by Maury Fertig
A tiny corner of the U.S. securities market, closed-end funds often are oversold during downturns but actually provide reliable indicators of their true intrinsic value.
by Dow Jones
(Dow Jones) Moody's Corp. plans to replace its AAA ratings for money-market
mutual funds with a more-detailed grading system, but some in the fund
industry give the idea low marks.
U.S. Bancorp and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. may lead the biggest
boom in bank takeovers since 2007, and this time, the largest lenders
can only sit and watch.
More U.S. stocks are paying dividends that exceed bond yields than any
time in at least 15 years as profits rise at the fastest pace in two
decades.
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro says her agency may
impose new rules on high-frequency traders after lawmakers and investors
questioned whether such traders sparked the May 6 plunge.
by
Evan Simonoff
The pioneering academic uncovers some remarkable trends regarding illiquid equities.
by Andrew Gluck
Financial advisors urgently need improved tools for coping with the economic mess we're in. What's to be done?
by Bruce W. Fraser
Momentum seems to favor small-cap stocks over their large-cap counterparts.
by Alan Lavine
But advisors wrestle with issues surrounding the metal.
by Marla Brill
The Forward Select Income Fund looks to high-yield REIT preferred stock for income.
by Paul R. Sanford
Individual investors have a host of other issues to consider that put them in a different position than Yale's David Swensen.
by Don Schreiber Jr.
Now is the time for advisors and investors to rethink conventional buy and hold-growth-stock focused approaches.
The market is falling, the market is falling! So says an esoteric market timing gauge known as the Hindenburg Omen. But is it reliable?
The appointment of a new mutual fund "czar" could influence key issues in the fund industry.
Professional investors still see
longer-term value in buying equities. The difference is, "buy and hold"
has evolved into "wait, buy and wait."
The investing world's current darlings, ETFs, get no love from 401(k) plans. Many advisors say the problem is simple: ETFs just aren't a good match for 401(k)s.
by James Picerno
Financial innovation is under fire. Failing to beat the market is only one reason.
by Marla Brill
Were ETFs victims or culprits that day, when they were jolted more than other kinds of equities?
by John Graves
As advisors, we should avoid forecasts and look for good companies with strong free cash flow and sustainable dividends.
