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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.

By Bloomberg
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

By Nir Kaissar
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Jeff Benjamin
With money on their minds, Generation Z is ready to invest
INVESTING OPINION JUL 25, 2018
With money on their minds, Generation Z is ready to invest

This generation is in the best position to invest in stocks because of their youth

By Andrew Kirillov
Judge dismisses amended complaint in Wells Fargo stock-drop case
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 24, 2018
Judge dismisses amended complaint in Wells Fargo stock-drop case

Suit involved decline in price of company stock held in the 401(k) plan after regulators fined Wells.

By Robert Steyer
Focus Financial raises goal for IPO to $600 million
INVESTING RIAS JUL 17, 2018
Focus Financial raises goal for IPO to $600 million

Company's revised goal from $100 million could be a sign RIA valuations are rising.

By Jeff Benjamin
Recency bias: A big risk to your clients this summer
INVESTING OPINION JUL 10, 2018
Recency bias: A big risk to your clients this summer

With market volatility picking up in 2018, explain to clients that markets aren't serially correlated and shouldn't inspire fear or actions that jeopardize long-term goals

By Damian Ornani
Best-performing sectors this earnings season most at risk from trade war
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 09, 2018
Best-performing sectors this earnings season most at risk from trade war

Tech, energy and materials stocks have the highest profit forecasts — and the most overseas sales.

By Bloomberg
Barclays joins Morgan Stanley in questioning small-cap rally
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 09, 2018
Barclays joins Morgan Stanley in questioning small-cap rally

Myth that smaller companies are better positioned to weather global trade war one reason cited for caution.

By Bloomberg
Earnings season is approaching, but all stocks care about is a trade war
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 05, 2018
Earnings season is approaching, but all stocks care about is a trade war

The S&P 500 gained just 2.9% in Q2, even as profits grew seven times as fast

By Bloomberg
Trade war could harm Americans' retirement savings
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2018
Trade war could harm Americans' retirement savings

Concerns of tariffs disrupting overseas earnings continues to brew.

By Stephen Gandel
Strategists see a blowout second half
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 02, 2018
Strategists see a blowout second half

Investors have pulled $24 billion out of U.S. equity funds in the past week

By Bloomberg
Volatile trading in first half upends expectations
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2018
Volatile trading in first half upends expectations

Emerging-market stocks are the biggest loser so far thjs year, followed by emerging-market and euro-denominated debt.

By Bloomberg
Small caps are losing their immunity to trade jitters
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2018
Small caps are losing their immunity to trade jitters

Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks has underperformed global equities three days in a row

By Bloomberg
Momentum stocks set for more pain as quarter ends
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 26, 2018
Momentum stocks set for more pain as quarter ends

Given recent declines, quantitative risk models are likely to send a sell signal, leading to additional losses, analyst says.

By Bloomberg
Advisers still think ESG strategies underperform
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2018
Advisers still think ESG strategies underperform

Concerns about such investments' performance persist despite mounting evidence to the contrary

By John Waggoner
Stocks sell off on escalating trade jitters
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2018
Stocks sell off on escalating trade jitters

Market trims losses after National Trade Council director Peter Navarro calms concerns about a trade war.

By Bloomberg
Walgreens to replace GE on the Dow
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 21, 2018
Walgreens to replace GE on the Dow

General Electric was the last original Dow member, a spot it held for more than 100 years.

By Bloomberg