Value stocks and small-caps could be ready for the spotlight. This low-cost index fund lets you own 834 of these stocks in one ETF.

Value stocks and small-caps could be ready for the spotlight. This low-cost index fund lets you own 834 of these stocks in one ETF.

Bear markets aren't reasons to panic -- they're opportunities to buy stocks "on sale."

Bear markets aren't reasons to panic -- they're opportunities to buy stocks "on sale."

The stock market is riskier than a savings account, but it's a better way to build wealth.

The stock market is not a place; it's a worldwide marketplace of ideas where investors buy, sell, and try to build wealth.

Next time the stock market is going through a big sell-off, I'll remind myself to stay humble, stay confident -- and get ready to buy more stocks.

Next time the stock market is going through a big sell-off, I'll remind myself to stay humble, stay confident -- and get ready to buy more stocks.

Rising interest rates don't automatically hurt all stocks. Some stock ETFs are good to buy when interest rates are going higher.

Rising interest rates don't automatically hurt all stocks. Some stock ETFs are good to buy when interest rates are going higher.

Small-cap growth stocks might beat the biggest names on Wall Street for decades to come.

Small-cap growth stocks might beat the biggest names on Wall Street for decades to come.

Worried about all-time highs in stocks? The future might be better than you think.

Market cap is a quick way of understanding the total size and value of a company.

Bond investing can be complicated. The best bond ETF lets me keep it simple and just buy "all" the bonds at once.

Dividends are a good reason to buy stocks, but not the only reason.

Politics usually doesn't affect the stock market -- unless this one thing happens.

Trump might not follow through on an export ban, but if he does, it could cause more harm than good for Americans -- and energy stocks might suffer, too.

The biggest opportunities over the next 10 years might come from smaller-company stocks.

The biggest opportunities over the next 10 years might come from smaller-company stocks.