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The market doesn't care about positive earnings
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 24, 2018
The market doesn't care about positive earnings

Stocks are ignoring corporate earnings reports to focus on macro worries about rising rates and trade tensions.

Is the endowment model relevant for individual investors?
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 22, 2018
Is the endowment model relevant for individual investors?

Endowments' use of alternatives could become more attractive to individuals given the returns expected on both stocks and bonds.

Investors increasingly bearish on global growth
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 16, 2018
Investors increasingly bearish on global growth

Survey of fund managers shows high level of bearishness.

ETF investors are rewriting the rules on hedging risk
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 16, 2018
ETF investors are rewriting the rules on hedging risk

Amid rising rates and a stock sell-off, traders head to safety via routes like utilities and ultra-short fixed income.

Earnings fail to rescue equity bulls
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 15, 2018
Earnings fail to rescue equity bulls

Even companies that posted better-than-expected results have underperformed.

How to survive the crash
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 15, 2018
How to survive the crash

No matter what the market is doing, this is where advisers shine and robos fade.

How markets will likely react to a change in congressional power
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 13, 2018
How markets will likely react to a change in congressional power

History is an excellent guide to what advisers can expect during and after the midterm elections.

What can go wrong when stocks and bonds fall together
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 12, 2018
What can go wrong when stocks and bonds fall together

Correlated move by the two markets may signal more problems to come.

Market forecasters dissect the sell-off
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 11, 2018
Market forecasters dissect the sell-off

Stocks slide follows a very subdued third quarter

Stocks slide deepens, with Dow off almost 600 points
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 10, 2018
Stocks slide deepens, with Dow off almost 600 points

Rising interest rates and renewed fears of trade war hit markets.

Traders say bad day on Wall Street not a reason to panic
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 10, 2018
Traders say bad day on Wall Street not a reason to panic

Given the extent of the stock market's gains, the sell-off was 'slightly overdue'

Stock market's blowout third quarter attracts retail investors
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 01, 2018
Stock market's blowout third quarter attracts retail investors

But Wall Street strategists are urging caution amid forecasts that profit growth will slow.

Advisers struggle with the highs and lows of marijuana investing
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 20, 2018
Advisers struggle with the highs and lows of marijuana investing

Now that it has become the investment trend du jour, advisers are cautioning clients not to expect to get rich quick on a product that is still illegal at the federal level.

Seeking small-cap value in a momentum-driven market
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 18, 2018
Seeking small-cap value in a momentum-driven market

Fed moves are among the factors that could put an end to the rally in small caps.

Advisers warn against fleeing stocks in favor of bonds
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 17, 2018
Advisers warn against fleeing stocks in favor of bonds

Flight to quality overlooks the risks to fixed income that come with rising interest rates.

Stocks are doing OK. Asset managers' stocks? Not so much
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 14, 2018
Stocks are doing OK. Asset managers' stocks? Not so much

An index of asset managers and custody banks is down almost 11% this year, and some fund companies are off more than 25%.

With history as a guide, September puts advisers on notice
INVESTING RIAS SEP 04, 2018
With history as a guide, September puts advisers on notice

'Banana peel month' has seen some big market slips

Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk
INVESTING RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Historic bull market has advisers rethinking risk

Financial advisers reduce allocations to stocks, but keep aggressive buying on track

JPMorgan offer of free trades hits discount brokerages
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2018
JPMorgan offer of free trades hits discount brokerages

Firm's new mobile investing platform gives clients 100 free trades in the first year and free equity research.

Dollar weakens on Trump remarks about Fed interest-rate hikes
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2018
Dollar weakens on Trump remarks about Fed interest-rate hikes

No response so far from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, but all eyes are on him for a reaction