Stocks

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.

Some familiar names top the list for these investors who kept about 35% of their brokerage assets in equities.

Spooked by rising bond yields, traders punished the pricier parts of the equity market last week, including many of the fund's top holdings.

Self-directed investors have opened more new accounts at the firm in 2021 than in the third and fourth quarters combined.

Meme stock traders took their latest cues from a cryptic tweet and favorable short-seller report.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is offering a blueprint for speeding up the settlement process.