Latest articles by Daren Fonda
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29 Ways to Earn 1% - 10% on Your Money in 2017
investing Our ideas range from low-risk municipal bonds to high-risk mortgage REITs.
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Amazon-Proof Retail Stock: Ulta Beauty
investing The cosmetics chain is in a good position to stand up to the world's largest online retailer.
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Amazon-Proof Retail Stock: TJX Companies
investing Bargain hunters willing to roam the racks put the off-price retailer in a good position to stand up to the world's largest online retailer.
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Amazon-Proof Retail Stock: Nordstrom
investing This traditional department store is spending big money to stand up to the world's largest online retailer.
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Amazon-Proof Retail Stock: Costco Wholesale
investing The warehouse club is in a good position to stand up to the world's largest online retailer.
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Amazon-Proof Retail Stock: Home Depot
investing The home-improvement chain is in a good position to stand up to the world's largest online retailer.
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Amazon-Proof Retail Stock: Best Buy
investing The electronics chain is in a good position to stand up to the world's largest online retailer.
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6 Retailers That Can Stand Up to Amazon
investing The world’s largest online retailer, Amazon.com (symbol AMZN, price $907.62) is gobbling up sales like an insatiable Pacman.
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This Financial Fund Is Heating Up
investing Talk of tax reform and regulatory relief is among the factors drawing investors to banks.
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Boost Your Income With Stock Options
investing Selling calls against stocks you own is a low-risk strategy.
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3 Great Picks to Earn 8% - 11% From Mortgage REITs
investing The main hazard to these high-yielding investments is a gap between short- and long-term rates.
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5 Great Funds to Earn 3% - 5% on High-Yield Bonds and Bank Loans
investing When economic times are good, junk bonds deliver big yields.
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3 Great Mutual Funds to Earn 2% - 4% on Investment-Grade Bonds
investing With yields low and downside risk climbing, look for funds that are flexible.
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4 Great Mutual Funds to Earn 1% - 5% on Municipal Bonds
bonds If you make a lot of money and live in a high-tax state, municipal bonds can be magic.
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6 Ways to Protect Yourself From Falling Stock Prices
Markets Freaking out about the market? Here's what you can do right now to ease your anxiety.
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13 Tech Stocks with Big Promise
stocks Whatever they’re selling, companies often aim to entice you with a dazzling vision of the future.
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5 Best Vanguard ETFs for Retirement
retirement If you’re looking for a core group of ETFs that you can buy and hold through many years of retirement, check out the following five Vanguard funds. Two are bond ETFs that should provide some insurance against a stock market crash, along with a bit of income on the side.
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6 Good Income Investments Yielding 5% or More
investing Rising bond yields make it easier for investors to pocket decent income these days.
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How IBM’s Watson Can Help Cut Your Tax Bill
Technology For now, Watson doesn’t appear to be a big moneymaker for IBM. But investors seem impressed with its potential.
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Earn Up to 6% From Our Fund Portfolios
investing Our mutual fund and ETF portfolios deliver attractive yields while helping to lower risk.
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Why This REIT Is the Only Real-Estate Fund to Crack the Kiplinger ETF 20
REITs We say goodbye to iShares U.S. Preferred Stock and hello to Schwab U.S. REIT.
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Why Interest Rates Matter
Economic Forecasts How Federal Reserve rate hikes and rising bond yields affect the economy and your investment strategy.
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10 Great All-Weather Stocks
stocks Wall Street pundits frequently pitch “defensive” stocks that should avoid steep losses in a downturn.
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5 Struggling Stocks That Will Turn Around in 2017
investing Fueled by a late-year surge, Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has returned 13.2% so far in 2016.
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