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Investing Insights

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A thoughtful look at investing opportunities and risks beyond the market headlines, plus personal finance and retirement tips, from Morningstar.
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Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, discusses the ins and outs of tax-loss selling and where investors can look for potential opportunities to harvest losses in their portfolios.

What is Tax-Loss Selling?

Are There Limits to How Much You Can Offset Capital?

How to Evaluate Your Cost Basis to Find Loss Opportunities

What is the 30 Day Rule for Tax-Loss Selling?

Why Investors Should Think About Tax-Loss Selling When Markets Are Up

How to Make Tax-Loss Selling a Part of Your Portfolio Maintenance Strategy

Why Tax-Loss Selling is a Bear Market Strategy

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How You Could Benefit from Tax-Loss Selling This Year

Are Active ETFs Truly More Tax-Efficient?

Ready for a Big Capital Gains Tax Bill?

What You Need to Know About Capital Gains Distributions

Which Investments to Keep Out of Your Taxable Account

What to watch from Morningstar.

A Simpler Medicare Part D Is Coming. Here's How It Could Save You Money

A Better Way to Use Leverage in Your ETF Portfolio

Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?

Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?

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Margaret Giles

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Investing Insights - Utilities Stocks and Interest Rates
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04/22/22 • 28 min

In this week’s episode, David Harrell and Travis Miller talk utilities stocks, dividends, and interest rates. Plus, Christine Benz and Susan Dziubinski talk all things bond funds, required minimum distributions, and buckets.

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Investing Insights - How to Retire: Transition from Saving to Spending
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10/16/24 • 21 min

Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine sits down with Washington Post personal finance columnist and author Michelle Singletary. They talk about the difficult psychological transition from saving to spending in retirement.
Transitioning from Saving to Spending in Retirement

How to Plan for Retirement When Your Spouse Doesn’t Retire at the Same Time

Are Annuities Helpful for In-Retirement Cash Needs?

Delaying Social Security in Retirement

How Couples Can Approach Different Money Mindsets in Retirement

Key Takeaways

Hi, I'm Christine Benz from Morningstar and welcome to the How to Retire podcast. It's a companion to my book, which is also called How to Retire. Each episode will provide a bite-sized lesson about how to do some aspect of retirement well.

One of my favorite personal finance journalists is author and Washington Post columnist, Michelle Singletary. Happy to say that I've gotten to know Michelle a bit through our regular conversations. In her work and presentations, she frequently discusses her thriftiness. So, I wanted to discuss with Michelle an issue that I've observed through talking to a lot of retirees, that if they've been good savers like Michelle, it's difficult to flip the switch into spending. I asked her to discuss that transition in her own household.

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Bio

The Color of Money

Spend Well, Live Rich

What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits: A Survival Guide, by Michelle Singletary

Michelle Singletary on The Long View: 'You Need Diversity'

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How to Retire: Tips for Entering Retirement

3 Tricky Decisions for Every Retirement Plan

We Need to Talk About Your Retirement ‘Spending’

Social Security Planning Tips for Married Couples

How to Determine Your Expected Retirement Date

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The Psychology of Retirement Income: From Saving to Spending

How Retirees Can Avoid the ‘Tax Torpedo’

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How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy

How to Retire: Know What ‘Enough’ Means in Retirement

How to Retire: Understand the Role of Working Longer

How to Retire: Stay Flexible with Your Retirement Spending

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Investing Insights - A Better Way to Use Leverage in Your ETF Portfolio
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11/01/24 • 26 min

Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America for Morningstar Research Services, talks about the best way for most retail investors to leverage and which leveraged ETFs look promising. Travis Miller, strategist for Morningstar Research Services, discusses how tech companies are looking to nuclear energy to fuel data centers’ surging demand.
Why Leverage Has a Debatable Reputation in Investing

Volatility Drag and Leveraged ETFs

Why Does Leverage Kill ETFs?

What Are ETPs?

A Better Way for Investors to Use Leverage in Their Portfolio

How Can Investors Add Leverage to Their Portfolio Without Volatility Drag?

Costs of Leveraged ETFs

How Most Investors Should Gain Exposure to Leverage

Do Leveraged ETFs Show Promise?

What’s Coming Up in the Markets?

How Much Energy Does a Data Center Need to Run?

Why Small Modular Reactors Could Be Key to Powering Data Centers

Are Carbon-Free Pledges Driving Companies Toward Nuclear Energy?

Which Utilities Companies Are Next to Sign Data Center Deals?

Is This Shift Toward Nuclear Energy Larger Than Just AI?

What to Look for in Utilities Companies’ Earnings

Utilities Stock Picks

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The AI Revolution Is Ready to Power Up. It Just Needs Electricity

Utilities: Falling Interest Rates, Growth Outlook Boosting Stocks

What to watch from Morningstar.

Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?

Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?

Inherited IRA Rules: What You Need to Know Before 2025

How to Find the Best Health Savings Account

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Bryan Armour

Travis Miller

Ivanna Hampton

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Preston Caldwell, senior US economist for Morningstar Investment Management, discusses the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, his outlook for inflation in 2025, and the potential impact of US tariffs.
Fed Meeting January 2025: Was Pausing Interest-Rate Cuts a Good Move?

Outlook for Inflation in 2025

How a Strong Jobs Market Fits into the Fed’s Outlook

Why Mortgage Rates Rose When Interest Rates Fell

When is the Next Fed Meeting in 2025?

