Buffett is considered the greatest investor of all time. These six stocks are representative of iconic Buffett stocks. It's worked extremely well. Berkshire's stock has generated a compound annual ...

So many investment choices, so many potential portfolio decisions. The inventory of stocks, bonds, funds and other financial assets for sale is big enough to fill a big-box store. But there’s a ...

A combination of one "offense" ETF, one "defense" ETF, and a method to tactically allocate among them could help simplify ...

In a minimalist portfolio, you can get away with three holdings: equity exposure, fixed-income exposure, and cash. Some additional investments for people in retirement would include short-term bonds ...

I introduced the Simple Retirement Portfolios to investors more than two years ago. Portfolios are meant to provide retirees with a simple way to invest their retirement savings, but with greater ...

You know you need to save for retirement, and you know that generally means investing. The tough question is: Where should you invest your money? There are more than 8,000 mutual funds from which to ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

As an example of simplicity, over a decade ago I taught my son how to invest using just three index funds: · A total stock index fund such as VTSMX · A total international stock index fund such as ...

Golf is hard. Investing should’t be. A simple portfolio of a few low-cost index funds is likely to outperform the most complicated, expensive investment products on Wall Street. Called Lazy Portfolios ...

Let’s walk through how to build a portfolio around them. What Are Index Funds & Why They’re Useful Before getting into the “how,” it helps to understand why many investors prefer index funds, ...

Susan Dziubinski: Hi, I'm Susan Dziubinski from Morningstar.com. The market has taken a volatile turn recently with strong up days punctuated by periodic swings downward. Joining me to discuss some ...