It is tempting to declare the recent rally in financial shares, and the market in general, the real deal. After all, some formerly bearish (and respected) analysts believe the upswing indicates a real turn in the markets, or, at least, is likely...
Some classic growth funds are moving toward the value box—out of necessity. Should you dump a fund that modifies its approach?
Challenges to conventional investment wisdom abound these days. Now Jim Rogers says diversification is garbage—stick with what you know, pick the right basket, put all your eggs in that baby and let it ride.
Losses beget redemptions, which can beget more losses—and more redemptions
Not every fund is suffering huge cash outflows
When everything is overvalued, chucking whole asset classes is not the same thing as market timing
Talk about going from bad to worse. To optimistic insiders who bought shares of their own banking companies over the last 12 months, the stocks must have felt like falling knives. Indeed, the entire financial system seems to be falling apart so...
All eyes are on the stock market's gyrations and its impact on retirement plans. Bear markets are a vexing problem for retirees, of course, but that's not the real issue. The coming retirement crisis is worse than a simple bear market cycle. Just...
Merrill Lynch reported its fifth straight quarterly loss today.
Citigroup reported a $2.8 billion loss for the third quarter—it’s forth in a row— as the firm announced more than $13.2 billion in charges related largely to its mortgage portfolio.
