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Hold the Phone—Europe's Telecoms Are on Sale

Higher Yields in a Low-Interest World

The pickings are growing increasingly slim for retirees looking to boost the income generated by their savings.To earn yields of 5% or more, investors—who once would have relied on the relative safety of bank certificates of deposit or ...

Will iPhones still exist when Apple bonds mature? What the company might be selling when its 30-year bonds mature

Should you buy Apple bonds? Despite the brand’s appeal, they may not make sense for most

Fund investors: Ignore individual stocks; Commentary: Facebook IPO shows not to focus on big names

Face it, investors like to see certain names in mutual fund portfolios.It inspires confidence to see a fund holding companies they recognize as leaders, steadfast performers and “good risks.”

A Model Portfolio

When ‘loser’ ETFs close, investors can lose too; Tax bills and ‘survivorship bias’ can trip up the unwary

Next month, iShares, the largest exchange-traded fund provider by assets, will do something it hasn’t done in more than a decade: close one of its 290 ETFs.

This week’s Mutual Funds and ETF stories

Exchange-Traded Funds; Companies Add to Lineups of 'Free' ETFs; Still, trading commissions are only one cost, so other funds may be more attractive on balance

Gold drops as dollar rises; Fed hints awaited; Gold futures set for lowest close in at least five weeks

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures inched lower on Tuesday on the back of a firmer dollar as investors looked for more hints from the U.S. Federal Reserve on the timing of a pullback in the central bank’s stimulus policy.

Energy stocks stretch winning streak to second day

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks edged higher on Tuesday, extending a wining streak to a second day as the broader U.S. equity market was more mixed.

Before you blame Cohen, blame yourself; Commentary: SAC Capital’s record was too good to be true