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...

While Pimco has seen about $290 billion in fund outflows since co-founder Bill Gross left in September 2014, Morningstar said Thursday it remains cautiously optimistic about the future of the firm. The report points to several positive signs, inc...

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Despite industry efforts to get more women into the industry, the ranks of financial advisors are still dominated by men. (Females accounted for only 21 percent of the respondents in our recent 2015 Compensation Survey.) But, perhaps more overloo...