Investment

Exchange-traded funds had a big year in 2014, but the real stand out products with institutional investors were those based on an alternatively weighted index, or “smart beta," according to a new study by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management. ...

European banks face the same structural challenges that have crippled Japanese banking stocks for the past 20-plus years, setting a hazardous value trap.

Technically, there’s still room for further gains.

Man vs. Machine In the ongoing debate about robo-advisors, one argument that technology detractors like to fall back on is that an algorithm can’t provide the same service as a flesh-and-blood advisor. MarketWatch decided to put that idea ...

(Reuters) - Sections of the U.S. financial system that may be vulnerable to investor panic are raising concerns inside the Federal Reserve, as policymakers preparing for the first interest-rate hike in nearly a decade seek to ensure that the...

(Reuters) - State Street, which sold the first exchange-traded fund in 1993, is falling flat in its bid to win back market share in the ETF industry by wooing advisers to retail investors, with many advisers saying the bank doesn't do enough...

Too many cooks? | designaart/iStock/Thinkstock If you have some eggs about to expire, or a car that has problems, you can turn to an online community to find some solutions. But what if you have a financial issue, like what to do with a wi...