In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, photo, cars drive past the McDonald’s Golden Arches logo at a restaurant in Robinson Township, Pa.The Associated Press
Inside the Market's weekend roundup of some of last week's best investing reads on the Internet, which are highlighted every morning in our Before the Bell report.
Stock picks
Top 10 dividend-yielding stocks of Morningstar's ultimate stock-pickers.
Morningstar, meanwhile, has issued its new stock market outlook, and it likes energy and high-quality consumer staples stocks in particular. Also see its top US. stock picks in the energy, consumer cyclicals, consumer defensive, financials, technology, basic materials, industrials and REIT sectors.
Here are some stocks being recommended by an elite handful of advisers who have outperformed the Wilshire 5000 during both the last bull market as well as the preceding bear market.
Insight
Don't believe the hype of rising interest rates.
Why there's no such thing as value.
Why value investing is so hard (Russian edition).
Why it matters that value stocks are outperforming growth stocks.
Why you should care about the yield curve.
If you want to know whether a company is about to hit hard times, keep an eye on where it schedules its annual meeting.
Don't get too smart about trying to time the market.
Will Airbnb mark the end of profitability for the world's hotel chains?
Trends
Why BRIC markets are suddenly performing so well.
Three charts that show we're not in a tech bubble (yet).
Believe it or not, CEO golden parachutes are shrinking.
Yes, biotech stocks are in a bubble.
Fixed income pros are preparing for some big changes ahead in the bond market.
What profit margins are saying about the valuation debate.
ETFs
Five most-needed niche ETFs.
The Canadian Couch Potato blog takes a look at the now-cheaper iShares ETFs.
Thinking of buying Russian stocks on the cheap? Here's a look at how Russian ETFs differ from one another.
Darcy Keith