How Much Should You Allocate to Safer Assets? Let your spending needs lead the way. Christine Benz Apr 14, 2026
Why Portfolio Diversification Has Paid Off—but More Isn’t Always Better 5 key takeaways for stocks, bonds, and international diversification from 2025’s market results. Amy C. Arnott, CFA Apr 14, 2026
5 Winners and Losers From Another Rough First Quarter for Investors Good news: Bad first quarters don’t necessarily portend bad years. Dan Lefkovitz Apr 1, 2026
How to Handle Market Volatility at Every Life Stage A life‑stage approach to managing risk, portfolio construction, and spending during volatile markets. Christine Benz and Margaret Giles Mar 26, 2026
The 60/40 Portfolio: A 150-Year Markets Stress Test It took the worst bond market in history to make investing in a 60/40 more painful during a market crash than holding all equities. Emelia Fredlick Mar 19, 2026
The Newest Wave of ETFs Is Leading to Mini Bubbles Investors: Be wary of trends that dominate headlines and then emerge as the target of a new ETF. Brian Paoli Mar 18, 2026
How to Use Short-Term Bonds in Your Portfolio This edition of our Portfolio Basics series covers the value of short-term bonds in reducing risk and generating income. Amy C. Arnott, CFA Mar 16, 2026
These Diversification Strategies Are Winning in 2026 5 charts on what’s benefiting from the ‘anything but AI’ trade and the rotation in the US stock market. Susan Dziubinski Mar 4, 2026
3 Great Portfolio Diversifiers and 3 to Avoid Be choosy with your diversifiers. Russel Kinnel Mar 2, 2026
How a Total Portfolio Approach Can Improve the 60/40 Portfolio A beginner’s guide to the Total Portfolio Approach for building portfolios. Jason Kephart Mar 2, 2026
How to Use Municipal-Bond Funds in a Portfolio These funds can offer compelling tax advantages for some investors. Amy C. Arnott, CFA Mar 2, 2026
Elevate Your 60/40 Portfolio With These Simple Tweaks Plus, the investments that could be better suited for a different bucket. Jason Kephart and Ivanna Hampton Feb 20, 2026
The Value Stock Comeback Is Messy. Here’s Why Investors Shouldn’t Turn Away One thing is clear: Value stocks are good diversifiers today. Dan Lefkovitz Feb 11, 2026
VOO Versus SPY: Which S&P 500 ETF Is the Better Buy Right Now? These S&P 500 trackers have the same strategy but different ratings. Tori Brovet and Margaret Giles Feb 3, 2026
The Bond Market Risk Investors Are Overlooking Right Now Credit risk is rising. Here’s what it means for bond investors. Dan Lefkovitz Jan 28, 2026
5 Mistakes to Avoid With Your Investment Portfolio in 2026 Sidestep these pitfalls to set yourself up for success. Christine Benz and Margaret Giles Jan 22, 2026
The Best Balanced Funds and ETFs Morningstar analysts’ top picks for hands-off investors. Jason Kephart Jan 12, 2026
5 Smart Ways to Diversify Your Portfolio in 2026 These strategies can improve your investment portfolio’s resiliency. Susan Dziubinski Jan 12, 2026
Why Portfolio Diversification Is About More Than Just Correlations Asset correlations can be flawed diversification metrics when used in a vacuum. Dan Lefkovitz Jan 12, 2026
Worried About an AI Crash? Here’s How to Diversify Your Portfolio Many strategists say the tech rally still has legs, but risks are mounting. Here’s how to mitigate them in your portfolio. Sarah Hansen Jan 12, 2026