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How Could J.P. Morgan Deliver Stocks and Bonds Cheaper Than Today’s Industry?
By Gil WeinreichWhile the Occupy Wall Street movement regards Wall Street greed as the reason for all the money sloshing around lower Manhattan, new academic research suggests that todays huge appetite for trading may explain the financial industrys large size.
December 01, 2011
Is a December Rally Likely?—Searching for Alpha for December 2011The central bank-inspired rally may very well continue up through the end of 2011.
November 28, 2011
Stocks Soar After Big Holiday Shopping WeekendA strong start to the U.S. shopping season and fresh proposals for a far-reaching solution to Europe's debt crisis sent stocks sharply higher Monday.
November 23, 2011
Dividend TroubleIn the third quarter, an unusual situation arose in U.S. financial markets: dividend yield on stocks surpassed the interest rate on the 10-year Treasury bond. While some technical analysts saw this as a strong buy signal, and the market did subsequently rally, the real explanation is probably far less favorable...
November 14, 2011
Vanguard Expert: Dividend-Paying Stocks ‘Are Not Bonds’As investors look to dividend-paying stocks for yields, an economist with Vanguard cautions them against substituting such investments for lower-volatility vehicles, like bonds
November 01, 2011
Is There Still a Payoff for the Quality Premium in Stocks? An AnalysisPrima looks at the data to shed light in the high quality vs. low quality stocks investing debate, and comes to a conclusion.
October 26, 2011
Crisis or Not, European Notes LaunchDespite increasing credit risk to European banks, some firms introduced exchange-traded notes (ETNs). ETNs are debt obligations tied to the performance of an index, currency or commodity.
October 24, 2011
Terrance Odean on How Regret Drives Investor BehaviorIf theres one emotion that stands out as playing a major role in peoples investment behavior, it would be regret.