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Focus. | Copyright Mark Wilson, Getty Images What would advisors do with an extra dollar? Most would put it towards growth opportunities, according to the 2015 Scottrade Advisor Services Study. This was the top answer among advisors of all...

Low oil prices boost refiners’ bottom lines.

With ETFs continuing to evolve to play a wide range of strategies in a portfolio, it’s worth considering how they might help.

We think that the first rate hike will be a ‘dovish hike’, as it will be accompanied with dovish guidance and an indication that any further rate hikes will be shallow.

Mario Tama/Getty Images There’s been a great deal of excitement in the past year over the legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide. But there are still a number of places where same-sex couples are barred from marrying without the invo...

Inflation once again will become a significant investment risk in the year ahead.

Spreads at odds with consumer sentiment

The world of finance has become nothing short of a centrally planned game, with policymakers driving asset markets as well as currencies.

It's not so mystical after all. Industry pundits and researchers have long debated whether it’s possible to predict market movements. In a new piece, Research Affiliates argues that you can. Co-founder and Vice Chairman Jason Hsu writes t...

A breakout’s coming but in which direction?