Investing

Fed rate hikes and cuts can affect what you earn on cash, how bonds move and how stocks are valued. Here’s what changes inside your brokerage account.

Gold can be a safe haven and still rise alongside stocks. Here’s what drives gold, how it can diversify a portfolio and why our strategists still like it for the rest of 2026.

Market concentration can leave you less diversified than you think – even if you own multiple funds. Learn how to spot overlap, understand risks and rebalance.

Investing with confidence doesn’t mean you know how to predict or time the market. Instead, it means creating an investment plan that aligns with your time horizon, risk tolerance and long-term goals.

Learn what moves bond prices, why yields and interest rates move in opposite directions, and how duration affects bond returns and investment decisions.

Diversification can help you spread investments across assets, sectors and regions to reduce reliance on any one outcome. Learn how it supports a wealth plan, manages risk and why rebalancing matters.

There are instances where selling a stock might make sense. Learn more about how to spot them here.

The 30-year Treasury yield sat above 5.00% at the end of July – a level not seen since 2007. Learn how rising yields affect bonds, stocks, borrowing rates, the economy and your portfolio.