Weekly Wrap: How to Save for College, Medicare, and Fears of Financial Crisis

We recap the week and note the most popular stocks, funds, and exchange-traded funds.

Editor’s Picks

Tailoring Your Portfolio When One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Eight scenarios where you may need to tweak your portfolio.

Investing with a Mental Time Horizon

The most important habit you’ve never heard of.

Medicare Open Enrollment: Don’t Let Deceptive Advertising Lead To Costly Mistakes

Plus the best resources for comparing Medicare plans.

The Best Way to Save for College

How to balance different savings goals and avoid mistakes when paying for college.

A Muni Fund and a Tech Fund Earn Ratings Upgrades

Here are some highlights from September.

Why Are Fears of a New Financial Crisis Growing?

`Tremors’ in the markets have some concerned, but investors are cautioned against overreacting.

Portfolio Planning and Personal Finance With Christine Benz

Ask Yourself These 5 Questions Before You Look for a Financial Advisor

Understand what you need, so an advisor can meet your needs.

A Down-Market Survival Guide for Your 20s, 30s, and 40s

When you have many years until retirement, market volatility should be easy to shrug off, but it isn’t always. Five steps to taking control.

Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds

3 Stellar Multifactor ETFs

These highly rated exchange-traded funds combine factor investing with diversification.

Are Dividend ETFs Still Worth a Look?

Maybe. Managing risk is the name of the game.

Why iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Is So Popular

A safe haven in 2022, this ETF has seen solid inflows lately. Here’s how it works.

Stocks

FedEx: Stock of the Week

E-commerce spending should remain a long-term tailwind for the company.

3 Recession-Resistant Stocks

The undervalued stocks of companies with sound balance sheets and competitive advantages are attractive today.

4 Stock Funds Whose Processes Don’t Need Genius Management

These Above Average approaches can overcome Average investment teams.

10 Stocks for a Recession

These undervalued stocks come from high-quality companies in defensive sectors.

2 Dividend Stocks Top Managers Like

These dividend stocks are widely held among highly rated money managers.

Is AT&T Stock a Buy Ahead of Earnings?

The stock is remarkably undervalued—and its dividend yield is attractive, too.

Rekenthaler Report

Whither Long-Term Inflation?

What the current indicators suggest.

Market Update

Markets Brief: What Investors Should Watch for in the September Jobs Report

Stocks kick off Q4 in a slump, waiting for the next batch of economic news for direction.

The Long View Podcast

Is the Open-End Fund Industry Shrinking?

ETF expert Dave Nadig talks about how traditional systems are changing.

Bob Pisani: ‘Everyone Talks Their Book on Wall Street’

The CNBC senior markets correspondent discusses his biggest investing mistakes, the media’s role in market bubbles, and the challenge of finding an information edge.

Commentary

What You Need to Know About Ethereum’s Software Upgrade

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

The Growth of Managed Products and the Need for Scalable Tools

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

Most Requested Stock Quotes

Apple

Microsoft

Amazon.com

Meta Platforms Inc Class A

Intel

Most Requested Fund Quotes

Fidelity 500 Index

Dodge & Cox Stock

Vanguard 500 Index Admiral

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation

Vanguard Dividend Growth

Most Requested ETF Quotes

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Invesco QQQ Trust

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

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