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Investing Insights — 206 episodes

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AI ETFs Are on the Rise. Are They Worth the Risk?

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Don’t Leave Tax Savings on the Table: How to Conduct a Midyear IRA Checkup

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What Investors Should Watch for in the Second Half of 2026

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Dividend Investing: How to Find the Right Balance Between Income and Growth

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Are Mutual Funds Becoming Obsolete?

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Brace Your Portfolio for Mega-IPOs

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The Portfolio That Has Been Beating the Classic 60/40, and Why It Matters for You

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The Best Opportunities for Fund Investors Today

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Will Vacation Inflation Affect Your Summer Travel? Here’s What to Know

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Bond ETF Flows Just Flipped. Here's What It Means for You

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How Big Tech's Bond Spree and Rising US Debt Are Creating Risks and Opportunities

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10 Exceptional Stocks With Double-Digit Dividend Raises

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Investors May Be Ignoring Big Market Disruptions. Is There Risk to the Rebuff?

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Vanguard Wrote the Playbook for Success. Now, It Must Evolve to Stay on Top

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Vanguard Is Entering a New Era. Can It Keep Winning for Another 50 Years?

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These 8 Funds Could Help Steady Portfolios During Rough Markets

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Why Bond Funds Benefit from Active Management

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These Top Tech Stocks Can Stand Up to AI Risks

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2 Cautionary Tales from Private Equity and Private Credit Markets

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Are You Ready for Tax Day? Here’s What You Need to Know Before You File

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Avoid This IRA Distribution Error to Protect Your Retirement Cash

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Elevate Your 60/40 Portfolio With These Simple Tweaks

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Why REIT ETFs Still Work as Real Estate Slumps

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How to Make the Most of Your IRA in 2026

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3 Winners and 3 Losers from Emerging-Market Funds’ Big Rally

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How New Retirees Can Spend More Without Risking Their Savings

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Beyond AI: Are Quantum Stocks the Next Big Thing in Tech Investing?

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How to Generate Steady Income in 2026

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The Market Is All in on the Magnificent Seven. Where Should Investors Look Next?

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9 Top ETFs for Income Investors That Stood Out in 2025

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Where to Invest in 2026 After This Year’s Market Volatility

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Why Betting Against Nvidia in the AI Arms Race Could Be a Mistake

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Here’s What Your Retirement Spending Rate Should Be in 2026

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How ETFs Help You Cut Your Tax Bill

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Tax-Loss Harvesting Isn’t Just for Downturns. Here’s Why

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Bond ETFs Are Surging in Popularity in 2025. Here Are 5 of the Best

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Investors Still Need to Mind the Gap in Their Funds’ Returns

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The US Dollar Is Weak. Is Your Portfolio at Risk?

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2025’s Winners and Losers, from Gold to Small Cap Stocks to the 60/40 Portfolio

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The Stock Market Is Ultraconcentrated, and It Could Get Worse. Here’s How to Manage the Risks.

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New Crypto ETFs Are Coming. Here's How Investors Can Prepare

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How Inflation, AI, and Budget Battles Will Shape the Stock Market in Q4

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Is Your Dividend Income at Risk? Here’s How to Spot Dividend Traps

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Should You Hold Cash Investments After the Fed Cuts Interest Rates?

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What You Need to Know Before Choosing a Stock ETF

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Investing in AI? Here Are 6 Undervalued Stocks for Buy-and-Hold Investors

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Do Dividend Stocks Benefit From Non-US Revenue?

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This Classic Investment Strategy Is Still Alive in 2025

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These 16 Standout Funds Are Making Big Bets. Do They Fit in Your Investment Portfolio?

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Market Volatility: Investors Are Seeking Safety in Gold ETFs. Is It Working?

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Why Bonds Belong in Your Diversified Portfolio (Even Now)

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Covered-Call ETFs Are Booming. But Not All Yield Is Good

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This Dividend Investing Strategy Deserves a Second Look

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Market Volatility: Is Your Investment Portfolio Ready for a US-EU Trade Deal?

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Market Volatility: 4 Key Factors to Track in Q3 2025

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Is the International Outlook Brighter Than the US?

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Digital Advice in 2025: What You Need to Know About Robo-Advisors

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Demystifying Private Equity and Private Credit ETFs: What Every Investor Should Know

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Market Volatility: Portfolio Diversification Is Winning in 2025

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13 Elite Companies With Fast-Growing Dividends

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Market Volatility: The Stock Strategies That Are Paying Off in 2025

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Worried About Inflation? What to Know Before Buying TIPS ETFs

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Market Volatility: The Trade Deals That Could Calm Wall Street

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Berkshire Hathaway's Annual Meeting Could Reveal Its Future Plans. Here's What We're Watching For.

