Volatility

In some cases, workers who have received severance pay have the option of investing the money for retirement and other long-term goals.

“The data that the market typically relies on is too slow to keep up with how rapidly the situation has been changing," says Richard Bernstein Advisors' deputy CIO.

Seeing the size and variation in average returns among a variety of asset classes offers perspective for those who are anxious.

After becoming unmoored in recent weeks as bond market liquidity dried up, funds that stand to benefit from the central bank’s buying are now rallying.

If they plan to use them for current spending, “then the timing of the distribution would not matter for tax purposes,” an expert writes.

In need-for-speed markets lashed by the spreading coronavirus, this breed of rules-based trading is paying off.

Five of the top seven performers this year carry AA ratings.

The fund paid out about $150 billion in redemptions Thursday, all in cash.

An imagined conversation with the legendary Vanguard founder about the coronavirus market crash.

The firm had received margin calls from counterparties including BNP Paribas after its trades went awry, people familiar with the matter said.

First, prove you’re listening; then make sure they know you’re taking action to protect their portfolios.

Funds with higher risk profiles — high-yield and emerging markets — are now paying the price.

The VanEck fund’s sell-off was so violent that it triggered the SEC’s alternative uptick rule.

“This is a demand and supply shock,” Jay Clayton said, adding that he’s concerned businesses might not have access to all the credit they need.

The negative superlatives for American stocks are piling up.

The tumult is the latest example of the pressures that the firm faces as an upstart in the hyper-competitive and tightly regulated brokerage business.

The outage hit the group’s Morcom electronic trading platform, which employees use to place orders on behalf of wealthy clients.

The market meltdown has slammed billionaires from every part of the globe and every industry.

More bad news about the impact of the coronavirus further sapped investor spirits.

A time to buy or a warning to avoid timing markets?