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Overlooked fund category is dominating 2019
INVESTING RIAS MAY 29, 2019
Overlooked fund category is dominating 2019

Mid-cap funds exhibit unexplained momentum to lead all fund categories so far this year.

Grim milestone for active management
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 16, 2019
Grim milestone for active management

Passive investments makes an historic claim to market share dominance of U.S. equity fund assets

Small-cap stocks bear the brunt of trade dispute
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 13, 2019
Small-cap stocks bear the brunt of trade dispute

Contrary to popular thinking, smaller companies prove most vulnerable to geopolitical wrangling.

Markets tumble as trade war escalates
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 13, 2019
Markets tumble as trade war escalates

The S&P headed for the biggest slide in four months and the Dow slumped more than 500 points after China targeted some of the nation's biggest exporters.

Kyle Weaver of Fidelity pursues deep value in secular themes
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 13, 2019
Kyle Weaver of Fidelity pursues deep value in secular themes

High-performing growth fund includes pre-IPO Juul among its top holdings.

Wealthy US investors sitting on cash despite optimism in economy
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 07, 2019
Wealthy US investors sitting on cash despite optimism in economy

UBS survey: Biggest worries were political environment, followed by national debt and health-care costs.

Advisers put fundamentals ahead of sell-in-May warning
INVESTING RIAS MAY 01, 2019
Advisers put fundamentals ahead of sell-in-May warning

Shunning the historical precedent of moving to the sidelines in May, advisers remain bullish on stocks.

Morgan Stanley bear unbowed after bad call
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 29, 2019
Morgan Stanley bear unbowed after bad call

Mike Wilson admits underestimating Fed-induced rally, but sticks with long-term pessimistic outlook.

$1 trillion technology rally keeps on rolling
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 29, 2019
$1 trillion technology rally keeps on rolling

Tech valuations are at levels never seen before this bull market, but the sector is seeing more interest than any other.

Focus on taxes, compensation turns into tech-industry niche
INVESTING RIAS APR 26, 2019
Focus on taxes, compensation turns into tech-industry niche

Seattle-based adviser builds direct line to Amazon, Microsoft employees.

Startup offers financing for employee stock purchase plans
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 25, 2019
Startup offers financing for employee stock purchase plans

Such plans, which enroll only about a third of eligible workers, offer the 'purest form' of arbitrage, according to startup's founder

American Funds veteran sees bright future for defensive active management
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 24, 2019
American Funds veteran sees bright future for defensive active management

Joyce Gordon reflects on how she became a conservative portfolio manager.

Smart money is pouring into fixed income
INVESTING RIAS APR 19, 2019
Smart money is pouring into fixed income

Tighter yield spreads, market risk and the threat of higher taxes are seen driving financial advisers toward bonds.

FAANGs' $800 billion rally has retail investors calling it quits
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 08, 2019
FAANGs' $800 billion rally has retail investors calling it quits

As Mom and Pop abandon the big tech companies, many are buying cannabis companies.

Looking beyond the S&P 500: Time to refresh portfolios, benchmarks
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 03, 2019
Looking beyond the S&P 500: Time to refresh portfolios, benchmarks

Investors should broaden their focus beyond large caps, and advisers should ensure that their clients benchmark their portfolios correctly.

How mid-cap growth funds owned the first quarter
INVESTING RIAS APR 02, 2019
How mid-cap growth funds owned the first quarter

Investors who stayed put during the fourth-quarter market meltdown were rewarded by mid-cap managers.

Is volatility coming?
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 02, 2019
Is volatility coming?

The market rally is likely to be upended given the many potential macroeconomic and geopolitical flash points.

Demand for growth stocks produces record inflows for ETF
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 01, 2019
Demand for growth stocks produces record inflows for ETF

The SPDR Portfolio 500 Growth ETF took in nearly $630 million in March, the largest monthly inflow for the almost 19-year-old fund.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 22, 2019
Big data: seeing investments in an entirely new way

Read more to find out how ESG data may help enhance long-term value and manage downside risk

Gundlach warns stocks don't always go up in the long run
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 13, 2019
Gundlach warns stocks don't always go up in the long run

He cites Japan's Topix index, which is down about 30% over the last three decades.