In the world of financial market push-me-pull-you, there is nothing quite like the counterintuitive reality of market volatility, which is currently lower than it has been in years. Commonly dubbed the “fear index”, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) is languishing near its lowest point since 2007. If fear, as measured by volatility, is low, that's a good thing, right? Sort of.
Morningstar survey shows a quarter of advisers look to standard index benchmarks to evaluate 'liquid alts.'
On a major trading day, “passive” fund managers will be active traders as portfolios change.
Majority of investors are confident about picking products, others want help.
Executive branch wants to spur more impact investing by encouraging collaboration between government and private investors and improving regulations.
Bond uncertainty lifts 'unconstrained' alts funds as Janus introduces second new offering in space this year
In Jeffrey Gundlach's 'no normal' world, the aging U.S. population means Treasuries can't lose.
A panel of experts weighs in on how much clients should ideally have invested in noncorrelated assets.
A growing number of portfolio managers, including DoubleLine Capital's Jeffrey Gundlach, are re-evaluating their forecasts for rising yields as Treasuries recorded their best annual start since 2008.
For star bond manager Jeffrey Gundlach, the U.S. housing recovery isn't very rosy and so he's avoiding subprime debt despite its big rally in 2013.
Says adviser is lowballing American Spectrum.
Helps fee-only planners meet CFP Board definition prohibiting such affiliation with firms that charge commissions
Performance history indicates that all the attention around IPOs means regular investors need to exercise extra caution.
Initial public offerings are hot, but hot items can be too hot to handle and burn the unwary.
The broker-dealer saw its shares dip again on Thursday after it lowered the price of its secondary offering. That follows a 37% decline in the company's share price in the past month. Investors, however, could stand to benefit. Bruce Kelly has the story.
Between <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140529/FREE/140529913">RCAP's stock offering</a> and real estate firm's executive comp plan, Nicholas Schorsch and his team could enjoy a multimillion-dollar payday.
Just because the mutual fund industry has been flooding the market with nontraditional bond funds is no reason to jump blindly into the space, according to Eric Jacobson, senior fund analyst and co-head of fixed income at Morningstar Inc.
Buyers of junk bonds are retreating to the market's more obscure securities as the rise of exchange- traded funds fuels concern that such fast-moving cash is exacerbating price swings.
In stunning turnaround, the noted real estate investor gets $1.07 million for his shares in disputed REIT, ending a <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20131029/FREE/131029892"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">proxy fight</a>. But the story's not over. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20130120/REG/301209971"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tony Thompson's hard times</a>)</i>
Noted real estate investor Tony Thompson, enmeshed in a proxy fight for control over a nontraded real estate investment trust he launched in 2009 but was ousted from in August, is fighting back.
