I am admittedly a little tired, but also energized and wanting more: We just concluded our second annual industry conference—Hightower's APEX—a collaborative forum for the disruptors of our industry, who never come up short on good ideas or stron...

There are a number of indicators that the market is at the peak of the cycle, but few speak as loudly as the surge in M&A activity.

One indicator has forecast big stocks gains in the past. Will 2015 be another banner year?

If he was a stock ... | Copyright Elsa, Getty Images If you focus too much on getting the top prospect, you’re going to overpay and underperform, says Raife Giovinazzo, the director of research at Fuller & Thaler, and Richard Thaler, principal...

There is a notion that I have a “bearish” undertone in my financial writings. Truth be told, I just don’t get excited about most equity markets (at current valuations) or many other available liquid investment choices. As we have shared in previo...

StockSolutions/iStock/Thinkstock El Niño has arrived, and experts say there’s a 90 percent chance the conditions will continue through this summer, and an 80 percent chance it will continue through 2015. And that could be good for commodities...

Ash Waechter/iStock/Thinkstock Companies that take responsibility for their poor financial performance tend to see a later boost in their stock price, while those that blame third parties, like labor unions, the government or the economy, expe...

The legal issues fiduciaries need to consider