Commentary


FA Center: International Stocks Just Cant Compete With The U.S. Market Right Now

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2019 is shaping up as yet another year where non-U.S. stocks lag the S&P 500, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Jeff Reeves's Strength In Numbers: These Embarrassing Mega-merger Flops Prove That Bigger Isnt Always Better

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Raytheon-United Technologies deal may work out, but mergers can be painful for investors, writes Jeff Reeves. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Millennials Need Help With Retirement Math

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Maintaining your standard of living in retirement is not easy. Read more

Vitaliy Katsenelson's Contrarian Edge: These Opposite Investment Strategies Are Battling To Control Your Stock Portfolio

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Growth-stock investors can gloat over value investors — for now, writes Vitaliy Katsenelson. Read more

Outside The Box: Brace Yourself For The Coming Tech And Debt Wrecks

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Today’s IPOs, high-yield debt and other securities are once again leading investors to disaster. Read more

Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: This Yield Curve Expert With A Perfect Track Record Sees Recession Risk Growing

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U.S. economic growth is slowing, so consider shifting money into bonds from stocks, writes Howard Gold. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Stock Bulls Are Telling Themselves A Lot Of Lies About This Market

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The U.S. market is extremely overvalued now by almost any measure, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

FA Center: One Of The Markets Great Technical Stock Analysts Folds Up His Newsletter Charts

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John Bollinger recently ended the 33-year run of his advisory letter, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Jeff Reeves's Strength In Numbers: Why Lyft, Uber And Other Gig Economy Stocks Are In Trouble Now

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Signs of economic slowdown spook ‘risk-off’ investors, writes Jeff Reeves. Read more

Top Ten: 10 Best Retirement And Investing Articles Published This Week

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MarketWatch’s most-read stories this week include a continuation of the ‘Best New Ideas in Retirement’ series, the... Read more

Brett Arends's ROI: The Mega Millions And Powerball Jackpots Are Actually Much Smaller Than You Think

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Inflation, time and taxes exact a large sum, explains Brett Arends. Read more

The S&P 500 is Likely To Bounce Back, Based On Chart Gaps

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So-called gaps eventually get filled; the question is when. Read more

Mark Hulbert: What The Dows Breaking Its 200-day Moving Average Really Means For Your Stocks

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Popular stock-market analysis tool doesn’t live up to its billing, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Heres An Action Item For Prudent Investors As Trump Threatens Mexico With Tariffs

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Investors must seek out portfolio protection, says Nigam Arora. Read more

Brett Arends's ROI: U.S. Stocks Are Dangerously Close To A Classic Sell Signal

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Breaching of the 200-day moving average tends to usher in a bigger decline, says Brett Arends. Read more

Deep Dive: Investors Patience With Oil-services Stocks Could Be Richly Rewarded

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A long-term investment could lead to gains of at least 100%, according to one money manager. Read more

Outside The Box: Getting A Mortgage Or Small-business Loan Isnt Supposed To Be A Punishment

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Banks must help borrowers boost credit scores and standards of living, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Heres The Real Reason Why The Stock Market Is Struggling Now

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Market-timers are taking a wait-and-see approach, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Runaway Cost Of College Hurts Americans More Than The China Trade War

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Private-college tuition is rising at more than twice the rate of U.S. inflation, writes Brett Arends. Read more

Top Ten: 10 Articles To Help You With Money, Investing And Life

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MarketWatch’s most interesting stories this week include an innovative series about planning and living in retirement,... Read more