Tom Petruno

investing Record corporate earnings in recent years have fueled a dividend bonanza, allowing companies to share more wealth with investors.

By Tom Petruno

investing The stock market has had a good run since 2009.

By Tom Petruno

investing Something's wrong with the retirement nest eggs of millennials.

By Tom Petruno

investing We winnow a wide range of choices down to three winners: a Vanguard mutual fund, a T. Rowe fund and a Schwab ETF.

By Tom Petruno

investing The vicious stock selloff has rekindled fears of a bear market: a drop of at least 20% in major indexes from their highs.

By Tom Petruno

investing As any bull market hangs on, it gets harder to find bargains.

By Tom Petruno

stocks A longstanding rule on Wall Street is that you should never fall in love with a stock.

By Tom Petruno

investing After last year's spectacular stock market rally, many investors have relearned this year that share price gains aren't guaranteed.

By Tom Petruno

stocks When it began to blossom in the 1980s, "socially responsible" investing was mostly about what investors didn't want to own.

By Tom Petruno

Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets The economic news from the Continent is dreary. But some multinationals look compelling.

By Tom Petruno

mutual funds Adding some European flavor can be good for your portfolio—but beware overexposure.

By Tom Petruno

investing Profits are soaring as carriers raise fares and fees, but heed the industry’s history of enormous losses.

By Tom Petruno

investing Buying shares of a growth company early in its run to greatness is the holy grail of stock picking.

By Tom Petruno

stocks Our eclectic picks share one common trait: Their profits are expanding faster than those of the overall market.

By Tom Petruno

stocks These market laggards have the potential to pay off big if investors' pessimism proves to be overblown.

By Tom Petruno

investing You had to be very unlucky to lose money in stocks over the past five years.

By Tom Petruno

investing These are frustrating times for bargain-hunting investors, especially those seeking deals in U.S.

By Tom Petruno

investing Flush with cash, corporate America has launched a new golden age of dividends, pumping record sums into investors' pockets.

By Tom Petruno

investing Not all stocks that pay out dividends are created equal. Here's how to evaluate them for growth and reliability.

By Tom Petruno

investing In a red-hot stock market, it’s hard to argue that much is cheap these days.

By Tom Petruno