Investing Insights

This week on the podcast: Ben Johnson on the oversold benefits of ETFs; three value funds heavy in tech; behavioral mistakes to avoid in financial planning; Travis Miller with utilities for long-term, fundamentals-focused investors; a top pick among long-term muni bonds; and Ilyce Glink on the financial and psychological benefits of paying off your house before retiring.

This week on the podcast: Ilyce Glink on what you need to know before buying property overseas; Russ Kinnel on an increase in yield for shorter-duration bond funds; Katie Reichart discusses a contrarian move with mid-value funds; four healthcare and retail REIT firms to keep an eye on; investment service firms that are thriving despite the growth of robo-advisors; and Jon Hale discusses our Carbon Risk Score.

This week on the podcast: Our picks for core foreign stock funds; Ed Slott on IRA Conversions; Beth Foos with a muni fund pick; Mark Cash’s analysis of Cisco; and convertible bond fund picks.

This week on the podcast: Three relatively undiscovered funds from the big shops; A dividend showdown between McDonald’s and Starbucks; Undervalued cruise lines; and IRA expert Ed Slott on backdoor Roth IRA conversions.

This week on the podcast: Ed Slott on holding off on claiming Social Security; Vishnu Lekraj analyzes the CVS-Aetna merger; Ben Johnson on the “other” news from Fidelity; and our analysts’ picks for funds with high-quality stocks

This week on the podcast: A special presentation of Christine Benz's Midyear Portfolio Checkup

This week on the podcast: Insights on both Facebook and Alphabet earnings; why passive equity funds are seeing outflows; hidden risks in high-yield investments; and shares three top stock funds for retirees.

This week on the podcast: retirees should check their portfolios; dividend stocks in utilities; earnings reports on Johnson & Johnson and GE; cutting and edge drug manufacturers;

We check in with T. Rowe Price for a first-half review; look at three bond funds for retirees; and consider large-growth outflows in this week's episode.

We discuss retirement policy statements, moat upgrades, and Primecap picks on this week's episode.

Christine Benz on volatile markets, Berkshire's cash, and two fund picks on this week's episode.

We discuss asset growth at PIMCO Income, dividend stock picks in healthcare, and more on this week's episode.

This week on the podcast interviews from the Morningstar Investment Conference, Damien Conover shares a pharma pick, Russ Kinnel looks at the investor-returns gap, and Preston Caldwell says oil prices are expected to fall.

This week on the podcast Tim Steffen covers what's different this year in paying taxes for retirees; 3M is an effective innovator; Zscaler is a cloud security firm with impressive technology; Hershey's dividend continues to tempt investors, and more

We analyze Johnson Controls and BlackRock and offer a pick for a short-term bond fund on this week's episode.