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Shutdown fogs moment of clarity
The prospects of a prolonged government shutdown have let the fog roll back in on investors’ uncertainty over rates.
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Investment insights via Snapshot
Tom Pappenfus shows in a MONEY TALK VIDEO how a Morningstar portfolio snapshot can help track the mix of stocks and bonds that drives investment performance. […]
Investment balance: Find and keep
Finding balance between risk and return is key to long-term investing. Art Rothschild explains re-balancing also is needed.
Stock valuations: Time to buy or sell?
Puzzling over whether stocks are cheap or pricey requires examining multiple measures and putting them in context, as Dave Sandstrom explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]
Indexes: Low costs, less flexibility
Index funds can provide low-cost exposure to market segments, but they also lock investors into those segments, as Kyle Tetting explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]
Getting the big stuff right
Investors know to not put all their eggs in one basket. But where you put them makes a big difference, as Kyle Tetting explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]

Actively managing investment risk
In considering active management vs. passive indexing, investors should take a look at how risk comes into play.