Markets and indexes

Advisers and experts offer insights about the changes and issues the industry will face next year.

Markets registered moves that are supposed to be incredibly rare.

"This has caught a lot of people off guard. We're all very surprised," said Karl Goody, a private wealth manager at Shaw and Partners.

By noting the market performance under past U.S. presidents, the importance of this key economic measure is brought to the fore.

History shows the winning party and their policies will have minimal impact on returns.

A look at how clients may be overreacting to fluctuations.

Wide adoption by global money managers and ETFs could set off a new wave of buying, according to Morningstar.

Here's why the chief U.S. equity strategist at the wirehouse is optimistic about the index.

First time since heady days of 1999 that all three major stock benchmarks hit high marks on the same day.

While the value of broad diversification becomes evident over 15 to 20 years, its virtues will often be noticeable even over shorter time frames.