Saturday, July 04, 2009
FIVE-STAR INVESTOR
These high-risk/high-reward plays could add spark to your portfolio, but investors must handle them with caution.
DIVIDEND INVESTING
Could a lack of dividends spell trouble for a favored name?
DISCUSS CONTRIBUTOR: Taylor Larimore
Longtime Discuss contributor, author, and Boglehead Taylor Larimore says trying to beat the market is a loser's game. Plus, see Taylor's simple four-fund portfolio picks.
PORTFOLIO SHARING
A dozen Discuss contributors share 35 portfolio solutions for the young to the retired, the risk-averse to the daring, in Morningstar’s Portfolio Sharing center. See their ideas and add your own.
ETFs
Morningstar ETF Solutions Center
Our Solutions Center offers easy but informative step-by-step tips to help you understand and use exchange-traded funds.
Mutual Funds
Dan Culloton, Senior Fund Analyst
Managed payout funds stumble onward.
Stocks
Bill Bergman, Senior Equity Analyst
Five-star picks are more scarce since the market rally, but wide-moat opportunities can still be found.
Personal Finance
Christine Benz, Director of Personal Finance
A couple retires early, but they're not worry-free.
Market Barometer
Lg
Md
Sm
Value—Growth
Day Return
+1.25%
0
-1.25%
1Wk Return
+1.25%
0
-1.25%
1Mo Return
+4%
0
-4%
3Mo Return
+8%
0
-8%
1Yr Return
+20%
0
-20%
3Yr Return
+20%
0
-20%
1Wk1Mo3Mo1Yr3Yr
Market Consensus
-367K
Actual
-467K
Market Consensus
9.6%
Actual
9.5%
Market Consensus
0.1%
Actual
0.0%
Market Consensus
33.1
Actual
33.0
Market Consensus
615K
Actual
614K
Market Indexes
DJIA
8,281
-223.3
-2.6%
7/2/2009 4:23 PM
S&P 500
896
-26.9
-2.9%
7/2/2009 5:55 PM
NASDAQ
1,825
28.7
1.6%
7/2/2009 5:30 PM
Russell 2000
497
-20.3
-3.9%
$932.40
0.18%
Thursday, July 09, 2009
$65.63
-1.65%
Sunday, August 09, 2009
$3.60
-0.41%
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.32
2 Year
0.98
5 Year
2.43
10 Year
3.51
30 Year
4.32
1 Yr Ago
Last Close
Data as of last close
  
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