Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
U.S. stocks rise as corporate deals, economic data offset Iraq
By Jacob Barach and Callie BostU.S. stocks rose, in part due to data showing a faster-than-forecast rise in industrial output.
June 09, 2014
Smart advisors: Seeking dividend safetyDividend safety is a top concern for retirees. Are you making sure your clients are covered?
June 09, 2014
We’re Not in a Stock Bubble: BlackRock’s KoesterichHowever, BlackRocks chief investment strategist says stocks are at the upper end of their historic range.
June 08, 2014
Why Stocks Are at a ‘Permanently High Plateau’There are some serious factors that are driving todays all-time highs.
June 02, 2014
The Trick to Making Better PredictionsLearn these three techniques and you can outperform the big, bold forecasters of today, Barry Ritholtz says in a Bloomberg View blog.
June 02, 2014
Stocks? Bonds? And the Winner Is...: Searching for Alpha for June 2014In a year of surprises for investors and their advisors, so far the sum of the parts is exceeding the whole.
May 30, 2014
Which Is the Smartest Smart Beta: Equal or Fundamental Weighting?Research Affiliates weighs in on the alternative indexing debate among smart-beta proponents.
May 28, 2014
U.S. stocks drop, ending 4-day winning streakConsumer-discretionary stocks fell 0.4 percent for the worst performance among the 10 main S&P 500 industries.