Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips aim to keep you on top of the stock market’s shifting sands

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These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week, offer advice and insight about where to put your money — and what to avoid — as a shift to value stocks from growth appears in the U.S. market and investor bullishness is disturbingly high.

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You’re loving high-flying growth stocks now, but your money should be in these companies, this market pro says

Value stocks’ time has come, writes David Booth, founder of investment giant Dimensional Fund Advisors.
You’re loving high-flying growth stocks now, but your money should be in these companies, this market pro says

The U.S. dollar’s sharp decline is driving this investment manager — reluctantly — into gold

Spiraling debt, slow COVID-19 response and trade wars could spike prices, inflation and interest rates for Americans, writes Vitaliy Katsenelson.
The U.S. dollar’s sharp decline is driving this investment manager — reluctantly — into gold

His fund has lost $21 billion this year — now he’s warning investors could be in for even more ‘turbulence’ this fall

Trond Grande, the deputy CEO of Norway’s $1.15-trillion wealth fund, says the coronavirus pandemic is not under control “in any shape or form” and it will remain the biggest issue for investors worldwide.
His fund has lost $21 billion this year — now he’s warning investors could be in for even more ‘turbulence’ this fall

Why the COVID-19 ‘baby bust’ could impact stock prices for the next 30 years

The coronavirus pandemic is causing a decline in the U.S. birth rate and that affects the pool of potential stock buyers, writes Mark Hulbert.
Why the COVID-19 ‘baby bust’ could impact stock prices for the next 30 years

The stock market’s comeuppance is coming, as bullishness gets extreme

The lesson: Keep enthusiasm in check.
The stock market’s comeuppance is coming, as bullishness gets extreme

Uh-oh: Investors predict ‘Dow 50,000’ — in just five years

New poll suggests ominous euphoria.
Uh-oh: Investors predict ‘Dow 50,000’ — in just five years

10 things you should know about diversification

Picking a winner is harder than you think.
10 things you should know about diversification

Beware of Wall Street analysts predicting how a President Biden would affect stocks and market sectors

Market forecasters are only guessing investors’ response to the November election — and not necessarily in an educated way.
Beware of Wall Street analysts predicting how a President Biden would affect stocks and market sectors

Bonds or bond funds—which is better?

How to protect yourself when interest rates rise
Bonds or bond funds—which is better?

Hedge fund fees — whether or not you make money — are truly shocking

Hedge funds keep two-thirds of profits; investors get the rest, reports Mark Hulbert.
Hedge fund fees — whether or not you make money — are truly shocking

How to navigate the COVID-19 disruption in the real estate market

Mauricio Umansky, CEO and founder of The Agency, unpacks the state of the real estate market and where the opportunities lie amid the pandemic.
How to navigate the COVID-19 disruption in the real estate market