Investing Insights (Video)

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.

This week on the podcast, Brian Colello breaks down Apple's earnings; Russ Kinnel shares his favorite funds for retirement; Christine Benz looks at how rising rates affect retirees; Erin Lash says P&G's attractive dividend should continue to grow; Jon Hale talks about investing for impact; and our equity analysts give their takes on the Chinese economy and Amazon's healthcare partnership.

This week, we'll hear from some of the best fund managers of 2017, Michael Kitces talks about backdoor Roth conversions, we recap Netflix's earnings, and more.

This week on the podcast, we break down General Electric’s announcement, Michael Kitces digs into IRA recharacterizations, Deborah Jacobs looks at how the tax changes affect estate planning, Alec Lucas recaps American Funds’ flows in 2017, Christopher Davis shares 3 unloved fund categories, and Barb Noverini highlights Covanta’s dividend.

This week on the podcast; Russ Kinnel shares 3 key themes for investors in 2018; Baird’s Tim Steffen digs into how the tax changes affect college-savers, retirees, and pre-retirees; our analysts share 3 of their favorite value funds; Katie Reichart recaps a year of upgrades at T. Rowe Price; we breakdown Berkshire’s board moves; and Chris Higgins shares 2 stock picks.

This week on the podcast, Christine Benz shares 4 pitfalls to avoid in a lofty market, Alec Lucas recaps changes at Vanguard, Ben Johnson says investors are staying with vanilla in the ETF space, Tim Steffen shares tips for managing debt in retirement, Russ Kinnel recaps 2017 fund performance, and our equity analysts share 2 stock picks.

This week on the podcast, we're talking about tax tips, capital gains distributions, RMDs, bond fund picks, and pharma stocks.

Christine Benz shares her tips for retirees at year-end and takes your questions.

Differences in the tax reform bill need to be ironed out, says Aron Szapiro. Plus, a bump for Lululemon after earnings, and we investigate the victory lap career.

This week on the podcast, Ben Johnson recaps Vanguard’s Active ETF launch announcement, Eric Compton says to be wary of this dividend payer, Miriam Sjoblom looks at where PIMCO stands 3 years after Bill Gross’ departure, we highlight a shipper with a widening moat, Vanguard’s Joe Brennan says indexing isn’t distorting the markets, and Jaime Katz sees a bright holiday shopping season for toymakers.

This week, our equity analysts recap GE and Wal-Mart news, Christine Benz walks through how to perform a portfolio makeover, Russ Kinnel gives tips for screening funds, Baird’s Tim Steffen shares year-end tax to-dos, and more.