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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

Why now is just the time for more  international investments
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 31, 2020
Why now is just the time for more international investments

Some advisers point to the recent lost decade for non-US equities as just the reason to go more global

401(k) trading in 2019 hints at correction jitters
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 27, 2020
401(k) trading in 2019 hints at correction jitters

Retirement plan participants who traded in their accounts in 2019 largely moved out of stock funds and into fixed income

Fidelity rides outsourcing trend with four more model portfolios
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 15, 2020
Fidelity rides outsourcing trend with four more model portfolios

Asset manager introduces 21 model portfolios in 18 months

Time to check under the hood of that index fund
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 10, 2020
Time to check under the hood of that index fund

Here's one more reason to avoid picking a fund based on past performance

Price of gold speaks volumes about geopolitical fears
INVESTING RIAS JAN 08, 2020
Price of gold speaks volumes about geopolitical fears

Like the equity markets, gold treats Iran like a nothing-burger

Bob Doll’s 10 predictions for 2020
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 07, 2020
Bob Doll’s 10 predictions for 2020

Nuveen’s chief equity strategist is heading into 2020 with a generally bullish outlook

Like the markets, advisers largely shrug off Iran threat
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 07, 2020
Like the markets, advisers largely shrug off Iran threat

Financial markets appear to be separating geopolitics from economics for the time being

Controversial dual-class stocks get their own ETF
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 06, 2020
Controversial dual-class stocks get their own ETF

Exchange Traded Concepts will offer a fund that tracks companies that issue at least two types of shares

Vanguard eliminates trading fees for stocks and options
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 02, 2020
Vanguard eliminates trading fees for stocks and options

The move brings the low-cost asset manager up to speed with the likes of Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity and ETrade

What Schwab's fractional shares announcement means for advisers
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 18, 2019
What Schwab's fractional shares announcement means for advisers

The offering is intended to attract younger people to investing, but fractional shares could also help financial advisers

How gold could replace bonds as a portfolio diversifier
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 11, 2019
How gold could replace bonds as a portfolio diversifier

Looking past the precious metal's volatile performance to its lack of correlation with other investments.

When strong performance sends ETF investors to the exits
INVESTING RIAS SEP 06, 2019
When strong performance sends ETF investors to the exits

Investors are bailing out of concentrated ETF strategies in favor of safety and diversification.

UBS shifts to underweight position on equities
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2019
UBS shifts to underweight position on equities

Cites trade wars and political uncertainty as main reasons for downgrade.