Are you still waiting for the world to change? | Sergey_P/iStock/Thinkstock March is historically a poor month for gold, which is bad sign for the commodity, since it's already down 1.6 percent year-to-date, writes Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Vi...

Never has there been a more artificial—-indeed, phony—–gain in the stock market than the 215% eruption orchestrated by the Fed since the post-crisis bottom six years ago today. And the operative word is “orchestrated&rdquo...

When I'm in my sales role, I view every prospective client as falling into one of two broad baskets: those looking for a reason to say yes, and those looking for a reason to say no. I always try to focus on the former and spend little time on the...

And, Thursday morning's banner headline in MarketWatch.com was a perfect example of the depths to which the financial media has fallen-"Mark Cuban: This tech bubble is 'far worse' than back in 2000." I thought we might have seen the worst of this...

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Let's face facts. The market is standing on stilts trying to catch itself from falling. Its safety net supporting prices have not been excess cash flow (leading to generous dividends) or higher earnings. Instead, companies are increasingly relying...

While winter weather will likely distort first-quarter economic data, accommodative monetary policy around the world means the long-term outlook remains positive

It makes little sense to pay for active management that is not pulling its weight. Here’s how to tell if a manager is hewing too close to an index.

Carl Icahn's got company. | Copyright Michael Nagle, Getty Images Following the likes of Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb, fund managers who have achieved high returns by rattling the cages of corporate CEOs and boardroom members to chang...

Take a breath. Investors’ risk appetite may not yet be piqued.