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Mutual Funds Weekly: Why Main Street worrying about Wall Street is a troubling sign

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Money and investing stories resonating with MarketWatch readers this week include advice from a successful investor who is finding opportunities now in one area where index-tracking mutual funds and ETFs don’t often tread. Plus, why Main Street worrying about Wall Street is a troubling sign, observations about Warren Buffett, tips about when to take Social Security, and an investment strategy that can cushion your portfolio from market volatility.

— Jonathan Burton

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There’s a ‘bubble’ in passive investing, says investor made famous by ‘Big Short’

Crowding leaves small-cap opportunities, says Michael Burry.
There’s a ‘bubble’ in passive investing, says investor made famous by ‘Big Short’

Americans are googling the Dow — here’s why that could spell trouble

Main Street is paying attention to Wall Street — and that should make investors nervous.
Americans are googling the Dow — here’s why that could spell trouble

Just because market-timing pros say stocks are going up doesn’t mean they will

Many stock timers were bullish just before the 2008 market meltdown — so keep expectations realistic, writes Mark Hulbert.
Just because market-timing pros say stocks are going up doesn’t mean they will

The investing opportunity of a lifetime awaits us when the recession arrives

You’ll soon be able to buy corporate bonds at a deep discount.
The investing opportunity of a lifetime awaits us when the recession arrives

Here’s how the stocks held by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway have performed in 2019

Winners include Mastercard and Costco, while Kraft Heinz is one of the worst performers.
Here’s how the stocks held by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway have performed in 2019

Why you should keep believing in Warren Buffett even though the stock market is crushing Berkshire Hathaway

The big problem is large-cap value stocks — Buffett’s sweet spot — haven’t done well
Why you should keep believing in Warren Buffett even though the stock market is crushing Berkshire Hathaway

Five dividend stocks to buy because insiders love them

Knowledgeable insider executives are putting up their own cash to buy more shares of Carnival, J.P. Morgan, Lowe’s and two others
Five dividend stocks to buy because insiders love them

Do well by doing good with this fund that supports freedom and human rights

Creators of a new exchange-traded fund thought carefully about how to pursue better outcomes both for portfolios and for the world: invest in countries that are more free.
Do well by doing good with this fund that supports freedom and human rights

Reality check: Is there truly a retirement ‘crisis’?

What the data really show about spending as we age.
Reality check: Is there truly a retirement ‘crisis’?

Would financial literacy help to prevent poverty in retirement?

The latest recommendation from the federal government’s ‘Financial Literacy and Education Commission’.
Would financial literacy help to prevent poverty in retirement?

Why it might be better to take Social Security at age 66 instead of 70

Uncertainty about Social Security’s future makes forecasting difficult.
Why it might be better to take Social Security at age 66 instead of 70

Why people who claim Social Security early often live to regret it

For retirees, the early bird does not always get the worm.
Why people who claim Social Security early often live to regret it

What’s going on with interest rates?

If anything, they are above average.
What’s going on with interest rates?

This asset class could let you profit from market volatility

Volatility doesn’t have to be a bad word. Here’s how to use options in your portfolio to benefit from bumpy markets.
This asset class could let you profit from market volatility

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