There are three primary reasons why investors don't get the returns they expect from their portfolios. I'm not talking about when a person makes poor investing choices out of ignorance, or when a portfolio simply
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Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are becoming increasingly popular with investors — and for good reason. SMI executive editor Mark Biller explained the attraction of ETFs yesterday on
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SMI's Personal Portfolio Tracker and monthly Fund Performance Rankings are now available with performance data updated through Oct. 31, 2019.
The Portfolio Tracker: The Tracker can personalize SMI's fund rankings to your
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Many brokers have now eliminated commissions for online ETF trades. That makes investing via exchange-traded funds cheaper than ever.
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SMI's Personal Portfolio Tracker and the monthly Fund Performance Rankings report are now available with performance data updated through Sept. 30, 2019.
The Portfolio Tracker: The online Tracker personalizes SMI's fund
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Two titans of the brokerage business climbed into the ring this week for another round of the investing industry's long-standing price fight — this time with the gloves off.
On Monday, Charles Schwab announced it would
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SMI executive editor Mark Biller joined MoneyWise Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore yesterday to explain the basics of "target-date funds," which are available via many workplace-based retirement
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SMI's Personal Portfolio Tracker and the monthly Fund Performance Rankings report are now available with performance data updated through Aug. 31, 2019.
The Portfolio Tracker: The online Tracker personalizes SMI's fund
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The rise of passive investing, or "indexing," has been going on since the first index funds were introduced back in the 1970s. But the bull market that began a decade ago in 2009 has really kicked the indexing trend into
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A target-date fund offers a “one size fits all” investing approach based on a projected retirement date. Unfortunately, one size doesn’t fit all.
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