Below is the mutual fund asset flows dating back to 2007 as complied by the Investment Company Institute. Basically, retail investors have been selling equity funds since then. It would be interesting to superimpose the S&P 500’s returns over ...

In the aftermath of the 2008-2009 market meltdown, investors piled into gold mining issues, Treasury bonds and high-dividend stocks. The dividend play has now become very crowded and the wheels on the mining stock bus are wobbling dangerously ...

While most investors lack a deep understanding of emerging markets overall, most of them know enough to be excited about these countries and the investment opportunities they offer. That excitement is not unwarranted; however, some business se...