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Highest-Rated Stocks, Funds, and ETFs

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Five Star Stocks
Looking for bargains? These companies are all trading below what our analysts think they are worth.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ADR
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Medalist ETFs
These exchange-traded funds have what it takes to win in the long run.
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Avantis® U.S. Equity ETF
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Medalist Funds
These funds receive our analysts’ highest ratings: Gold, Silver, or Bronze.
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Wide-Moat & Undervalued Stocks
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Altria Group Inc
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Wide-Moat Stocks
These are the highest-quality companies we cover.
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3M Co
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Bond Funds

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Bond Index Funds
Our fixed-income picks for passive enthusiasts.
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Fidelity® US Bond Index
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Core Bond Funds
These intermediate-term taxable-bond funds earn Morningstar Analyst Ratings of Gold or Silver.
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Baird Aggregate Bond Inst
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Foreign Bond Funds
Our highest-conviction picks in the world-bond and emerging-markets-bond categories.
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BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Instl
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High-Yield Bonds
Morningstar fund analysts’ favorites in this riskier area of the fixed-income market.
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BlackRock High Yield Bond K
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Bond Index Funds
Our fixed-income picks for passive enthusiasts.
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Fidelity® US Bond Index
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Foreign Index Funds
The best passive funds for overseas exposure.
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Fidelity® International Index
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Index Medalists
These index funds provide a lot of diversification at a very low cost.
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Columbia Large Cap Index Inst
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U.S. Index Funds
Topnotch passive funds for the core of your domestic portfolio.
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Columbia Large Cap Index Inst
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Retirement Fund Building Blocks

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Inflation-Fighters
We highlight some of the best ideas among mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks.
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American Funds Global Balanced R6
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Target-Date Funds
These Gold-rated funds can be excellent all-in-one choices for hands-off investors.
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BlackRock LifePath® Index 2025 K
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