In recent years, investors increasingly use exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the short end of their... Read More

In recent years, investors increasingly use exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the short end of their portfolio. Shorting these funds provides an easy way to hedge a portfolio managers’ position... Read More

The past few years have been cruel to gold, a casualty of a relentless bull market in stocks and,... Read More

The past few years have been cruel to gold, a casualty of a relentless bull market in stocks and, more recently, the U.S. dollar. Since October 2013, the price has plunged from nearly $1,800 an ounce... Read More

  In recent weeks, bullish optimism and a resilient market have given investors a bit of a... Read More

  In recent weeks, bullish optimism and a resilient market have given investors a bit of a reprieve from rising levels of volatility. But don’t get too comfortable. The next spike in... Read More

  The European Central Bank’s (ECB) recent announcement of a huge bond-buying program... Read More

  The European Central Bank’s (ECB) recent announcement of a huge bond-buying program has made investors understandably giddy. The move could help jumpstart Europe’s flagging... Read More

Thanks to the sharp pullback in bond yields in recent months, focus is shifting back to their... Read More

Thanks to the sharp pullback in bond yields in recent months, focus is shifting back to their counterpart in the equities sphere: dividend stocks. Investors can now choose from solid, yet... Read More

Merriam-Webster defines inertia as the “lack of movement or activity especially when movement... Read More

Merriam-Webster defines inertia as the “lack of movement or activity especially when movement or activity is wanted or needed.” Inertia explains why most investors still have a large... Read More

In an era of ultra-low interest rates, stocks continue to be the obvious choice for most investors.... Read More

In an era of ultra-low interest rates, stocks continue to be the obvious choice for most investors. But is that approach wise?   Even as stocks continually post new highs (and... Read More

Among the highlights of 2014 was the blockbuster $25 billion initial public offering for Alibaba... Read More

Among the highlights of 2014 was the blockbuster $25 billion initial public offering for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (Nasdaq: BABA), which may rank as the biggest deal ever for some time to come.... Read More

Some situations, no matter how bad, are so enduring they’ve almost become accepted as a... Read More

Some situations, no matter how bad, are so enduring they’ve almost become accepted as a normal part of the global political and economic landscape. I mean, can anyone remember a time when there... Read More

Roughly a month ago, meteorologists began warning that the Eastern United States was headed for... Read More

Roughly a month ago, meteorologists began warning that the Eastern United States was headed for another brutally cold winter. It was the kind of story that many saw as “click-bait,” enticing... Read More