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Derek Horstmeyer

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An attendee ziplines past Bitcoin signage at the TOKEN2049 crypto conference in Singapore October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su (REUTERS)

The best way to invest in bitcoin without actually buying cryptocurrency

3 min read . 04 Oct 2025

The William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Is the Fed ready for an AI economy?

3 min read . 26 Jun 2025

(Illustration: Alex Nabaum)

The complicated relationship between consumer sentiment and stocks

2 min read . 06 Apr 2025

Dollar-cost averaging performs well in rising markets but lags in downturns. (Image: Pixabay)

Does dollar-cost averaging work? Here’s what the numbers say

3 min read . 10 Mar 2025

Illustration: Rob Dobi

In times of economic-policy uncertainty, it may be best to avoid stocks

3 min read . 05 Jan 2025

(Illustration: Alex Nabaum)

Should you include Reits in Your Portfolio? And if so, which ones?

2 min read . 04 Sept 2024

If you are looking at the real-time returns on inflows and outflows, it helps a lot to follow the money. Illustration: Alex Nabaum

In investing, does it pay to follow the money?

3 min read . 05 Aug 2024

The Wall Street adage to ‘sell in May and go away’ opens investors to slightly more volatility today than in the past. KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS

“Sell in May and go away” isn’t as useful as it once was

2 min read . 01 May 2024

Once a Hot Stock-Market Trend Has a Name, Its Best Days Are Likely Past

Once a Hot Stock-Market Trend Has a Name, Its Best Days Are Likely Past

3 min read . 01 Mar 2024

As money-market mutual funds’ yields have climbed so has the gap between the top- and bottom-returning funds. (ILLUSTRATION: ALEX NABAUM)

All money-market funds have the same yield, right? Not even close

2 min read . 02 Feb 2024

Are Leveraged ETFs Worth the Costs and Risk?

Are Leveraged ETFs Worth the Costs and Risk?

3 min read . 02 Sept 2023

ETFs allow investors to invest in a broadly diversified index fund at a low cost (compared to traditional, managed funds). Photo: iStock

How much more tax-wise are ETFs vs mutual funds?

2 min read . 10 Feb 2023

The simplest way to determine the tax efficiency of a fund is to compare its pretax and posttax returns (Photo: iStock)

Which mutual funds are good for your taxes?

2 min read . 08 Jan 2023

If you are worried about continued rate increases, you might want to position yourself in short-term debt (Photo: iStock)

What types of bonds deliver the best returns?

3 min read . 07 Dec 2022

ETFs allow investors to invest in a broadly diversified index fund at a low cost (compared to traditional, managed funds). Photo: iStock

When is the best time of day to buy an ETF?

2 min read . 06 Nov 2022

Which investments do best—and worst—in a recession

2 min read . 04 Sept 2022

Investing in ESG Funds

The surprising risks of investing in ESG funds

3 min read . 19 Sept 2021

Your fund manager is lending out your holdings. Should you be worried?

4 min read . 04 Jul 2021

Frontier and emerging markets: What’s behind the lower long-term returns

3 min read . 05 Oct 2020