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Most Popular Articles, Videos and Investments of 2018

This is what Morningstar.com members were reading, watching and researching last year.

Morningstar.com

Jan 1, 2019

Mentioned: General Electric Co (GE)

With 2018 in the rearview mirror, we’re looking back at the most-read articles, top videos, and most-researched stocks, funds, and ETFs.

Building a $1 million 401(k), finding value in a turbulent stock market, and choosing the best 529 plans were some of the hottest topics on Morningstar.com last year. Investors continued to be interested in large-cap technology stocks and GE's (GE) continued troubles. Domestic-equity funds, both active and passive, dominated the most-researched funds while broad-market and dividend-focused piqued the interest of exchange-traded fund investors.

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