Investment teams confront geopolitical shifts and evolving asset classes.
Hopes of an early end to conflict have faded.
Strategists suggest weaker demand could see bullion at $2,500.
A new survey of independent and national advisors unearths top concerns, diverging paths for real estate and private market investments, and how advisor experience matters in the push for alternatives adoption.
Strategists say the "unusual" decline, coming at a time when the dollar is weak, is part of a broader concerning trend of investors lightening their US asset exposure.
The number of active ETFs has more than doubled in the past five years.
The firm has also appointed Mike Downing and Sean Brennan as co-presidents to its US operations as it looks to proceed with an ambitious five-year growth plan.
The most bearish case laid out by the Canadian financial giant's analysts includes a "severe" inflation spike to 4%, zero earnings growth, and just two rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Some analysts see a $100 barrel scenario, other energy impacts.
Middle East tensions have sparked interest in options bets.
Fed will announce its latest decision Wednesday.
Traders are betting it has, despite geopolitical fears.
The NBA Hall of Famer and TNT broadcast analyst will resolve all allegations without admission of wrongdoing.
President Trump called Fed Chair Jerome Powell a "numbskull," creating more interest ahead of the next interest rate decision.
Oil up 13%, gold gains, equities fall as investors weigh intensified tension.
Risk-off sentiment driven by potential for things to get worse.
Tech titan knows it needs to stay relevant in the AI race.
Stock was down 5% Wednesday as details of the disaster emerged.
President also calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell a "numbskull."
The Jack Bogle-founded firm is looking to apply its famed dual-share class structure to actively managed strategies.
