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Weekly Wrap: Dividend Picks, Down-Market Tips, and Retirement Risk

We recap the week on Morningstar.com and note the most popular stocks, funds, and ETFs.

Editor's Picks 10 Superior Dividend Stocks These stocks are good choices whether you're looking for dividend growth, down-market defense, or inflation protection.

A Down-Market Survival Guide for Pre-Retirees If you're within 10 years of retirement, this eight-step review can help you improve your situation--and your peace of mind.

Introducing Our Newly Enhanced Fair Value Estimate for Equity ETFs We are now able to offer valuation insights on an even wider spectrum of global stock markets.

3 Stock Ideas From The Ultimate Stock-Pickers Managers were attracted to industrials, energy, and technology stocks.

Portfolio Planning and Personal Finance With Christine Benz A Down-Market Survival Guide for Your 20s, 30s, and 40s When you have many years until retirement, market volatility should be easy to shrug off, but it isn't always. A step-by-step guide to taking control.

Roth or Traditional IRA: Which Should You Choose? Here's a simple system to help you break down the choice.

Women, Marriage, and Retirement Risk Mark Miller unpacks a new study's surprising findings: Married women face more risk in retirement than single women.

Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds The Active-Passive Spectrum Think in terms of continuity rather than conflict.

3 Dividend Growth Leaders Morningstar forecasts high dividend-growth potential for some utilities and less for others.

Intermediate Core-Plus Bond Funds Get Adventurous These three funds are being bold with their securitized exposure.

A Nimble High-Quality Bond Fund Longtime management, deep resources, and a slim fee characterize Silver-rated Fidelity Investment Grade Bond.

How Foreign Stocks Affect Your U.S. Taxes Dan Sotiroff provides some guidance on handling these funds.

Assessing the Merits of Less-Transparent ETPs Are these new ETP formats a better mousetrap? Or a solution in search of a problem?

Stocks We See Value in VMware Investors have an opportunity to benefit from the rapid adoption of cloud-based resources.

Why This Sector Is the New Consumer Staple Ariel's Rupal Bhansali explains why telecommunications stocks are attractive today.

A Fresh Look at Office Real Estate We think fears of overbuilding in Manhattan are unwarranted.

What Is the Market Smoking? We think a PMI-Altria merger makes a lot of strategic sense.

A 5-Star Stock With an Appealing Future Don't overlook LKQ Corporation. Here's why.

Rekenthaler Report Canadian Financial Advice: Good Intentions, Bad Results The implications are clear for the U.S. marketplace.

What Has Been Manhattan's Return? Assessing Peter Minuit's fabled $24 investment.

Market Trends Are We Heading for Recession? Morningstar Investment Management's Dan Kemp talks inverted bond yield curves and whether a recession is in the cards.

Advisor Insights Practice Wise: How I Almost Lost a Client to a Broker Sheryl Rowling shares some lessons learned.

That Old Demon Debt Easy money is an addiction we must curtail.

The Long View Rupal Bhansali: FAANG Stocks Are 'Extremely Risky' Ariel International's manager discusses why she emphasizes downside protection and what the market is getting wrong about many of the largest companies.

Policy Matters With Aron Szapiro Why Are IRA Limits So Much Lower Than Those for 401(k)s? It's not as crazy as it sounds, but the answer won't make you happy.

Most Requested Stock Quotes Apple MSFT Amazon.com Johnson & Johnson Pfizer

Most Requested Fund Quotes Vanguard Dividend Growth Vanguard 500 Index Admiral T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Dodge & Cox Income

Most Requested ETF Quotes SPDR S&P 500 ETF Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

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