William Baldwin

Follow Imaru Casanova deep underground with shares in mining companies. They're a leveraged bet, so they’re riskier than gold bars.

Bad: stubborn price increases. Surprisingly good these days: Your ability to outrun them.

Does the Trump economy have you on edge? Send money overseas, using this guide to international stock funds with a sortable list of 48 Best Buys.

Guide to 52 Best Buys in domestic stock index funds.

Virologist Michael Taylor does volunteer work helping cancer patients. His task: picking medical stocks.

This guide to tax-exempt bond funds has 40 Best Buys

The market is priced at 21 times earnings. Small value stocks are priced at 13 times.

A diversified commodity or precious metals fund might suit your needs. But watch those fees—and the wacky tax treatment.

Wealthfront beats out Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard when it comes to direct indexing and tax loss harvesting.

Wealthy investors and institutions have put $10 billion into timberland managed by Angela Davis. Ordinary folk have to settle for shares of timberland REITs.