These days, it’s a fractious White House fomenting global political risk that for a decade had emanated from Europe.

Financial advisors must be vigilant in educating their clients about the risks present in stock and bond markets.

The S&P 500 Index gained less than 0.1 percent over the second-quarter earnings season, the second-worst performance in 4 1/2 years.

The fund gained 6.8 percent on commodities, equities and currencies.

The market's four highest performing tech companies have earned their own monicker and our attention.

There are two primary reasons for the protracted decline in both implied and realized volatility.

A 'melt down' scenario is somehow easier to visualize and rationalize than a 'melt up' scenario.

Looking at fund flows, the preference for bonds over stocks is clear. It's a vote on broad economic confidence, inflation and risk tolerance, says Informa's David Ader.

Investors largely reverse flows from the prior week but interest perked for telecoms and industrials

Summertime fervor continued into the normally sleepy month of August