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Retirees: Here's How to Tweak the 4% Rule to Protect Your Nest Egg

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Market Volatility: Which Investments Will Protect Your Portfolio in a Recession?

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Market Volatility: What Lies Ahead in Trump's Trade War

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Market Volatility: What to Watch in Q2 After Big Swings in Q1

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Does It Pay to Copy Congress' Stock Trades?

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Can Healthcare Stocks Keep Outperforming the Market?

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Worried About a Market Sell-Off? These 10 Funds Reduce Portfolio Risk

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Gray Divorce: How to Avoid Triggering a Costly Tax Bill

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Why the Bond Market Looks Brighter Than It Did in 2022

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Where to Find Bargain Stocks in an Expensive Market

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These 4 Dividend ETFs Strike the Right Balance for Income Investors

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Vanguard Fee Cuts May Be Small, But They’re a Win For Investors

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How Inflation, Tariffs, and More Could Impact Your Finances in 2025

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Introducing The Morning Filter

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Why Inflation Still Poses a Risk to Stocks and Bonds in 2025

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Active ETFs vs Mutual Funds: What to Know Before Picking a New Fund

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It's Getting Easier to Invest in Private Assets. What Does That Mean for Investors?

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Where Investors Can Find the Highest Bond Yields in 2025

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How the Fed's Surprise Outlook Adds to Market Uncertainty for 2025

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How to Diversify Your Portfolio to Handle a Market Correction

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What Higher Bond Yields Mean for Markets in 2025

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Yes, You Can Still Find Tax-Loss Harvesting Opportunities in 2024

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What You’re Getting Wrong About Dividend Investing

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A Simpler Medicare Part D Is Coming. Here's How It Could Save You Money

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A Better Way to Use Leverage in Your ETF Portfolio

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How to Retire: Understand and Plan for Long-Term Care

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Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?

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How to Retire: Prioritize Tax Planning in Retirement

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Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?

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How to Retire: Transition from Saving to Spending

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Inherited IRA Rules: What You Need to Know Before 2025

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How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy

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How to Find the Best Health Savings Account

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How to Retire: Know What ‘Enough’ Means in Retirement

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How GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic Are Boosting Biopharma Stocks

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How to Retire: Stay Flexible with Your Retirement Spending

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Is the Fed’s Plan to Avoid a Recession Working?

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How to Retire: Understand the Role of Working Longer

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Don't Overlook These Crucial Parts of Your Retirement Plan

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Boating Season Is Over, but Don't Overlook These Recreational Vehicle Stocks

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5 Ways to Improve America’s Retirement Savings

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Mutual Funds Turn 100. Can Investors Still Count on Them?

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Too Many Investment Accounts? Here’s How to Reduce the Clutter

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Now’s the Time to Diversify Beyond Magnificent Seven Stocks

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3 Asset Classes That Could Raise Your Portfolio’s Risk Level

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Why Picking Top Stocks Is Not Enough

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Is There a New Leader in the AI Race?

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BOXX ETF: Cash-Like Returns Without the Tax Bill

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Active ETFs- What Investors Need to Know

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What a Strong Economy Now Means for the Rest of 2024

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4 Reasons Why the Stock Market Has Delivered Impressive Performance

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Why More Diversification Doesn’t Mean Better Returns

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Invest in SpaceX Alongside Elon Musk? Why This Closed-End Fund Is Not Worth the Ride

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Maximize Credit Card Points for Better Trips and Rewards

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Inherited IRA Investors Get Another Break, but the Clock Is Ticking on RMDs

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Short-Term Market Volatility Could Provide Long-Term Investing Opportunities

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Magnificent Seven Stocks: What’s Going on With Apple, Tesla, and Alphabet?

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Covered Call and Buffer ETFs: Do the Pros Outweigh the Cons?

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Make These Investing Moves Now for a Better Tax Day in 2025

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3 Cheap Stocks to Watch in the Fight Over Sports Streaming

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How to Find a Great Dividend Fund

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The 4% Retirement Rule is Just a Starting Point

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New Dividend Stocks: Can Meta and Salesforce Help Revive the Classic Strategy?

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Self-Made Millionaire Tori Dunlap Embraces Mission to Make Women Rich

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What’s Surprising Some Retirees About Their Social Security Benefits?

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SPY Vs VOO: Which of Warren Buffett’s Two ETFs Are a Better Bet?

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Bond Investments

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Walmart Stock Split and Earnings Are Coming Up. What to Expect.

