Stocks

A significant push to use the precious metal as portfolio insurance may create a self-reinforcing spiral that upends its appeal as a hedge.

The “set it and forget it” balanced approach may not work as well anymore, an expert says.

An iShares ETF investing in companies it says has “positive environmental, social and governance characteristics” has more than tripled gains of the S&P 500.

Recognizing the elephant — and donkey — in the room can lead to a broader conversation about long-term investing

“The stocks that I hadn’t heard of three months ago all of a sudden are the most active — that’s not where investors go, that’s where traders might go or hobbyists might go,” says a private wealth advisor at UBS.

The central bank’s own data show that slightly more than half of U.S. households own stocks. But that doesn’t come close to telling the whole story.

One strategist — who last month warned about owning stocks — said that he now believes he was “far too cautious” during the current market rally.

Banks and insurers have trailed the S&P 500 by 20 percentage points, their worst performance at this point of a year on record.

One French trade group reports that the country’s managers reduced research budgets by as much as 75% between 2017 and 2019.

Economic damage wrought by the coronavirus has not stopped investors from piling into the companies able to churn out profits in the stay-at-home world.