Investment Strategies
Get the latest market outlook, as well as news and analysis on mutual funds, ETFs and alternative investments, all designed to help you construct a well-balanced portfolio for your clients
10 Worst-Performing Stock ETFs: Morningstar, August 2025
By Michael S. FischerThe best such funds, the researcher explains, are low-cost building blocks in a portfolio.
August 21, 2025
The Target Date Fund Change That Could Help Boomers Avoid Retirement Ruin: Ron SurzBig firms are looking at risk with the wrong yardstick, the Target Date Solutions president suggests.
August 14, 2025
Why Are Investor Returns Lagging by 15% a Year? (It's Not Fees)Morningstar uncovered the habits of investors whose results trailed those of funds in their portfolios over the past decade.
August 11, 2025
Most Advisors Are Using Private Investments in Portfolios: EmpowerAnd their use is set to expand to retirement plans for high-net-worth and wealth-advised investors, according to one poll.
August 07, 2025
10 Best Dividend Stocks in 2025: MorningstarThese are analysts' picks among 75 high-yield stocks that meet screening requirements for quality and financial health.
August 04, 2025
11 Mistakes Clients Make When Things Are Going WellWhen the market is high, they might start to forget that long-term investing requires discipline.
July 14, 2025
Learn All You Need to Know About the New Tax LawOn July 23, Professors William Byrnes and Robert Bloink will dig into Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill."
July 10, 2025
How to Mitigate Rather Than Magnify Clients’ Retirement WorriesThe best advisors present multiple options for funding retirement, including annuities, and do so without bias.