Famed economist Andrew Smithers says cash-rich corporations will soon step in and start buying back their shares, boosting stock prices. But he also believes equities are way overvalued. His advice? Wait for a 10% rise in prices, then sell.
Spider Gold Trust surpasses bellwether in market cap; 'portfolio antidote for the global financial crisis'
Carl Icahn said to have made $100M shorting the S&P 500
Aging baby boomers may hold down U.S. stock values for the next two decades as they sell their investments to finance retirement, according to a paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Is the sky falling? No, just stock prices, which seem to be more sensitive to news headlines than in anytime in recent memory. Indeed, experts see a huge disconnect between the market sell-off and what's really going on in the economy. It's 'sell first and ask questions later,' says one portfolio manager.
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.
As all eyes focused on the equity markets, one easily overlooked development yesterday was the Treasury's 30-year bond auction. Guess which player didn't take part?
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.
The stock market's <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110804/FREE/110809935>slide in the last two weeks</a> is being embraced as a “selective” buying opportunity by Melissa Chadwick-Dunn, part of the four-person team managing the RS Small Cap Growth Fund Ticker:(RSEGX).
Hatteras fund is smoothing out jags in the market; outperforming S&P 500 and benchmark
Looking well past the current headlines coming out of Washington helps provide a certain level of calm to Randy Dishmon, manager of the Oppenheimber Global Value Fund Ticker:(GLVAX).
It's an exciting time in our industry as we move into the era of social communications and online networking
Fund firm says staying the course works; investors' resolve tested sorely this week
The domestic-equity markets were extremely volatile during the second quarter, particularly in June.
In the wake of last week's fear-inducing market tumult, small and midsize broker-dealers are bracing for reduced trading volumes in the months ahead, which will squeeze already tight margins and could push some out of business.
In the wake of the <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110804/FREE/110809928>worst one-day stock market decline since 2008</a>, analysts and advisers are mixed on where the markets and economy go from here. But one thing is certain: Brace yourself for increased volatility
Clear explanation will help ease fears, says analyst; still, some clients reluctant to pay for advice
The major lobbying group for large broker-dealers last week urged the SEC to develop a new fiduciary standard that could change from customer to customer and which would be spelled out at the start of an adviser-client relationship
