Private equity funds pulled in $50B during the first quarter. That's still well below what they raised in pre-crisis days
Portfolio of just 29 stocks is constructed by screening out any company lacking at least a 10-year record of 15% or more return on equity.
In yet another example of the ever-expanding power of social media, a startup investment platform is hoping to invade the mutual fund industry's turf by hooking up investors directly with money managers via such social-networking websites as Facebook and Yahoo.
Despite a generally bearish outlook for most global markets, Gerald Buetow, chief investment officer at Innealta Capital, talks about ways to navigate through the carnage, even if that means sometimes turning to cash as a hedge.
The signing on Tuesday of the landmark legislation removes much of the uncertainty that's been hanging over the medical industry.
Technology and large-cap growth remain the darlings of money managers, while fixed income is losing its appeal, according to the latest quarterly survey of investment professionals by Russell Investments.
The technology sector continues to stand out as an area of opportunity, according to the latest quarterly survey of investment professionals by Russell Investments.
Dividend investing is one of the best long-term investment opportunities out there, and it looks particularly alluring right now.
Since many low-quality, high-beta companies have "rallied too much," Mr. Rady is currently looking for overvalued firms to short.
The upside of nearly two decades of mounting levels of government and consumer debt is a solid foundation for a secular run by consumer staple companies, according to Ralph Shive, manager of the $1.5 billion Wasatch-1st Source Income Equity Fund Ticker:(FMEIX).
