Managers have moved to a net underweighted position in bonds for the first time since last August, the survey said.
The market's recent rally is likely to be short-lived.
Equity managers overall got a boost at the end of the first quarter, thanks to the March rally, but the firms at the top of the performance charts for the 12-month period ended March 31 were those that followed non-traditional strategies, according to Morningstar Inc.'s database of separate accounts and collective investment trusts.
Financial stocks have made a remarkable comeback in the past month, leaving advisers to make a hard call: Are banks regaining their health after the yearlong shellacking that they have endured?
Stocks fell Tuesday after an unexpected drop in retail sales and producer prices tested a notion that the economy is starting to find its footing.
Financial advisers who are members of the National Association of Active Investment Managers Inc. of Littleton, Colo., made a record leap into the stock market late last month.
Cash invested in U.S. stock funds spiked last week, according to a report released yesterday by TrimTabs Investment Research.
A sign of the times: Portfolio managers are more bullish about bonds than equities for the first time in years, according to a Russell Investments survey.
Blue-chip equities are less attractive than bonds thanks to plunging dividends, according to analysis published today by Bloomberg.
Investors in stock mutual funds added modestly to their portfolios in January, reversing seven straight months of net redemptions.
Shareholder activism is likely to surge this spring through efforts to withhold votes for individual directors, seek more investor input on executive and other efforts.
In a bid to boost its lagging fund performance, Putnam Investments of Boston announced today that they are merging six equity funds, moving away from team management and firing 12 portfolio managers.
Stock and bond mutual funds experienced a net inflow of $401 million in August, representing a turnaround from last year at the same time when the funds experienced a net outflow of $1.1 billion.
Despite the volatility of the markets in recent weeks, nearly a third of financial intermediaries are choosing to invest more in equity funds, according to a new survey.
“Domestic equity has the highest predictability of earnings, and the lowest volatility. No other country comes close to the U.S. in terms of aggressiveness in monetary policy.”
Two top stock-pickers are steering clear of financial service company stocks.
Fidelity expects the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China to generate long-term growth.
