Exchange-traded and mutual funds investing in stocks took in about $162 billion this year, the most since 2000, as the S&P 500 surged 29%.
Investors placing bets on whether central bank will boost tapering.
Municipal debt tied to real-estate development is set to be the best-performing part of the $3.7 trillion state and local-bond market this year.
All the negative news has created a massive buying opportunity.
A top investment strategist seeks to answer questions on inflation, deflation, valuation and portfolio building.
2014 could be a good year for mortgage REITs and here's why. Plus: Which housing markets are vulnerable to rising rates, gold-mining stocks for the truest gold bugs, an ETF end zone dance, social media apps took over in 2013, and more proof of Obamacare bumbling.
ConvergEx Group's chief market strategist takes an investor's look at the famous editorial and updates it to the context of today's equity market.
Plus: Asian markets are charging, hitting a year-end financial high note, how to use bond ETFs, Amex gets stung, and apps for getting fit. Check out Breakfast with Benjamin.
Plus: Hedge funds short gold, bonds embrace Fed taper, Obamacare hits the family budget hard, a case for reverse mortgages, and holiday tipping tips
Breakfast with Benjamin: At Bernanke's final meeting, Fed poised to cut another $10B from its bond-buying program. Plus: CEOs struggle to manage expectations, income tax pain hits home, a tale of two homebuilder ETFs, and young folks aren't biting on the Obamacare sales pitch.
A paradox for the ages as weak economy pushes stock prices higher.
Senate confirmation hearing confirms dovish stance.
Plus: Elizabeth Warren vs. Wall Street, emerging markets see downside of credit boom, and the realities of alternative energy investments. All in Breakfast with Benjamin.
High-flying fund applies a blend of fundamental and behavioral finance analysis to capitalize on market patterns.
Breakfast (with Benjamin) is served: Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise; Bernanke's last stand; nontransparent active ETFs; Obamacare's drag on health care; useless jobless claims data; and global New Year's traditions.
A new proposed plan to end Detroit's $18 billion bankruptcy would pay bondholders 20 cents on the dollar and give police and firefighters higher pension payouts than other city employees. Now disagreement from both bond insurers and unions is expected to usher in a new, more contentious phase of negotiations.
Plus: Looking for weakness in the Volcker rule, the case for stocks in 2014, the upside of market bubbles, and what the heck Elizabeth Warren is up to now?
Morgan Stanley forecasts an 80% chance that municipal bonds will lose money again next year, primarily because of rising interest rates. Year-to-date through Tuesday, the average national intermediate-term bond fund is down 2.16%.
The U.S. stock rally that has extended over the past year is due for a correction of more than 5%, warned investment strategists at T. Rowe Price Group Inc. That doesn't mean it's a time for advisers to stick their heads in the sand, but to proceed with caution.
In a win for UBS Financial Services Inc., an SEC administrative judge dismissed allegations that two leading executives in Puerto Rico committed fraud in 2008 and 2009.
