Weekly Wrap: Gender Equity, International Diversification, and Rising Interest Rates

Editor's Picks

Is International Diversification Necessary? The diversification benefits haven't been obvious in recent years, but there's still a case to be made. How to Use Home Equity to Fix Retirement More strategies to supplement a retirement shortfall. What Is a Yield Curve and Why Are Investors Worried? Here's why this important bond market indicator is flashing a warning sign. 10 Undervalued Wide-Moat Stocks The cheapest names in the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index--plus stocks the index has recently added and dropped. Should You Be Using a Robo-Advisor? These seven questions can help you decide if robo-advice is right for you. Reporting on Gender Equity Is a Key Step to Improving Diversity, Upward Mobility for Women The percentage of women in management matters more than gender diversity on company boards, Morningstar research says.

Portfolio Planning and Personal Finance With Christine Benz

What's Your Real Inflation Rate? Calculating a personalized inflation rate is a start. What Rising Interest Rates Mean for a Retirement Portfolio Here's how to decide if any repositioning is required. 4 Dangerous Assumptions That Could Hurt Your Retirement Plan By the time retirement savers realize the error of their ways, it may be too late.

Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds

iShares and American Funds Seeing Inflows Diverge February flows for these behemoths reflect broader trends. Why Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Is One of the Best Broad market exposure and low costs. What's not to like? Will Rising Rates Provide an Advantage for Value Stocks? There's more to consider. Report Card: Grading the Investor Experience in 26 Global Markets Why the U.S. is one of only three markets to earn a Top grade for practices related to fees and expenses. A New Day Is Dawning at Dodge & Cox The historic fund company tries to keep up with the times--on its own terms. Why We've Downgraded ARK Innovation Invest at your own risk.

Stocks

What Rising Interest Rates May Mean for Stocks and Bonds And where to invest new money today. 3 Bond Funds for a Rising Interest-Rate Environment These bank-loan and inflation-protected funds should be able to stand up against rising rates. Did Fund Managers Misjudge the Risks of Russia's Most Popular Stock? Emerging-markets funds must deal with a limited universe--but you don't. 6 Housing Stocks Undervalued Right Now Rising mortgage rates have sent housing-related stocks tumbling. Dividend Stock Deep Dive: Utilities Are dividends safe in light of rising interest rates and hot inflation for utilities? Is AbbVie's Stock Worth the Price? The market isn't accounting for pressures on top drug Humira.

Advisor Insights

How Advisors Can Bring Focus to Client Conversations Using these financial life stages can help you understand your clients' finances in a more flexible way.

Rekenthaler Report

The Best S&P 500 Funds The tip of the indexing pyramid. Speculation Won't Doom Younger Investors Why the kids will be all right.

Commentary

How Durable Are Competitive Advantages? Eric Schoenstein dives into the world of quality investing and how to evaluate growth stocks.

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