Investing

The Kiplinger 25 is a list of our favorite no-load mutual funds. We favor funds run by seasoned managers who take a long view and have proved themselves able to weather many a storm. And we prefer low to below-average fees. In the tables below, you can see for each of the 25 funds, expense… Continue reading The Kiplinger 25: Our Favorite No-Load Mutual Funds

An encouraging reading on inflation lit a fire under stocks Thursday, with all three indexes closing solidly higher. Another sign that the labor market is starting to soften only created bigger tailwinds for stocks, while quarterly results from Delta Air Lines (DAL (opens in new tab)) gave investors a sneak peak into Q1 earnings season. … Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Climb After Promising PPI, Jobless Claims

After a few great years of positive returns, it can be easy to forget the reality that markets don’t always go up. To put it simply, the market can go up, down or stay flat for an extended period. Past performance cannot predict future performance. But it can help set reasonable expectations. Here is a… Continue reading Four Historical Patterns in the Markets for Investors to Know

The latest inflation data sparked a choppy session for stocks Wednesday, with all three major indexes ending in the red.  Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave a mixed picture on consumer price growth in March, as the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed but core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices,… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle After CPI, Fed Minutes

The rate of annual inflation slowed to its lowest level in almost two years in March, the federal government said Wednesday, and yet rising prices continue to take a hefty toll on consumers’ budgets. The goodish news on inflation is that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March increased “only” 5% year-over-year, according to the… Continue reading Rising Prices: Which Goods and Services Are Driving Inflation?

Headline inflation moderated sharply last month as consumer prices rose at their slowest annual rate in nearly two years. But so-called core inflation proved to be a bit sticky once again, all but ensuring the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates at the next Fed meeting, experts say. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March… Continue reading March CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation

With thousands of investments and zillions of competing strategies vying for investors’ allegiance, it can be tempting to fall back on a few simple rules of thumb. Such often-repeated and seemingly time-proven investing axioms are valuable because they “give people a basis to get started investing” and on a path to improved long-term financial security,… Continue reading How True Are These Investing Cliches?

Stocks closed mixed Tuesday as market participants anxiously awaited the release of a key report on inflation tomorrow morning – as well as bank earnings and retail sales data due later this week. Tech stocks in particular continued to waver ahead of an inflation report that could solidify another interest rate hike at the next… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mixed Ahead of Inflation Data