Investment Strategies
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Earnings Season: The End of the Cycle Is Not Here … Yet
By Karolina NoculakQuarterly earnings have been better than expected, but long-term investors need to see real profit growth if stock gains are to last.
August 12, 2019
Bank Carnage Has Investors Exiting ETFs at Fastest Pace This YearXLF sees eight days of outflows, totaling about $3 billion; industry hurt by lower rates and flattening yield curve.
August 06, 2019
Have We Hit a Soft Patch, or Are We Marching to Recession?The positive trends that have driven up stocks are starting to show cracks.
August 05, 2019
Is a US Recession Coming? Yield Curve Sounds Loudest Warning Since 2007The inversion of the yield curve is at its most extreme since the financial crisis.
August 05, 2019
Are Active ETFs a Threat to Mutual Funds?New ETF structures bring some of the benefits of mutual funds with lower costs, but they aren't always the best choice.
August 05, 2019
Trump Is the Biggest Risk to the US Economy: Zandi"I don't see this ending gracefully," said Moody's Analytics chief economist days before U.S. stocks posted their biggest one-day loss this year.
August 01, 2019
6 Signs Market Uncertainty Is Here to StayMorningstar's quantitative research looked at key market measurements for insight into the rest of the year.