Stocks are being driven by a hope trifecta related to liquidity, growth and inflation.

Some things you might have overlooked amid the all-time highs in the markets.

Economic data continue to beat forecasts.

Answering the question of the great white whale of finance.

For every 10-percentage-point increase in the percentage of firms’ outside board members who are women there is a 1.67-percentage-point rise in the dividend payout ratio.

Advises fund managers to shift money into cash and cash alternatives to pursue 'unconstrained' strategies.

“This is a ground-breaking initiative for Islamic investors and for the gold industry at large”

Here comes the tax drag. Thanks to a 2010 rule change, many mutual funds this year and next will lose their ability to continue to offset taxes with accrued capital losses from the financial crisis, hitting after-tax returns.

Investors are looking ahead to 2017 with anticipation and trepidation