Stocks are being driven by a hope trifecta related to liquidity, growth and inflation.

A quarter-point rate hike to a range of 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent is practically a foregone conclusion.

Some things you might have overlooked amid the all-time highs in the markets.

Investors poured $1.12 billion in to passive funds that track emerging market stocks last week.

Bond market selloff may accelerate as rates rise.

Economic data continue to beat forecasts.

Alpha: A rare and shiny commodity

Answering the question of the great white whale of finance.

Matt Hougan of Inside ETFs speaks with Ritholtz on the behavioral biases of investors, the need for flesh-and-blood advisors and why lowering fees for “well-behaved” clients makes sense.

For every 10-percentage-point increase in the percentage of firms’ outside board members who are women there is a 1.67-percentage-point rise in the dividend payout ratio.