Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly!INVESTING NEWS & TRENDSHow much would you pay to never lose money in a bear market? There are various strategies for hedging against stock bear markets. Read More
This asset class is better than bonds at hedging a stock portfolio But it still leaves much to be desired. Read MoreTiming the market is a loser’s game, this winning mutual-fund manager says. Just keep it simple and own stocks — no matter what. Bill Nygren’s Oakmark Fund has stayed the course with high-quality, income-producing stocks. Read MoreExpect Russia’s war in Ukraine to continue into 2024, with higher prices for oil, gas and defense stocks Key economic and investment takeaways as the conflict enters its second year. Read MoreDefense-industry stocks got a boost after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 1 year ago. The arms race is just getting started. Ideas for investors as the world comes to terms with heightened threats. Read More‘Curious’ outflows from broad industrial ETFs seen as ‘contrarian bullish’ as aerospace and defense funds attract investors Investors snub exchange-traded funds broadly focused on the industrial sector, but it’s an area of the stock market that recently has done relatively well on an equal-weighted measure, according to Strategas. Read MoreThe stock market’s rally was a head fake and the smart money now is with the bears S&P 500’s support is at 3900, then 3760 — the December 2022 low, writes Lawrence McMillan. Read MoreTempted to chase fat yields in money market accounts? Why it might not pay to switch. Some providers entice new customers with a high teaser rate and then lower it. Read MoreNo ‘soft landing’ is in the cards from Fed rate hikes. Look for recession and a buying opportunity once stock prices decline. Many of the market’s high-flying stocks were built on the Fed’s easy money. That bill is coming due. Read MoreIntel’s dividend cut shows the need for quality. Here are 20 dividend stocks screened by UBS. Intel cut its dividend by 66% after analysts’ estimates showed the chip maker was expected to run negative cash flow for the next two full years. Read MoreThe stock market is just taking a breather after January’s monster rally. These stocks and ETFs can power the next leg up The current pullback is buyable; use the weakness to add to positions, writes Mic …