Investments

Don't be fooled by its sparkle; gold is more risk than reward.

Mutual and exchange-traded funds are well-positioned for rising interest rates because most of their fixed income holdings are in short-term government bonds, according to Morningstar Inc.

Firm's partners say they wanted 'control of our destiny -- we wanted to own our own equity.'

Gold held losses after a two-day drop on expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to taper stimulus in the U.S. and as holdings in the largest exchange-traded fund shrank by the most in two months.

ETFs and mutual funds are well-positioned for rising interest rates because they have most of their fixed income holdings in short-term government bonds, according to Morningstar Inc.

While traditional active management is likely to continue to be "the core" of asset management, passive and alternative strategies are on track for faster growth, according to PwC's new report.

Over the past few years, one of the fastest-growing segments of the registered mutual fund industry has been in the alternatives space, with "alternatives" being something of a catch-all term for funds focusing on non-traditional asset classes or strategies that had previously been the domain of institutional investors and hedge funds. The number of these funds has skyrocketed, driven in large part by strong demand from retail investors and advisors for investment strategies that offer less correlation to the broad equity and bond markets.

The transformation of fee and distribution models that asset managers must address to compete are some of the primary game-changers impacting mutual fund and ETFs.

A Missouri agency plans to offer municipal bonds to fund renovations around St. Louis’s Gateway Arch and the courthouse that held the Dred Scott trial.

Investors may almost triple the amount of capital they put into hedge funds this year, boosting industry assets to a record, an annual survey by Deutsche Bank showed.

The world’s biggest bond dealers are showing almost no confidence in the best annual start for Treasuries since 2008.

A deep Morningstar analysis finds stocks to be safer bets than even Treasury bills over the long haul.

Municipal mutual funds reported $82.1 million of net inflows in the week ended Feb. 12, bouncing back from a $227.3 million outflow the week before, Lipper FMI reported Thursday.

(Bloomberg) -- Fidelity Investments, the second- largest U.S. mutual fund company, reported a 13% increase in operating income last year as the rally in equities boosted assets.

For all their recommendations to buy emerging-market stocks, the world’s largest money-management firms haven’t convinced some investors that the worst start to a year since 2009 is over.

Municipal mutual funds reported $82.1 million of net inflows in the week ended Feb. 12, Lipper FMI said Thursday.

Puerto Rican investors are lining up for arbitration with UBS AG over losses when the commonwealth's bonds plunged last year.

Last year's spectacular S&P 500 gains may have clients demanding more large-cap stocks. Here's how to resist.

Charles Schwab is adding a long-awaited 401(k) platform that will allow participants to invest all of their plan in low-cost ETFs, signifying a desire to capitalize on the ETF growth story. .

U.S. stocks fell after the best four-day rally in a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Treasuries slid amid comments from Federal Reserve officials, while China trade data spurred a rally in commodities.