Equities

RIAs are putting clients on the sidelines as they expect global equities to slump into a bear market.

"Despite high valuations and markets being up over 100% since March 2020, we believe markets have more room to run," writes Candice Tse of Goldman Sachs.

It's been a mostly up year for stock investors.

Small companies, value stocks and foreign markets have been horrible performers in recent years, leaving them cheap and unloved — which is why they merit another look.

The historically robust mix has recently started posting short-term losses.

Individual investors, who reaped eye-popping returns that made some pros chuckle earlier this year, are facing a moment of reckoning.

When given ESG data, investors didn’t change their trading patterns.

The climate of late suggests bonds are losing their value as hedges.

Mega tech companies offer less room for growth and face more regulatory burdens, the strategist says.

The regulator recommends a close look at factors that prompt brokers to restrict customer trading, video-game-like features popularized by online trading platforms, short-selling and payment for order flow.

After a period of strong growth, analysts are divided over whether a recent downturn is a warning or opportunity.

Market watchers are tracking people’s movements through airports, subways and restaurants for clues to the US economic recovery.

Deep value managers appear poised to outperform as the country sheds challenges posed by the pandemic, writes Spencer Logan.

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Stock-market volatility is up as traders worry companies will have to boost wages to hire more workers.

An equity investment plan can help clients get over timing decisions, writes Don Bennyhoff.