Susan Dziubinski: Hi, I'm Susan Dziubinski for Morningstar. Consumers are seeing signs of inflation, which might strike fear into the hearts of some retirees who lived through the very high inflation ...

Over the past ten years, such risk free saving has been unable to compete with riskier mediums because of artificially low interest rates, forcing traditional "savers" into the mutual fund. Market ...

I often speak to groups of retired or soon-to-retire people, and it’s clear that investing is a passion for many of them. They’ve been studying investing and the markets for many years, homed in on a ...

Portfolio income – money you earn via investing – is a valuable addition to your personal financial life no matter what your age. With the Morningstar U.S. stock index up 31.56% year-to-date (as of ...

For better or worse, budget impasses have become fairly common in Washington, D.C. There have been multiple government shutdowns since 1974. The S&P 500 has risen dramatically over the years despite ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Diversification is one of the most important principles in ...

This year, the stock market is teaching new investors an important lesson, with many sectors losing value. Instead of hoping for the next big run-up, I will show you a diversified portfolio example ...