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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

SEC charges cold-caller, his firm with defrauding investors who bought penny stock
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2018
SEC charges cold-caller, his firm with defrauding investors who bought penny stock

Long Island-based group was being paid to promote the stock.

Bull run that has taken U.S. equities to record highs may be nearing peak
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 14, 2018
Bull run that has taken U.S. equities to record highs may be nearing peak

Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey suggests bull run approaching peak, while survey respondents cite a trade war as biggest risk

Goldman sees $1 trillion in buybacks for S&P 500 this year
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 09, 2018
Goldman sees $1 trillion in buybacks for S&P 500 this year

The accelerating demand means any weakness in stocks is likely to be met with buying from companies.

FAANGs are really solo acts, not a supergroup
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 07, 2018
FAANGs are really solo acts, not a supergroup

The five stocks differ in many ways — they're not even all tech companies

Morgan Stanley: Correction worse than February looming
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 31, 2018
Morgan Stanley: Correction worse than February looming

Tech stock pain may just be the start of more losses.

Tech bloodletting approaches $300 billion
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 30, 2018
Tech bloodletting approaches $300 billion

Investors continue to exit technology stocks in the wake of Facebook's disappointing earnings last week.

Focus Financial IPO falls short of expectations
INVESTING RIAS JUL 26, 2018
Focus Financial IPO falls short of expectations

Despite the below-target offering price, the stock closed its first day of trading at $37.55 — a 13.8% gain.