Markets & Investments (183)
September is Chock Full of Risk Events
- Tuesday, 06 September 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Investors can expect a full calendar of risk event this month, with the start of the U.S. president debates, potential changes in monetary policies, a G20 Summit and a meeting of OPEC officials. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...
Pity the Poor Mutual Fund
- Sunday, 10 July 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
The trend of mutual fund assets growing an average of 13% annually since 1965 hit a speed bump last year, with assets dropping 1.4%, according to the Investment Company Institute. Read more...
Managing Volatility is Top Concern for Advisors: Survey
- Friday, 13 May 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
In the most recent Eaton Vance Advisor Top-Of-Mind Index study, more than half of advisors surveyed said their concerns over market volatility have increased in the past 12 months. So reports Yahoo! Finance. Read more...
Tread Carefully When Venturing Into Alts
- Friday, 01 April 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA Staff
Even though markets have been calm recently, the large equity selloff in the second half of 2015 and in the early portion of 2016 illustrates how quickly investor sentiment can sour. Read more...
Beware the Potential Bite of FANGS
- Sunday, 31 January 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA Staff
FANGs stocks soared in 2015 with the group generating an 86% return compared to the measly 1.38% gain of the S&P 500 index. Read more...
Vanguard Chief Says Deluge of ETFs is Troublesome
- Sunday, 31 January 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Bill McNabb, who is the chief of ETF giant The Vanguard Group is warning the industry that the large number of ETFs being launched could create problems for investors. So reports ThinkAdvisor. Read more...
Investors Debate Market Outlook
- Sunday, 17 January 2016
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
With weakening economic growth in China and other concerns driving market volatility, billionaire investor George Soros says capital markets currently remind him of conditions that existed during the economic crisis of 2008. However, other investors say there is no need to panic. So reports CNN Money. Read more...
Market Gains for 2015 Attributed to Small Number of Stocks
- Monday, 14 December 2015
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
A small number of stocks including Amazon, General Electric, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Facebook drove market gains in 2015. So reports ABC News. Read more...
Advisors Less Optimistic About Capital Markets Outlook
- Monday, 14 December 2015
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Only 64% of advisors responding to a recent Russell Investments Financial Professionals Outlook survey have a positive outlook for capital markets over the next three years. So reports benefitspro. Read more...
Smart Beta ETFs Growing Rapidly
- Tuesday, 01 December 2015
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Smart Beta exchange traded funds captured $3 billion in assets in October and $53.7 billion during the first ten months of this year, according to London-based research firm ETFGI. So reports Benzinga.com. Read more...
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