Morningstar

• Muni bond investors on edge over tax proposal

  By Mark Jewell  |  May 23, 2013

  Municipal bonds continue to provide a reliable refuge from stock market volatility and a steady source of tax-free income.

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  When to begin Social Security? Even advisors aren’t sure

  By John Sullivan  |  April 2, 2013

  Here's a scary thought: Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for most Americans.

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  Long/short equity ETFs

  By Rich White  |  April 2, 2013

  These "alternative" funds provide equity exposure without the volatility of long-only indexes.

• A moving target

  By Pam Black  |  March 7, 2013

  How do you choose the right TDF?

• Are gun company stocks in your fund portfolio?

  By Mark Jewell  |  February 8, 2013

  But whatever one thinks about gun control, removing such an investment from a portfolio on moral grounds isn't always a simple matter. There are potential costs from putting your principles before profits.

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  What’s the story behind Morningstar’s Star Ratings?

  By Chris Carosa  |  January 30, 2013

  Are Morningstar’s predictive financial ratings above and beyond the normal fluctuations of the market?

• Fees drop on 18 Vanguard funds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 29, 2013

  Expense ratios drop by 0.01 percent on target-date and other funds, the industry leader says.

• Market volatility prompts new product development

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  January 25, 2013

  With investors' portfolios threatened, advisors are increasingly looking for products offering diversification, safety and extra income.

• Money floods into stocks via ETFs on product's 20th anniversary

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 24, 2013

  As more money than ever pours into exchange-traded funds, investors are using increasingly popular and well-established ETFs to buy stocks through passive funds that track equities.

• Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges

  By Tom Murphy  |  January 17, 2013

  The leader of the nation's largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company in part of health care overhaul's coverage expansion that unfolds later this year.