The current bull market, which celebrated its eighth birthday in March of this year, is the second-longest bull run in U.S. stock market history, behind only the monster move from 1987 through 2000. The advanced age of the rally – along with debt ceiling concerns and doubts over just how much of Trump’s pro-business agenda will become reality – has some investors worried about when it will all come tumbling down. Rather than go to cash and hide out in a bunker fearing the next crash, you...

Safe funds for investors in their 50s and 60s. When investors go income hunting early in their careers, they can afford to take a few moonshots on risky ultra-high-dividend stocks and ETFs. If they're wrong, they have decades to make up the lost ground. But when they hit their 50s and 60s, their dividend portfolio must be invested in funds that offer more realistic payouts that anchor their investment income and help pay for regular expenses in retirement. Never fear: these nine dividend ETFs...

Solar and wind companies might be the future, but they're often risky investments, with many stocks in the space suffering large annual losses and volatile price movement. But that's not the only way to invest "clean." In addition to these game-changers, there are a number of more stable industrial and utility stocks working toward more energy-efficient technologies. Exchange-traded funds can help bridge the gap. Whether you want to invest solely in solar or wind, or get broader, more stable...

Blue-chip stocks are the bedrock of most investment portfolios. Thing is, most investors would be hard-pressed to tell you what exactly a blue-chip stock is. And that's OK. Blue-chip stocks aren't defined by any strict criteria. But typically, they're large, financially stable and (often) well-known. For the most part, you'll know them when you see them. They might not be bulletproof, but they're usually going to be more secure than most other options. Every investor can use blue-chip...

Well, if you wanted growth, MTUM has growth. Or, more specifically, it has momentum. This iShares fund provides exposure to more than 100 large-cap stocks that are singled out for their price momentum – or, in other words, it chases large, hot-moving stocks higher while trying to keep away the laggards. MTUM features top holdings like hot growth names Facebook and Amazon, as well as a dirt-cheap expense ratio. Expenses: 0.15 percent, or $15 annually for every $10,000 invested