Last week, I discussed the pros and cons of adding commodities to one's investment mix. In short, the asset class has historically had a low correlation to stocks and bonds, which means that over long time periods, it has tended to do well when stock and
A panel of Morningstar equity, mutualfund , and ETF experts detail several individual investment opportunities and sensible investing strategies for income and growth in today's tough market.
ETFs can be great vehicles for accessing core, liquid areas of the market, but they have more issues in MLPs and illiquid underlying assets, like high-yield bonds .