It makes little sense to pay for active management that is not pulling its weight. Here’s how to tell if a manager is hewing too close to an index.

Carl Icahn's got company. | Copyright Michael Nagle, Getty Images Following the likes of Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb, fund managers who have achieved high returns by rattling the cages of corporate CEOs and boardroom members to c...

Happy consumers are typically employed, and the basis for a robust and diverse labor force is based not only on a solid educational framework but also a consistently healthy courtship between job seekers and employers.

Take a breath. Investors’ risk appetite may not yet be piqued.

In his latest investment outlook, Bill Gross, portfolio manager at Janus Capital Group, tells bond investors how they can stay out of the doghouse, so to speak, when it comes to negative interest rates around the world. Negative yielding notes ...

The pool of victims active managers need to exploit—the sheep that are to be sheared—is shrinking. Unless you’re Warren Buffett, the winning strategy is to not play.

Unconstrained bond funds are growing in popularity, mainly due to low interest rates and their ability to invest in a broad range of assets. But there are some downfalls as well, namely risks related to credit quality, currency fluctuations and...