The Russian economy is a basket case, corporate governance is weak, the outcome of the conflict with Ukraine is less than certain, and a combination of sanctions and fear are causing capital to flee the country. Long story short, there is little...

Keen investment strategy or alliterative parlor trick? That was the main question on my mind as I was catching up on how the "Dogs of the Dow" equity strategy has fared over the past few years. For those unfamiliar, Dogs of the Dow is a rather...

Pressure is mounting on equity markets, and we believe the risks of a correction are rising...

Both investors and their financial advisors are carefully watching the market ups and downs. Half of advisors say the top investor-initiated conversation is focused around market volatility, according to Russell Investment’s Q2 Financial Professi...

Consumer cyclical stocks have largely been taking it on the chin this year. By far, the sector has been the worst-performing sector of 2014. The largest ETF that tracks the space, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE Arca:XLY)...

Dividend payouts and corporate buybacks have grown at a record pace lately, and are expected to continue increasing at a healthy growth rate for the remainder of the year. The trend is welcome because it is driving cash back into the hands of...

You can’t help but be bullish on stocks now. I mean, really. That’s the simple message being told by the ETF market. Well, two ETFs to be sure. Take a look at the price spread between the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF...

Depending on what metric you use to assess the stock market, equities could be cheap, expensive, or anywhere in between. Try not to be swayed by simplistic arguments based on selective analysis of historical valuations, patterns or averages...

As the countdown of the months to an initial rate hike continues, stocks may perform well using history and current comparisons with anticipated actions from other central banks as a guide.