Saturday, February 04, 2012
READING INDICATORS
After some truly horrific personal income data last summer, the consumer is finally beginning to see meaningful increases in income, writes Morningstar's Bob Johnson.
VANGUARD INVESTING SPECIALIST
A forum in honor of Vanguard founder Jack Bogle prompts the question: Does indexing have to be all or nothing?
VIDEO REPORT
Morningstar StockInvestor editor Paul Larson details moat changes among several banks, plus two new wide-moat names.
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The week's top articles, videos, news, and reports.
PERSPECTIVES: PIMCO
Recent global central bank behavior provides assurances that short and intermediate yields won't change, which allows bond prices to avoid downside threats but might remove any chances of credit growth, says PIMCO's Bill Gross.
FUND MANAGER Q&A
Morningstar Fixed-Income Manager of the Year winner John Carlson of Fidelity sees more emerging-markets output remaining within such markets over the long term.
CEF WEEKLY
In response to many readers' questions about DRIPs, this week we examine the ins and outs of investing in a CEF's DRIP.
VIDEO REPORT
January's surprising job gains may not be matched each month going forward, but several indicators do corroborate a labor market truly on the mend.
STOCK STRATEGIST INDUSTRY REPORTS
There will likely be little change from the current strategy, and draconian cuts don't seem to be in the pipeline.
IMPROVING YOUR FINANCES
Assuming a static withdrawal rate can help with planning, but your actual withdrawals are likely to vary during your retirement years.
FUND TIMES
The social-media giant's offering probably won't be a boon for fund investors. Plus Thornburg loses Growth manager
and more.
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ETF INVESTING
Everyone wants low-cost, transparent access to the best managers--you just need to ask them
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