Stocks

Global equities notched their largest monthly gain since at least 1988, while multiple major benchmarks are at or near all-time highs.

Once a laggard, the index and its cyclical components have shot up 13% since Halloween, putting it on track for the best month since 1987.

“Their top holdings are focused on those companies that have benefited in a post-COVID world,” an expert says.

It’s a dilemma that could reshape the classic investing strategy as the Fed holds rates near zero for the foreseeable future.

The Managed Funds Association urged the agency to do more analysis before moving forward.

Average portfolios tend to be traditional and helped stabilize markets during the COVID-19 crash, new research shows.

Investors are placing their bets on value funds after the category posted its worst quarter this century in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Investors are trying to eliminate the cash drag in their portfolios, says Dan Suzuki, deputy CIO at Richard Bernstein.

Among some 500 large-cap U.S. mutual funds, those with at least one-third of manager positions held by women have beaten those with none, data show.

While stimulus talks have stalled, better-than-feared economic data and corporate earnings have instilled optimism that a recovery is taking shape.