Global investing

It’s often hard to know just what is driving investor decisions.

BlackRock will see the largest reduction to its workforce since 2016.

U.S. investors normally do a very superficial analysis when considering exposure to the country, an executive said.

Climate change could cause economic damage that threatens their holdings.

The Global Income Fund slashed its equities exposure by nearly a third in October and moved part of the proceeds into U.S. and European high-yield debt.

There’s now a way to measure whether these products do what they promise.

As some investors flee emerging markets, others see deals. Here’s what advisors should know.

Nobel laureate Robert Shiller says these products could offer both investors and issuers a number of real advantages.

When it comes to fixed-income evaluations, differentiating rhetoric from policy is key.

The declines, he says, were the result of a widening gap between U.S. and German bond yields triggered by the crisis in the eurozone.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Commodities, which boomed before the crash, weighed heavily on returns the past 10 years.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.