Understanding the relationship between competitive forces and a firm’s economic performance—and valuation—over time.

There’s very little variety for U.S. households in dealing with their financial investments.

Are these patterns a good roadmap?

A 20 percent market gain must discount something—a lot.

The VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term exchange-traded note, ticker XIV, which lets investors bet on continued low volatility, fell as much as 4.5 percent Thursday, after closing at a record high the day before.

BlackRock gets investors in with low fees on basic products, hoping to keep them once they want something more complex -- and expensive.

Market makers are stepping away from providing early funding, forcing issuers to get creative in seeking seed capital.

Here is a survey of the darkening investment landscape painted by banks and asset managers.