Are Interest Rates Going Down in 2025?

How Mass Deportations Could Affect Businesses and Consumers

How US Tariffs Could Affect Consumer Goods Prices

Tracking Inflation, Financial Conditions, and the Housing Market

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What Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Would Mean for the Economy

Forecasts for December PCE Report Show Continued Improvement on Core Inflation

Fed Hits the Pause Button, Awaits Further Data Amid Policy Uncertainty

An Investor’s Guide to the Next Trump Administration

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Why Inflation Still Poses a Risk to Stocks and Bonds in 2025

Active ETFs vs Mutual Funds: What to Know Before Picking a New Fund

It's Getting Easier to Invest in Private Assets. What Does That Mean for Investors?

Where Investors Can Find the Highest Bond Yields in 2025

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Preston Caldwell

Ivanna Hampton

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In this week’s podcast, Susan Dziubinski and Megan Pacholok discuss risk in target-date funds, Christine Benz speaks with tax expert Ed Slott about qualified charitable distributions, Ed Slott tells you why you should review your estate plan, and Jake VanKersen compares Disney and Netflix stock.

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Russ Kinnel, senior principal of ratings for Morningstar Research Services, researched which alternative, equity, and value funds could provide a good hedge during a market sell-off.

What is the Downside Capture Ratio?

Why Funds with A Low Downside Capture Ratio Make Good Diversifiers

How Does a Fund’s Maximum Drawdown Line Up with Its Downside Capture?

Why Savers Should Look for Low-Risk Investments

Floating-Rate Funds to Help Protect a Bond-Heavy Portfolio Against Interest-Rate Risk

Alternative Funds for Diversification

What is Arbitrage?

Large-Blend Funds to Help Preserve Capital

Defensive Large-Value Funds to Consider

A Small-Value Fund That Can Serve as a Good Diversifier

How Can Risk-Averse Investors Get Zero Downside?

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How to Diversify Away From Large-Growth Funds

How to Diversify Your Portfolio to Handle a Market Correction
3 Super Risky Low-Risk Funds
A Practical Test for Contrarian Investing: When Should You Go Against the Grain?

Where to Invest in 2025 and Beyond

The Thrilling 36

5 Mistakes to Avoid With Your Investment Portfolio in 2025

Can Growth Stocks Keep Powering the Market Higher?

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Gray Divorce: How to Avoid Triggering a Costly Tax Bill
Why the Bond Market Looks Brighter Than It Did in 2022
Where to Find Bargain Stocks in an Expensive Market
These 4 Dividend ETFs Strike the Right Balance for Income Investors

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Investing Insights - Morningstar Investment Conference
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05/24/19 • 33 min

In this special edition of the podcast, we’ll focus on what managers and practitioners had to say at the 2019 Morningstar Investment Conference. Three fixed-income experts share their expectations for the bond market, J.P. Morgan’s Anne Lester discusses the risks facing young retirees, T. Rowe Price manager David Giroux reveals where he’s finding opportunities today, Franklin Templeton’s Sonal Desai provides her economic outlook, and Blackrock’s Holly Framsted discusses the value factor.

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Investing Insights - Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?
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10/18/24 • 20 min

Dan Lefkovitz, Morningstar Indexes strategist, discusses why it’s important to be ready for a range of outcomes during a market rotation. Nic Owens, equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services, talks about his outlook for Boeing stock ahead of earnings.
Trends from the Q3 Market Rotation Extending into Q4

Key Moments Sparked Market Volatility

Will Value Stocks Make a Comeback?

Value and Small-Cap Stock Outlook

What’s Fueling Dividend Stocks Outperformance Against the Broader Market?

Bond Performance in Q3 and Early Q4

What Investors Need to Watch Out for in Q4

Will the Market Rotation Persist?

What’s Coming Up in the Markets?

Why Boeing’s New CEO Announced Massive Layoffs

How Boeing is Trying to Prevent a Credit Downgrade

What Boeing is Delaying and Eliminating to Move Forward

Where the Machinists’ Strike Stands at Boeing

What to Look for in Boeing’s Q3 Earnings

How Investors Should Approach Boeing Stock

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3 Lessons From Recent Stock Market Drama

Q3 in Review and Q4 2024 Market Outlook

What the Election Could Mean for Big Tech Stocks

How to Use Large-Cap Stocks in a Portfolio

Boeing: Machinists Union Strike Unavoidable and Unfortunate

What to watch from Morningstar.

Inherited IRA Rules: What You Need to Know Before 2025

How to Find the Best Health Savings Account

How GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic Are Boosting Biopharma Stocks

Is the Fed’s Plan to Avoid a Recession Working?

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Dan Lefkovitz

Nicolas Owens

Ivanna Hampton

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Investing Insights - Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
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04/29/22 • 23 min

In this week’s special episode, Gregg Warren from Morningstar Research Services and Susan Dziubinski from Morningstar, Inc. tell us everything we need to know about Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.

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How many episodes does Investing Insights have?

Investing Insights currently has 330 episodes available.

What topics does Investing Insights cover?

The podcast is about Economic, Ideas, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Independent, Investment, Podcasts, Finance, Trading, Business, Analysis, Advice and Stocks.

What is the most popular episode on Investing Insights?

The episode title 'How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Investing Insights?

The average episode length on Investing Insights is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of Investing Insights released?

Episodes of Investing Insights are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Investing Insights?

The first episode of Investing Insights was released on Dec 7, 2018.

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