Stock Strategies The Importance of Dividends in a Low-Return Environment Many analysts believe stock returns over the next several years will be well below the historical average. What strategies worked in previous low-return environments? A look at the last flat market--1965 to 1982.
Mutual Funds The Emerging Markets Re-Emerge: Funds Get Hot Again Emerging markets stock and bond funds are re-emerging to reclaim their status as true growth investments. But they are still relatively exotic, and appropriate only for investors with longer horizons and an understanding of the risks.