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Should You Bet on Online Gambling Stocks Now?

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When Will the Fed Finally Cut Rates?

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Could Company 401(k)s Go the Way of IBM?

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Why Now Is the Time for Value Investing

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AI Can Help Restaurants Innovate, But Will It Deliver Profits?

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Betting Big on Stocks Rarely Beats Boring Investing

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5 Pieces of Good News for Investors as 2023 Wraps Up

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Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett Built Berkshire Hathaway to Thrive After They’re Gone

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Why are Active ETFs Everywhere, and Are Investors Abandoning Mutual Funds?

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Timing the Market Doesn’t Work — We Did the Math

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Make the Most of Your HSA Benefits and Investments in 2024

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Headwinds Hold Airlines Back, But Check Out These Travel Stocks for the Holidays

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Higher Bond Yields and Interest Rates Are Here to Stay

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New iShares Target-Date ETFs Provide Different Retirement Saving Path

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5 Scary Stocks for You to Avoid This Halloween

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Navigating Medicare Open Enrollment for 2024

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Falling Mutual Fund and ETF Fees a ‘Big Win for Investors’

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TikTok: Risky Tax Advice and Supersize Valuations

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Payment Pause Ends: Student Loan Expert Shares Repayment Tips

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UAW Strike Raises Investor Risks

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3 of the Best Robo-Advisors, and One of the Worst

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Stocks to Consider as the U.S. Pushes to Reclassify Cannabis

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From “Ripped Off” to a “Better Deal” – How Investors Fared Since the Market-Timing Scandal

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Economy Outshines ‘Uneventful Earnings’

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Microsoft Bets Big on AI: What Investors Should Know, Part Two

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Microsoft Bets Big on AI: What Investors Should Know, Part One

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Interest-Rate Forecast: What’s Next?

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What To Do With Your Cash Right Now

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Nasdaq 100 Rebalance: What It Means for Your Portfolio

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Hiring a Financial Advisor? Honesty Counts (With Yourself, Too)

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Firing Your Financial Advisor? When To Stay, When To Go

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Spot Hidden Crypto Stocks and Funds in Your Portfolio

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Midyear Market News: 'Unusual' Stock Rally and Today’s Sticky Inflation

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Turning a ‘Hard No’ Into Financial Freedom

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Gain From the Weight-Loss Trend With These Stocks

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Double Trouble: How the Dot-Com and Tech Bubbles Compare

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What to Do as Recession Fears Grip Investors

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Just Where’s the U.S. Economy Headed?

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Active ETFs Take Off –– 3 Ideas for Investors

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Berkshire Hathaway: 4 Questions and 5 Cheap Stocks

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Morningstar Investment Conference: Recession Risks and the Markets

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Planning to Retire Soon? Flexibility and Spending Count

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Where Can the Automotive Industry Go From Here?: Part Two

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Where Can the Automotive Industry Go From Here?: Part One

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How Do Vanguard’s Target-Date Funds Stack Up?

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Why the Nasdaq 100 Isn’t a Particularly Good Investment

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Why the Banking Crisis Is a Big Deal

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Where to Invest: Stocks or CDs?

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Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy After Rocky Results?

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Should You Fund Your 401(k) First or Your IRA?

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With IRA Deadline Looming, Don't Make These Mistakes

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Could Meta Make a Comeback?

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How Secure Act 2.0 Changes RMD Rules

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Should You Buy a House Right Now?

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Big Banks Bracing for a Recession

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Create a New Financial Plan for the New Year: Part 2

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Create a New Financial Plan For the New Year: Part 1

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Stock and Bond Markets’ Wild Ride in 2022

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RMD Sticker Shock? How to Ease Your Tax Burden

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Top Retail Stocks on Sale This Holiday Season

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Should You Buy Dividend Stocks in a Recession?

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Retiring Soon? Make Sure to Check Your Asset Allocation

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Rising Interest Rates Make Bond Ladder ETFs More Appealing

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Cheap Stocks For You to Consider

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What to Buy or Skip: I Bonds, Apple, Amazon, or Meta

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Buy an Annuity Now? And How to Spot Financial Tricks Online

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Where to Park Your Cash and Find Recession-Resistant Stocks

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Markets are Undervalued, and We Highlight Some Cheap Stocks!

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We Examine Tesla's Stock and the Risks of a Strong Dollar

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When's the Best Time for a Roth IRA Conversion?

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Will Investors Ready, Set, Go for the Porsche IPO?

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High Inflation Shifts Focus to the Expected Federal Reserve Interest-Rate Hike

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New iPhone Can't Make Apple's Stock Shine

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Beware of Buying Low in a Bear Market