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Investing after the 'great reset'
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2020
Investing after the 'great reset'

Kara Murphy of Goldman suggests reviewing risk tolerance and focusing on traditional asset classes

Market outlook for next year looks better than Q4, advisers say
INVESTING RIAS AUG 25, 2020
Market outlook for next year looks better than Q4, advisers say

Adjusting to the pandemic, RIAs surveyed by TD Ameritrade say they're communicating with clients more than ever

Exxon kicked out of Dow Industrials
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2020
Exxon kicked out of Dow Industrials

The stock index is moving to embrace tech by adding Salesforce.com, Amgen and Honeywell

Money managers see threats to record stock rally
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2020
Money managers see threats to record stock rally

Factors that could put a halt to the market's gains include the November elections and tensions with China

Goldman says S&P can surpass 3,600
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 14, 2020
Goldman says S&P can surpass 3,600

The potential for an early vaccine and the outlook for U.S. growth mean there's room for stocks to go higher, analysts say

Tough sledding for equity funds in COVID-19's wake: Cerulli
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 06, 2020
Tough sledding for equity funds in COVID-19's wake: Cerulli

The forecast has stock funds losing share to bonds and money market funds over the next five years

Low bond yields test 60/40 asset allocation
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 03, 2020
Low bond yields test 60/40 asset allocation

Alternative assets and private markets may help boost portfolio returns

SEC approves rules expected to limit activist investors
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 22, 2020
SEC approves rules expected to limit activist investors

The agency's overhaul targets proxy advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis

Corporate insiders are unloading shares
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 22, 2020
Corporate insiders are unloading shares

Sales by executives could be a signal that the stock market rally is topping out

New York state legislature considers tax on stock trades
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 20, 2020
New York state legislature considers tax on stock trades

The pandemic has left the state facing a projected four-year deficit of $61 billion

Long-short hedge fund strategy suffers in current environment
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 08, 2020
Long-short hedge fund strategy suffers in current environment

Such funds have captured most of the market’s downside in recent years, but very little of the upside

Second-quarter earnings pose a challenge
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 06, 2020
Second-quarter earnings pose a challenge

Earnings estimates for Q2 are speculative after 80% of companies failed to provide guidance over the last three months

Increase in liquidity should lift stocks and bonds: JPMorgan
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 06, 2020
Increase in liquidity should lift stocks and bonds: JPMorgan

Accommodative central bank policies should provide a boost to equities markets worldwide, analysts say

Hedge funds rushing to cover short positions on U.S. stocks
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2020
Hedge funds rushing to cover short positions on U.S. stocks

Short interest as a portion of shares outstanding in the $266 billion SPDR S&P 500 ETF had fallen to 4.9% Friday from 6.7% at the end of May

Rising global risks could challenge market exuberance
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 23, 2020
Rising global risks could challenge market exuberance

Threats to the equity rally include a COVID second wave, U.S.-China tensions and the prospect that central banks will wind down their stimulus efforts

Outlook for the economy remains cloudy
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 21, 2020
Outlook for the economy remains cloudy

Massive stimulus efforts may not be enough to overcome the challenges posed by high unemployment, damage to small businesses

401(k)s treat fixed income as an afterthought: Survey
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2020
401(k)s treat fixed income as an afterthought: Survey

Defined-contribution plans generally place more emphasis on stock funds than fixed-income options

Dow drops almost 7% on economy, virus fears
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 11, 2020
Dow drops almost 7% on economy, virus fears

The stock market's rally came to a screeching halt Thursday amid worries about the economy and a second wave of coronavirus infections

Fidelity rolls out three semitransparent ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 04, 2020
Fidelity rolls out three semitransparent ETFs

The new funds showcase the firm's proxy basket technology

Piles of cash, short positions could push stocks higher
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 02, 2020
Piles of cash, short positions could push stocks higher

JPMorgan Chase sees the potential for billions to flow into equities at the expense of bonds to rebalance portfolios