If you've never heard of MercadoLibre, the most likely reason is that it doesn't do business in the United States.

This ETF and its more well-known fellow index fund, the S&P 500 index fund, are, like lots of others, market-cap-weighted, meaning that the bigger the component company, the more influence it will ...

With that in mind, let's consider two stocks that people in their 30s -- who are still a good distance away from retirement -- should consider investing in: Intuitive Surgical ( ISRG 0.67%) and ...