Traders don't believe that Congress is foolish enough to allow a default.
High-quality companies can be found outside the US, and often at cheaper prices.
Reaching for yield during inversions misses the bigger driver of total return.
The danger with lending for longer is that when interest rates rise, bonds decline in value.
The answer often depends on where you look, and there's a divergence now across growth and value and US and foreign equities.
A shaky market and an old-fashioned bank run have given rise to scaremongers and product peddlers.
These funds bet against individual stocks or amplify their daily moves or both.
Deep selloffs end eventually, but no one can predict when, so it's a mistake to put off investing or to pull money out.
Although the Nasdaq Composite Index has dropped about 30% since it peaked in November, it hasn't reached the bargain bin.