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Judging by a recent survey, reports of the classic investment strategy's "death" are greatly exaggerated.

The "set it and forget it" approach has gained popularity in recent years, but a more active approach has its advantages in a volatile market. Here's the case for each.

Obits for the traditional investing approach may be premature, according to a newsletter for Vanguard investors.

RIAs and asset managers explain how they’re navigating the challenges by examining the available data, shareholder votes and their own allocations.

The first rate hike since 2018 was expected, but its effects are still to be seen.

Market watchers are tracking people’s movements through airports, subways and restaurants for clues to the US economic recovery.

Many indexes rebalance quarterly or twice a year, so they’re slow to reflect stocks whose wild swings no longer reflect an investor’s goals.

The world's largest asset managers voted against many more directors than the previous year based on climate and racial equity issues.

Goldman Sachs Group strategists recently noted U.S. money market fund assets ballooned to a record $5.5 trillion during the pandemic, showing there’s a lot of cash on the sidelines.

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Why does Vanguard expect so little from the market? The culprit, not surprisingly, is high valuations, Nir Kaissar writes.

The fund manager will provide investing and savings accounts and debit cards to 13- to 17-year-olds whose parents are clients.

In the real world and increasingly online, Black financial enthusiasts are pushing their followers to take bolder steps to create wealth.

Investors are pouring money into U.S. listed products as stocks continue to reach all-time highs and the economic recovery heats up.

Selective bets on undervalued stocks are paying off as unloved value and cyclical strategies fall into favor.

“Inflation, currently below 2%, is not going to be below 2% in the next few months,” the retired bond king said.

Returns by funds from Vanguard, BlackRock and DFA that use the strategy have outpaced global bonds in recent years, but underperformed stocks.

Despite low levels of understanding, 75% of people who know about the vehicles still said they were at least somewhat interested in investing in them.

Due to declining returns from bonds, the model 60/40 portfolio may eke out real returns of just 1%-2% a year over the next decade, said Lim Chow Kiat, chief executive officer of GIC.