The U.S. Federal Reserve cleared the way for a relief rally in the stock market Wednesday with its Monetary Policy Statement release. Despite removing its cautionary language - namely the word "patient" - it added enough new cautionary discussion...

Most of the major U.S. stock indices hit all-time highs recently. The Dow reached 18,288.63, the S&P 2117.39 - both of them records. But there's one that didn't quite break its high from 15 years ago… the Nasdaq.This leads us to one of...

“Cash-and-carry” provides clues

Six months after Alibaba’s IPO, the shares are down more than 29 percent from their November high.

When a "dovish" Fed speaks, investors bid up equities. Although the Fed removed the word "patient" from its mantra in the latest round of Fed speak and with regard to the FOMC's decision to maintain the current interest...

As investors can hardly assess (let alone avoid) the potential “pitfalls” of currency exposure, they should, instead, embrace the inherent benefits.

The Bull Market turned six last week and what an incredible six years it has been. From the depths of despair in March 2009, the S&P 500 (SPY) has more than tripled in one of the greatest six year bull market runs in history. At an...

We've all had that perfect day - muted wind, mild temperatures, and a blue sky without a cloud in sight - yet couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. By the next morning, a storm raged outside and all vestiges of sunshine and...

Managed investment solutions are on the rise. | urfinguss/iStock/Thinkstock Assets in managed accounts, such as rep-as-portfolio manager programs, unified managed accounts and mutual fund advisory programs, passed $4 trillion at the end of...