Tag: Markets

A new study of MBA students suggests women with higher levels of testosterone are more likely to be less risk-averse and take riskier jobs in finance.

Despite strong domestic-equity and sound fixed-income performance during the second quarter of 2009, hefty investor assets were cashed out of separate accounts and collective trusts entirely, according to...

Fund manager optimism about the global economy is at its highest level in nearly six years, according to the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for August.

The savings rate is up, but will it last?

Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $41.6 billion in June, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Most millionaires stuck with their advisers through the market crisis, but one in 10 stopped working with their adviser, according to an annual study by Fidelity.

The global economy remains fragile, but the worst of the recession “is now in the rearview mirror,″ said Robert Doll, vice chairman and global chief investment officer of...

Russell Investments has posted lists of stocks set for addition to or removal from the Russell Global Index when it is fully reconstituted June 29.

Spectrem Group’s Millionaire Investor Index rose 8 points in March, returning to a mildly bearish stance.

As March Madness officially gets underway tonight, odds are (no pun intended) you’ve had an opportunity (or two) to weigh in on the NCAA tournament.

Clients are making unwise decisions more often than usual, according to most advisers.

More than half of advisers said the current market has caused clients to delay retirement plans, according to a report from Cerulli.

Generally speaking, there’s no such thing as a sure thing – certainly when it comes to investing.

Recent market setbacks have led affluent retirees to show greater interest in receiving a guaranteed income stream, according to a survey by MFS Investment Management.

Advisers plan to address wealth preservation and asset allocation with clients, rather than retirement planning in 2009.

Despite a challenging 2008, independent advisers surveyed in an SEI Quick Poll are positive about success in the coming year.

Current assets in Shariah-compliant investments may be more modest than cited by many regulators and industry players, according to a new analysis.

Global equity markets rebounded in December, according to Standard&Poor’s Index Services monthly global stock market review, “World by Numbers.″

Just telling participants to “stay the course″ might not be enough.

Looking ahead, mutual funds could come out the winners of the current financial crisis, according to a new report by Strategic Insight.