Here’s a low-cost ETF to invest internationally

VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK ETF $115.87 (New York symbol VT; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $49.3 billion) tracks the FTSE Global All-Cap Index. U.S. companies make up the largest component of the portfolio (58.7%), then Japan (6.1%), the U.K. (3.8%), Canada (2.7%), China (2.5%), France (2.4%),… Read More

Expect more gains from Alphabet

Thanks to investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) software, specifically its ability to process huge amounts of data and improve decisionmaking, the class A shares of Alphabet have jumped over 30% since the start of 2024, hitting a new all-time high of $185 in late… Read More

Boost your gains with these top IT funds

Information technology has been the best-performing market segment over the past 25 years, although there have been some big downs along with the big ups. Going forward, we still see top information technology stocks—and the ETFs that hold them—as an attractive component of an investor’s… Read More

AI will fuel Microsoft’s next surge

Over the past 10 years, Microsoft’s shares have soared, rising nearly 950% and far outpacing the 174% gain for the S&P 500 Index.
That impressive climb reflects two main factors. First, the company pivoted from selling its software as a one-time purchase to a cloud-based subscription… Read More

AI stocks to power your future gains

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns—or more likely end up of costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are… Read More