The number of complex investment strategies available to investors has never been greater. But most investors are probably still best served by a few simple, market-cap-weighted index funds. One of ...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on January 30th, 2022. Value stocks have outperformed YTD, as improved economic conditions and the prospect of higher ...

A reader asked for my thoughts on VTEB. VTEB is a simple muni bond index ETF, focusing on relatively safe, low-yielding securities. The fund's 3.1% SEC yield is quite low, even after accounting for ...

Do you want to have a million dollars by retirement? Most of us probably think that would be great -- though some think a million dollars won't be enough. That's very possibly true, especially if ...

Warren Buffett's $1 million bet against hedge funds wasn't just about bragging rights—it was a challenge to Wall Street's high-fee investment strategies. Back in 2007, he bet that a simple S&P 500 ...

Sector-based investing hasn't proven as useful as once anticipated. There's still one noteworthy exception though. The S&P 500 is ideally suited for most buy-and-hold investors, but it omits a ...

Warren Buffett's $1 million bet against hedge funds wasn't just about bragging rights—it was a challenge to Wall Street's high-fee investment strategies. Back in 2007, he bet that a simple S&P 500 ...

In investing, there's no need to invest in individual stocks to achieve strong returns over time. Don't get me wrong. I own about 40 different individual stocks and completely believe it's possible to ...

Large companies may be more stable, but smaller companies have proven to offer greater growth opportunities to investors. Contrary to a common assumption, the Invesco QQQ Trust isn’t an investment in ...