importance of having a diversified portfolio that covers all the stops in the market capitalization spectrum. |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
They're Practically Giving This Investment Away In a world plagued by high-cost investments and shady financial intermediaries, there is one emerging trend that investors can rejoice in: the mad rush to cut trading commissions on exchange-traded funds. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
The Coming Investment Trend You Should Avoid Tough times see investors trend towards bonds, but stick with stocks for super-performance over the long-term. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Craig L. Israelsen |
Smoothing the Path When comparing active and passive management, financial planners should look at the performance of the whole portfolio. What you find may surprise you. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Top-Priority Investments Finding the right mix of investments for retirement can be a special challenge. |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Repeat This 2008 Mistake Target funds got billed as the perfect way to save for retirement or other long-term goals. Yet judging from their performance this year, investors who relied on target funds to get their allocations right got a nasty surprise. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
The World's Easiest Retirement Plan Doing anything -- anything at all! -- to prepare for retirement, is better than doing nothing. Read on for our simple plan. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
3 New ETFs Worth Buying Here are three new ETFs worth a second look. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Investing Secret You Need to Know A winning mutual fund strategy boils down to asset allocation. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Craig L. Israelsen |
Multiply Returns by Dividing Gaining exposure to U.S. stocks by using three equally weighted index funds produced better performance than a single mega-market index fund during the Lost Decade of 2001 to 2010. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
The Hottest Trillion-Dollar Investment Read these tips before jumping into the popular world of exchange-traded funds. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
3 Reasons to Move Beyond Index Funds If you want to take your investing prowess to the next level you'll want to move beyond index funds -- at least with part of your savings. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Don't Give Up On These Investments Here are three exchange-traded funds that are trailing the market this year -- and why you might want to keep them around. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
Submerging Markets Does it make sense to put money into emerging-markets stocks or funds now, at the current depressed prices? |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2010 Michael Johnston |
ETFs for the Forgotten Asset Classes Is this all-ETF portfolio well-rounded enough? |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Investments Even Dilbert Would Love These index funds and ETFs can strengthen your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Lose Money in a Volatile Market Unless you want to lose a lot more money from trying to time the market, don't flee stocks when the going gets rough. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
2 New ETFs You Should Own The picks of the newest crop of ETFs. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Can You Retire on $75,000? Some tips to pump up your nest egg. |
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
A Mutual Fund Just for You There's a relatively new development in the financial world that can make your retirement savings a lot simpler: Meet your new friend, the target-date mutual fund. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2007 Doug Short |
Beating the S&P 500 If your portfolio gained less than 15.8% last year, perhaps it's time to think outside the box. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Why You Must Invest Now To have a reasonable shot at a golden retirement, you must get started now. The easiest way to get started is with a low-cost, total-market index fund like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
7 ETFs for the Perfect Portfolio You don't need a lot of flash or bling to invest smart. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Tim Knepp |
Lost (and Found) In Translation The returns received from more traditional foreign stock investments, not to mention the stocks of U.S. multi-nationals, will no doubt remain heavily influenced by the dynamic of foreign exchange. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Emerging Markets in Danger? Time will tell whether the current blip in emerging markets' fortunes is temporary or the start of a more pervasive downward trend. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Still Help You Retire Rich People are laying blame in the wrong place. The mistake that most people made wasn't in using target funds. Instead, they should have understood the risk they were taking. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Only You Can Make This Crucial Choice As tempting as it may be, don't just pass off responsibility for your investments to someone else. Sometimes you'll get just the results you want, but more often, what you buy won't live up to your expectations. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These 5 Free Vanguard ETFs Make a Winning Portfolio What's the best way for ordinary investors to create a diversified portfolio using solely Vanguard ETFs? Here's one possible lineup. |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Danger Lurking in Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You're Not as Diversified as You Think While the right mix of mutual funds can help you create a diversified portfolio that gives you broad exposure to a wide range of financial markets, you have to stay on the lookout to avoid unnecessary overlap in the stocks your funds own. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is Everyone's Favorite Investment Again Target funds have regained some of their lost glory. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Todd Wenning |
The Real Changing of the Vanguard In a somewhat surprising move, mutual fund titan The Vanguard Group announces some reshuffling at the top of its house. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Bill Mann |
Index Funds: Still Your Best Bet So we're running to actively managed funds now? Not so fast, my friend. When Nathan Slaughter pointed his guns at the trusty, old index fund, many had to stop and ask whether The Motley Fool was abandoning one of its oldest principles. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Bonds in a Bubble? Millions of Americans depend on the income from their bonds and bond funds to fund their golden years, so there could be lasting implications for scores of already battered investors if that bubble comes to pass. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
2 Smart Ways to Profit From ETFs Either strategy can work for you. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Retirement Planning the Easy Way? As you plan for retirement, a target fund might be worth considering. Make sure that the fund you select matches your risk tolerance and your personal retirement goals. |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Investments You'll Love for Valentine's Day Cupid puts down the bow and picks up a prospectus for ETFs. |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Keep These Funds on Target Be smart about how you use target-date funds. |
The Motley Fool July 22, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
AARP Has Liquidated You. Now What? AARP gets out of the mutual funds business. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Small-Cap ETFs These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award. Let's take a closer look at the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, the iShares Morningstar Small Core ETF, the iShares S&P 600 Value ETF, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Craig L. Israelsen |
A Yale Tale The venerable Yale Endowment Fund serves as a performance benchmark for pension managers, endowment fund managers and money managers. |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2008 Brian Richards |
Avoid This Ticker ... for Now Vanguard Small Cap Value is an ETF to avoid for now, although it still may be a winning fund for patient long-term owners. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Robert Brokamp |
Funds Fighting Inflation Rethink reinvesting during retirement. Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index... Vanguard 500 Index... |