Large institutional traders around the world are concerned about the impact that high-frequency trading has on the equity markets, according to a new survey of traders at 630 institutional asset management firms.
Jeremy Grantham, chief investment strategist at Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co., said the Federal Reserve's attempt to boost the economy could push U.S. stocks to a level where they will be “dangerously overpriced.”
Dale Harvey of Poplar Forest Partners prefers cheap and out-of-favor stocks
When the federal government starts weaning the economy off the various stimulus programs put in place after the financial crisis, one fund manager believes high-quality growth stocks once again will start leading the market.
There is renewed life and strong momentum in the IPO market, but investors should not ignore some fundamental realities and patterns that newly public stocks tend to follow, according to Josef Schuster, manager of the Direxion Long/Short Global IPO Fund Ticker:(DXIIX).
When will Mark Zuckerberg be ringing the bell as investors clamor for his company's stock? <i>InvestmentNews'</i> Evan Cooper has an idea.
<i>The following is the weekly commentary of Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial, for the week of February 28, 2011. For more, <a href=http://lplfinancial.lpl.com/Documents/ResearchPublications/Weekly_Market_Commentary.pdf> click here.</a></i>
Economic pressures are still negative, and sentiment is once again bullish enough to define an "overvalued, overbought, overbullish" condition.
If nothing else, market conditions over the past few years have proved that most investors tend to overestimate their true risk tolerance wildly
As Pimco takes over the distribution of all its funds and expands its equity fund lineup, it plans to cut expense ratios and arm financial advisers with more research and access to its investment managers
Confidence hits highest level in a decade, Merrill study reveals; 67% now overweighting equities
From Black Friday door-buster specials on flat-panel TVs to stocking stuffers like MP3 players and e-book readers, shopping for electronics has become as synonymous with the holiday shopping season as decorating Christmas trees
Investing in North American oil producers and even biotechnology companies are some of the ways to hedge the political unrest in Egypt, according to Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners LP, a $500 million hedge fund shop.
Gold retained its luster, pipelines flowed and real estate provided a strong foundation for leading equity managers during the 12-month period ended Sept. 30, according to the Morningstar database
Blackstone Group LP's Byron Wien, who called the bottom for U.S. stocks in 2010 while failing to predict the ensuing rally, said economic growth and 10-year Treasury yields will approach 5 percent this year and gold will surge above $1,600 an ounce.
The initial public offering market is alive and well, surging to its highest level since 2007, according to a report from Ernst & Young LP released today.
Stocks unpopular with Wall Street up 165% since March 2009
Investment opportunities in the health care sector have begun to take shape following the passage of the sweeping reform legislation last week.
A recovering economy is laying the foundation for a rally in large-cap stocks, according to Philip Tasho, chief executive and chief investment offer at Tamro Capital Partners LLC, a $1.3 billion asset management firm.
Smaller U.S. companies are rallying the most since 2003 relative to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a sign to BlackRock Inc. and JPMorgan Funds that the economy will strengthen and spur a third year of gains for investors.
