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Stay focused on your goals and resist the temptation to sell in the depths of a downturn.

Morningstar Investment Management expects positive real returns for long-term portfolios.

Internet access is increasingly considered a human right. Here’s what it means for Comcast and others.

It might be tempting to put contributions on hold, but sticking with it is a better strategy.

Individual investors and asset managers need to band together to combat this growing threat.

Crypto has experienced blowups before, but none have rocked confidence in the markets quite like this.

Both companies are facing macroeconomic pressures. But one of these stocks is still attractive today.

Tumbling equity markets and declining bond prices drove some investors to the exits.

What’s new, and how Morningstar is pitching into it.

A brief summary of “The Merge,” the biggest enhancement to the ethereum blockchain since its launch in 2016.

Trading on your smartphone can affect how you invest.

Morningstar experts note the volatile asset has attracted younger, wealthier men overall. Here’s why.

Damon Jones of the University of Chicago tackles financial inequality.

Nicholas Investment Partners remains firmly focused on smaller stocks.

Investors should push for greater disclosure about the management of social issues.

Crypto’s promoters ignore the serious side of investing.

Strong support for changes to environmental, social, and governance practices means Tesla’s board has some key decisions to make.

Dividend veterans bring their expertise to the Morningstar Investment Conference.

After reporting second-quarter results, one of these stocks is far more attractive than the other today.

Meanwhile, stock investors stayed put.

Managers from Vanguard, Columbia, and J.P. Morgan discuss variable dividends, share buybacks, and what high inflation and rising interest rates may mean for dividend stocks.

Investors fled bond funds amid market turmoil.

Both companies have been leaders in the fight against the coronavirus, but only one of their stocks is undervalued today.

A series of frequently asked questions about the Fed.

How a temporary freeze by a lending platform called Celsius left bitcoin investors out in the cold.

Four questions investors should ask.

Financial advisor Andrea Romero has always followed a calling to help the most vulnerable people-- financial advising is no exception.

As governments look for ways to recoup pandemic spending, tax transparency takes on a new level of significance.

Critics highlight confusion around terms, demonstrating the need to clarify and identify greenwashing.

Cliff Asness, hedge fund manager and the co-founder of AQR Capital Management, talks about ESG investing and today's private equity market.

Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, describes the Bogle Effect and the serendipitous shaping of the Vanguard founder’s career.

Regulation, disclosures, and compliance mark the path to the mainstream.

Long-standing models of how we live, work, and retire need to evolve, says Laura Carstensen.

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the ride.

Consider involving clients' families in financial planning.

Advisor Dustin TenBroeck challenges his clients to view their dollars differently.

Morningstar's investing specialists recommend saving for retirement early, negotiating your starting salary, and more.

Ric Edelman, author of "The Truth About Crypto: A Practical, Easy-to-Understand Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Other Digital Assets," shares his insights into the "59/40 and 1" portfolio.

The rating is efficacious, stable, and interpretable.

What the Fund Screener tool can do for you.

What is it, and what can it do for you?

With varied backgrounds, Pzena Emerging Markets Value's managers find common ground: deep value.

A solid start for the Morningstar Quantitative Rating.

Long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded funds shed $89 billion in April 2022, marking the first such overall outflow since March 2020.

Structural shifts in markets make private assets hard to ignore.

Brian Feroldi, financial expert and writer at The Motley Fool, shares insights from his new book "Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?"

The crash of the Terra stablecoin’s exchange rate raises pressing questions.

Both companies are vying for your streaming dollars, but which one deserves your investment dollars?

Cryptocurrencies are prone to a gold-rush mentality, but there's reason to believe in more durable growth of the asset.