Investments

While U.S. stocks have spent long stretches of the past six years rallying without the help of fresh mutual fund money, Bank of America and Exane BNP Paribas say the withdrawals show rising concern as the Federal Reserve weighs raising interest rates.

Retirement investors could post attractive returns amid high interest rates with high quality intermediate-term bonds: Plus, top mutual funds for 401(k) retirement savings.

A recent rule change has enhanced the appeal of these products. Here's what advisors need to know.

Advisors see buying opportunities, but recent volatility has left clients hesitant to up allocations.

Building a successful asset management firm is difficult. That's not an earth-shattering statement given that most firms fail to meet their expectations for asset growth. And yet each year, hundreds of firms plunge into investment management believing they have something to offer that will drive investor acceptance and success for their business.

The Nasdaq Stock Market has always been associated with cutting edge technology, whether it be for the companies it lists or the systems used to match buyers and sellers on the first all-electronic exchange.

Four investments clients can make completely tax-free; Plus, how the mega-rich avoid paying taxes.

Gen Xers can save in their 401(k) plans for a longer period of time compared with baby boomers, and can expect higher tax-deferred investment growth; Plus, the best and worst states for retirement.

Stock pickers have remained largely anonymous to the larger public despite a six-year rally that produced some outstanding funds. They've been overtaken by bond legends and hedge fund managers.

Janus Capital Group Inc., the firm that hired bond legend Bill Gross in September, said profit rose 46% in the first quarter as the market rally lifted assets and its funds attracted new money.

Target date funds charge higher fees and don't perform well during a financial crisis; Plus, three great freebies for retirees.

The case complaint is the latest to portray America’s all-electronic stock market as vulnerable to predators with software.

After years of low interest rates and rising stock markets, once-conservative strategies might actually be putting investors in risky situations. Here's where some income investors are going wrong.

Striking a balance between the emerging and traditional realms of investing is where Motif Investing sees its niche, says its co-founder and CEO Hardeep Walia.

Future retirees whose non-Social Security income exceeds $80,000 would see benefit cuts under a proposal by the New Jersey governor; Plus, why Roth IRA tax tricks won't rescue an investor's retirement.

Most stock investors would be thrilled with an 80% return in the past year. For those who bought BlackRock Inc.’s flagship ETF for mainland Chinese shares, however, it’s akin to getting shortchanged.

Gold's traditional role as a store of wealth has been usurped by contemporary art and apartments in cities such as New York and London, according to Laurence D. Fink, head of the world’s biggest asset manager.

There are a number of steps traditional mutual funds and ETF providers can perform to take advantage of a surge in automated investing.

BlackRock agreed to pay $12 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that it failed to disclose a conflict of interest of a top portfolio manager.

Because the various fund sponsors report data inconsistently and often with delays, it's hard to get a clean comparison between rival offerings.