Investing Insights

Our analysts look at oil prices, moat upgrades, and passive sustainable investing on this week's episode.

This week on the podcast; our analysts share 3 funds for dividend growth; Christine Benz discusses the Bucket approach; Karin Anderson tells us why investors should consider emerging markets bond funds; Damien Conover says the president’s drug plan will have little impact on pharma and biotech; we’re continuing our review of these Vanguard bond funds; and TransCanada is a top pick in the energy sector.

This week on the podcast; Russ Kinnel shares his personal holdings; our analysts examine Heineken, Tractor Supply and cybersecurity firms; Christine Benz says to consider your options for gifting to graduates; Disney reports better than expected earnings; and we recap how the Wide Moat Focus Index has performed.

Special Presentation: Christine Benz offers a to-do list for all investors, ranging from early accumulators to retirees, in this video replay from Money Smart Week.

We analyze Alphabet, Coke, and Facebook; examine bank-loan funds; and check out healthcare REITs on the week's episode.

This week on the podcast; our analysts analyze earnings from American Express, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and Netflix; Jennifer Benz examines the emotional and financial toll on long-term caregivers; Dan Sotiroff highlights a favorite ETF; Russ Kinnel shares his fund pick hits and misses; Stephen Ellis tells us why China’s debt matters to US investors; and Damien Conover shares a dividend stock pick.

We examine Facebook and McKesson, clear up home loan deduction questions, and look at the tax efficiency of Vanguard ETFs on this week's episode.

We analyze Tesla and Amazon; examine the impact of Chinese tariffs; and look back at the first quarter.

We analyze the Fed news this week, look at disappointing medalists, and dive into dividend and income investing ideas.

Restaurant Brands International's hot dividend, the state of long term care, and more on this week's Investing Insights podcast.

Three funds to hold forever, answers to Social Security questions, Target and Costco earnings, and more on this week's Investing Insights podcast.

This week on the podcast, Andrew Bischof on the dividend for Duke energy, Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talks actively managed equity funds, Charles Fishman looks at FirstEnergy, Jason Kephart with 2 entry points for Alternative Fund Investing, and Alec Lucas has a silver rated fund worth a look

This week on the podcast, David Whiston shares his insights on the U.S. auto industry, Christine Benz has tips for how retirees can protect themselves from inflation, John Brick thinks that lower profitability is the new normal for Walmart, and Jon Hale has 4 funds for building a sustainable portfolio.

This week on the podcast, we dig into Trip Advisor and Chipotle earnings, Michael Kitces talks about clumping charitable donations, Jason Kephart looks at how liquid alts funds performed during the selloff, Alex Bryan says passive investing isn’t hurting competition, Russ Kinnel shares fund winners and losers during recent volatility, and Vishnu Lekraj says Walgreens has an uphill battle with their acquisition plans.

This week on the podcast, we dig into Snap and Disney earnings, Steve Wendel tells us how to keep cool when the market is not, Christine Benz shares 5 to-dos for retirees as volatility returns, PIMCO’s Mihir Worah says TIPS and Commodities look attractive, Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders gives her take on the market’s moves, and our analysts give two dividend ETF picks and stocks that look attractive after the energy sell-off.