Pessimism about U.S. stocks among 120 investment newsletter writers increased the most since July 2007, a bullish signal to analysts who track investor sentiment as a contrarian indicator of share performance.
Is it time to move back into equities? Insiders are buying for the first time since March 2009, said Blackstone Group's Byron Wien, who predicted on Jan. 3 that 10-year Treasury yields and economic growth will approach 5% this year--usually a good sign.
A new exchange-traded fund from Emerging Global Advisors is putting the emerging back into emerging-markets exposure, and it shows.
The large inflows into WisdomTree's Asia local-debt fund speaks volumes about investor enthusiasm for U.S. stocks and Treasuries
Adviser Jim Ehrenkrook believes that investing in oil and gas is crucial to clients' portfolio performance
After driving into a ditch during the worldwide economic meltdown, commercial real estate has taken to the comeback trail way too quickly and could end up crashing again, real estate veterans warn
Stomach-turning global volatility has bolstered demand for certain alternative exchange-traded products used by institutions to hedge their portfolios or make directional bets quickly in order to profit from market instability
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said last week that some of its clients experienced issues with electronic trades after the company integrated its Thinkorswim options broker the previous weekend
AAA corporate issuers forced to pay higher rates than downgraded U.S. government; Treasuries still 'risk-free benchmark'
Variable annuities with lifetime income guarantees are hot as a pistol, as investors look to steer clear of an unpredictable -- and tempestuous -- stock market
TD Ameritrade Inc. wants financial advisers who hold assets in custody at the firm to do more options trading, using its thinkorswim options-trading platform
With growth slowing and the industry consolidating around him, optionsXpress Holdings Inc. chief executive David Fisher is ready to sell
Warren E. Buffett's determination that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) shares are cheap enough to buy back may mean that the S&P 500 also is a bargain.
Reynolds Blue Chip Growth returned nearly 40% over the past year; only $260M in assets
First net inflows into equity funds in four months; the price is right
Sees relative yields widening in due time; 'something looks broken' in corporate debt market
Spider Gold Trust surpasses bellwether in market cap; 'portfolio antidote for the global financial crisis'
U.S. and European stocks rose, erasing all of last week's losses for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as companies announced $26.9 billion in global deals after equities traded near their cheapest relative to earnings since 2009.
While institutions have been moving money out of riskier assets and into safe havens — including, remarkably, Treasuries — retail investors have been bailing out of U.S. government debt.
