Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
Jeremy Siegel: Dow 20,000, Here We Come
By Bernice NapachIndex will hit 20,000 as early as year-end, boosted by low interest rates and expectations that the Fed won't hike rates soon, Siegel says.
March 20, 2015
March Madness: Kleintop’s Sweet 16 Bracket for the Stock MarketMaking stock market predictions can be as challenging as forecasting basketball tournament winners, Schwab's Kleintop says, but here are the factors he sees playing hardest.
March 03, 2015
7 Smart Beta Questions, AnsweredResearch Affiliates' Jason Hsu explains what alternative indexing means, how it differs from traditional investing, and why it might be smart to get some.
March 02, 2015
Ibbotson Shares Results for Target Dates, Asset GroupsDuring the final quarter of 2014 the average target-date fund gained 1.7%, trailing both the S&P 500 (4.9%) and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index…
March 02, 2015
Will 2015 Be Gold's Year?A volatile beginning to 2015 is helping gold to regain some of its mojo. The U.S. stock market got off to a shaky start in January, and instability in…
February 09, 2015
Finding Investing Alpha by Selective Stock PickingWhy I'm beginning to use some selective stock picking (think energy company Halliburton) to deliver alpha for clients, carefully following the wisdom of Benjamin Graham.
February 02, 2015
Tell Your Clients: Stocks Won’t Go Up ForeverThe human brain is naturally wired to want to invest more in top performing assets and to pull out of assets that have performed badly.
January 31, 2015
Momentum Stocks Stay in VogueThe sectors that are hot right now suggest that investors are still happy to take risks.