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On this episode of The Long View, Scott Burns, syndicated personal finance columnist and author, talks about two-fund portfolios, retirement planning, the bond market, and more. Christine Benz: Thanks ...

Here's what you can do to make sure your portfolio is more impressive than most.

Everything is personalized these days, from your Netflix queue to your drink at Starbucks. These everyday experiences often cause people to equate more customization with improved outcomes, leading to ...

As a general rule for bonds, the higher the income (the greater the yield, in other words), the greater the risk you must take. Bond risk comes in several varieties: Default Risk: You will not receive ...

Here's a proposition most industry professionals would scoff at: It is possible to create a high-yielding equity portfolio, which over multiple periods beats the S&P 500 (SPY) (SPX). And if you looked ...

Index funds are a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that aims to replicate the performance of a specific market index such as the S&P 500. Unlike actively managed funds, where fund ...

The market has made substantial gains in the past two years and appears overvalued on several metrics. We discuss why it is still a good time to invest. The NPS Portfolio, with DGI, High-Income, and ...

Monthly income portfolios combine dividend stocks, REITs, bonds and ETFs to create consistent cash flow without relying on one asset class. Realty Income (O) and Main Street Capital (MAIN) pay monthly ...

Young people looking for investing guidance often find themselves receiving some version of the same advice: just buy index funds. And on its face, this is a pretty ...