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Millennials fled when stocks took a dive in March
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 07, 2020
Millennials fled when stocks took a dive in March

Stock-market exposure for millennials dropped below the average for clients of all ages last month, according to a TD Ameritrade index

Big ETF inflows in Q1 worry bulls looking for signs of bottom
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 01, 2020
Big ETF inflows in Q1 worry bulls looking for signs of bottom

Exchange-traded funds took in $66.3 billion during the first quarter, about $8 billion more than they attracted during the same period last year

Gundlach sees stocks falling past the lows reached in March
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 31, 2020
Gundlach sees stocks falling past the lows reached in March

The bond manager predicts unemployment will rise to 10% and said the current economy resembles a 'depression'

Investing styles will take on an active approach
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 23, 2020
Investing styles will take on an active approach

A bear market could lead to more hands-on investing, but advisers haven't had to beat the market in more than a decade

How balanced portfolios recovered after six major market events
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 19, 2020
How balanced portfolios recovered after six major market events

Here's a look at how a basic portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds performed following six major market events in recent decades

NYSE to shut trading floors Monday
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 18, 2020
NYSE to shut trading floors Monday

The company said that an employee and a trader both tested positive for the coronavirus

JPMorgan sees shorts behind $9 billion influx into S&P ETF
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 18, 2020
JPMorgan sees shorts behind $9 billion influx into S&P ETF

The inflows into SPY came as the S&P 500 Index plunged amid fears about the economic fallout from the coronavirus

Stock market volatility tops level seen in financial crisis
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 16, 2020
Stock market volatility tops level seen in financial crisis

The CBOE Volatility Index closed Monday at 82.69, besting the prior closing high of 80.86 in November 2008.

Clients keep their cool as stocks tank
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 16, 2020
Clients keep their cool as stocks tank

Some advisers are facing the challenge of dissuading clients from jumping into the market as it continues to fall

Goldman warns S&P 500 might fall to 2,000
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 16, 2020
Goldman warns S&P 500 might fall to 2,000

Chief equity strategist sees index heading another 10% lower over the next three months and says the losses could mount to 26% if the economic fallout from the virus spreads

Stocks sink on disappointment with virus responses
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 12, 2020
Stocks sink on disappointment with virus responses

Early selling triggered a 15-minute halt, with the S&P 500 index off as much as 8.5%

Bull market ends as it began: In chaos and without warning
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 12, 2020
Bull market ends as it began: In chaos and without warning

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's 20% drop ends a record 11-year run that added $20 trillion to equities

Market slide puts focus on companies’ balance sheets
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 10, 2020
Market slide puts focus on companies’ balance sheets

Stocks of companies with a lot of leverage could be hit hard if a credit crunch develops, analysts say

Stocks tumble on oil shock
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 09, 2020
Stocks tumble on oil shock

The news that the alliance containing global oil production disintegrated sent stocks plunging

Stocks plunge most since financial crisis
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 09, 2020
Stocks plunge most since financial crisis

The rout, spurred by tumbling oil prices and growing fear of the coronavirus, put the vitality of the longest-ever bull market in jeopardy

Vanguard: Fed rate cut a 'high-risk bet'
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 03, 2020
Vanguard: Fed rate cut a 'high-risk bet'

The fund manager's chief economist called the decision 'premature' should conditions deteriorate further

Advisers to wealthy clients: Buy equities after plunge
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 28, 2020
Advisers to wealthy clients: Buy equities after plunge

Major indexes have dropped more than 10% since markets opened Monday

Where investors have found refuge in the sell-off
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 28, 2020
Where investors have found refuge in the sell-off

Amid the slump in sentiment, some types of investments are proving their resilience

'Don't run to gold' and other advice for pandemic volatility
INVESTING RIAS FEB 25, 2020
'Don't run to gold' and other advice for pandemic volatility

After two days of stock market drops, some clients are worried

Free stock trades lure mom-and-pop investors
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 21, 2020
Free stock trades lure mom-and-pop investors

Trading volume has exploded at online and discount brokers