Stan Choe

Fund investing is cheaper than ever, and it’s because of you

June 4, 2017 at 12:06 a.m.

Investors are increasingly heeding experts' advice to seek out lower-cost funds in their 401(k) accounts and other portfolios. And because so much money is massing in the cheapest funds, the...

A television monitor displays news of the 'Brexit vote' on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 23, 2016 in New York City. Financial markets are bracing for the outcome of Thursday's historic 'Brexit' referendum, where Britons will head to the polls to decide whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Many women think men are the better investors; they’re not

May 21, 2017 at 12:05 a.m.

Many men and women think men are the better investors. They're wrong. After checking how 8 million of its customers did during 2016, Fidelity Investments found that women did better...

Where investors favor humans over indexes: Target-date funds

May 14, 2017 at 12:04 a.m.

Last year, investors pulled $340 billion out of mutual funds run by managers who are trying to beat the market. Instead, dollars are flowing into index funds, which are content...

Surprise: Despite dire forecasts, bond funds are doing fine

May 4, 2017 at 3:50 p.m.

After turning in their worst quarterly performance in years, bond funds were supposed to keep struggling as the calendar flipped to 2017. But reality, at least so far, has turned...

A trader points to a the trading terminal screen showing the S&P 500 Index, as he works at ETX Capital in central London on Nov. 9, 2016, following the result of the U.S. presidential election.

Where nearly everyone is below average: Investing in funds

April 23, 2017 at 12:10 a.m.

It's the world where investors try to pick which mutual funds will beat the market. It sounds great in theory, but the odds of doing it successfully over the long...

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day of trading after Donald Trump was sworn in as president on January 23, 2017 in New York City.

Fall, recover, repeat: Munis rebound from sharp drops, again

April 9, 2017 at 12:04 a.m.

The municipal-bond market used to be a reliably boring one, full of small cities, state governments and others borrowing to build sewers, roads and hospitals. But in the last decade,...

Official Figures Indicate Britain Is Heading Into Recession

Nearly half of young adults lack retirement savings, pension

March 28, 2017 at 2:24 p.m.

Young Americans with even just $1 saved for retirement are ahead of the pack.

This July 16, 2013, file photo, shows a Wall Street street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange.

Investment Q&A: Expect less from most everything

March 28, 2017 at 2:25 p.m.

Stocks, bonds and most everything in between have delivered strong returns the last seven-plus years, helping to inflate retirement nest eggs and college-savings funds. But don't expect a repeat, says...

Fund manager Q&A: Dividend stocks look better, if not good

March 28, 2017 at 2:25 p.m.

Even fans of dividend-paying stocks acknowledge that they're looking riskier, a result of their own success.

This July 15, 2013, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange.

Get real: Billions set to pour into real-estate investments

March 28, 2017 at 2:26 p.m.

Mutual funds are about to get much more real. A big change is coming in how stock indexes measure the market, one that's likely to push tens of billions of...

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