Market Trends

IBB has delivered stronger returns than IYH but with dramatically sharper swings in both directions. Here is how to decide which trade-off fits your portfolio.

Physical silver offers lower costs and no dividend, while gold miners provide equity diversification and income. Which metals strategy fits your portfolio?

VanEck offers lower costs and higher dividends with a concentrated pharma focus, while Simplify provides broader healthcare exposure and donates profits to breast cancer research.

One offers broad diversification at 0.08% cost, while the other targets concentrated biotech growth with higher volatility.

Both funds charge just 0.03% in expenses, but BND offers broader corporate and government bond exposure while VGIT focuses solely on U.S. Treasuries with lower volatility.

Global X's midstream fund delivered $2,531 on a $1,000 investment over five years, while Invesco's solar play returned just $565 despite higher fees.

Buying entire baskets of stocks still makes for smart, instant diversification. But don't look past an obvious opportunity by insisting that only marketwide diversification is beneficial.

American Express and Coca-Cola turned into big winners thanks to Buffett's buy-and-hold approach; Bank of America and Chevron could be next.

These companies have proven to be safe havens during choppier markets.

Analysts see another big year in the stock market. Here's what's behind the number.

Value stocks and small-caps could be ready for the spotlight. This low-cost index fund lets you own 834 of these stocks in one ETF.

The S&P 500 is trading at valuation levels last seen before the dot-com bubble, with a disconnect between new highs and new lows.

Bear markets aren't reasons to panic -- they're opportunities to buy stocks "on sale."

Before you react to the geopolitical headlines, check how exposed a company really is.

Tech and AI have dominated the past several years. The next couple of decades could look a lot different.

When things seem too good to be true for the stock market, they usually are.

Its worst calendar year since 2012 was a loss of around 5.5%. What has that steadiness cost in the good years?

The fee gap starts at $37 a year. Where does it land after three decades?

Buffett's investing rule is simple in some ways, but complicated in others.

Things don’t always work out in the real world as they’re drawn up on paper.