Investments

Vanguard is preparing to offer a suite of exchange-traded funds in Canada, and the move is likely to set off a price war in a nation where fees have historically been high, according to reports.

Just when financial advisers were starting to feel comfortable again, comes news that some key indicators are heading south again.

Not only have investors lost faith in the stock market, but a substantial number say they will never invest in the stock market again, according to a survey released on Friday by Prudential Financial.

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High gas prices, the federal deficit and high unemployment are depressing investor confidence, an investor survey conducted by Gallup for Wells Fargo shows.

Could another dotcom bubble be on the horizon? Less than a month after social networking site LinkedIn blew up in its blockbuster initial public offering, online coupon seller Groupon filed its S-1 form with the SEC.

Gabelli SRI Green Fund looks to gain from shortages of commodities and resources and for clients who want an actively managed, environmentally conscious fund, this very small but fast-growing firm's portfolio may be a perfect fit.

Analysts who turned their back on Ultra Petroleum over the past year may be about to change their tune as the independent oil and natural gas company appears to be primed for some breakout growth and could very well be an acquisition target by a larger competitor.

For the first time in two years fixed annuity sales rose, according to the Beacon Research Fixed Annuity Premium Study released on Thursday.

linkedFA, a social networking web site designed specifically for financial professionals, announced a strategic relationship with Thomson Reuters, the New York-based business information service, to provide financial data to advisors using the social network.

Guggenheim Funds Distributors Inc. this week launched two new actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFS) that gives investors access to fixed income investment products with the flexibility and tax benefits of ETFs.

The pause in the increase in gas prices and a sense that the job market is improving help lift the RBC Consumer Outlook Index 3.8 points to 46.7 in June, up from 42.9 in May. This is the highest level it has ever been at since the financial crisis struck in September 2008.

T. Rowe Price has launched the T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund, in anticipation of those investors who would like to diversify away from the U.S. dollar.

Global X Funds has launched the Global X Farming ETF, an exchange-traded fund that focuses on companies involved in agricultural products, livestock operations and the manufacturing of farming equipment.

IndexIQ has launched the IQ Japan Mid Cap ETF, which it says is the first exchange-traded fund focused on Japanese mid-cap equities.

BlackRock's Bob Doll says despite short-term issues in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Japan, there are plenty of intriguing investing opportunities out there for those willing to go the distance.

A vast majority, 86%, of the 800 institutional investors and corporate executives surveyed for BNY Mellon believe there are significant opportunities for stock market growth. However, 58% think there are major downside risks preventing them from taking advantage of those opportunities, the survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, found.

A new era in retirement of the unprepared is dawning, as the West’s golden age of pensions comes to an end, according to a report from HSBC Insurance Holdings, “The Future of Retirement: The Power of Planning.”

Investors got downright defensive in next-to-last week of May, moving their money from stocks to bonds and money markets in response to persistent concerns about inflation and the debt crisis in Europe.

Putnam Investments has won a sub-advisor mandate for two fixed income funds from Mackenzie Investments with $1.75 billion in assets under management. The two funds are the Mackenzie Sentinel Corporate Bond Fund and Mackenzie Sentinel Registered North American Corporate Bond Fund.