Equities

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.

Filmmakers use the phrase “Narrative Is Everything” to emphasize the importance of storytelling to their craft. They understand how a good storyline communicates to the viewer, draws them in and makes them root for the protagonist. Without a good narrative, even the best casts inhabiting the most wonderful characters risk failing to entertain. Great narratives can terrify you, warm your heart, or compel your attention.

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.

The stock exchange has said it will end trading in shares of certain China-based companies, thanks to a long-running accounting dispute, writes Earl Carr.

Blank-check companies are gaining prominence with celebrity sponsors, but costs can be opaque.

Companies with a high level of intellectual capital tend to be less cyclical and that capital -- patents, trademarks, ideas -- gives them a bigger moat to defend against competitors.

The benefit is becoming more popular now that it can be offered and managed digitally.

A 50% allocation to equities for someone in their 60s still leaves someone with a lot of risk right before retirement, writes Jared Dillian.

It's helpful to recognize that there are both policy implications and behavioral implications of elections, and that these have completely distinct market consequences.

Average portfolios tend to be traditional and helped stabilize markets during the COVID-19 crash, new research shows.

A State Street fund avoiding crude holdings has beaten the S&P 500 by 3.6 percentage points since its inception, generating an annual return of 12.9%.