Ahead of the long holiday weekend, stocks showed little movement as investors digested the latest news from both the home front and overseas. On the upside, U.S. data on consumer sentiment surpassed expectations, ...

A wild week on Wall Street came to a sour end on Friday, as reduced activity ahead of a long weekend saw stocks trade lower as the final bell approached amidst ongoing anxiety. Volatility seemed to have ...

With interest rates frozen at near-zero levels for the next two years, investors have been scrambling to find sources of income for their portfolios. As such, dividend investing has become increasingly ...

This has shaped out to be another volatile week as investors continue to juggle looming uncertainties from overseas and mixed economic data releases on the home front. Amidst the flurry of trading on Wall ...

Stock markets have endured an up-down week thanks to looming Euro zone debt woes plaguing investors’ confidence. Volatility levels remain elevated as the threat of Greece exiting the euro appears to have ...

AdvisorShares has made another addition to its lineup of actively-managed ETFs, recently debuting a fund that will focus on the concept of sustainable investing. The new Global Echo ETF (GIVE) will be ...

UBS continues to develop a suite of exchange-traded notes that appeal to yield-focused investors, recently expanding its lineup with a pair of ETNs that offer monthly leveraged exposure to dividend-paying ...

As the global economy continues to bounce back and forth, the majority of the world has their gaze fixated on Europe, as their next move will dictate much of the future performance for international benchmarks. ...

Equity markets took investors for a roller-coaster ride today as selling pressures in the morning were eventually overturned by bullish fever in the afternoon. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq charged ahead, ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have burst on to the scene in the last few years, raking in hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and prompting a major shift towards indexing strategies in the process. ...

ProShares, the issuer behind a number of the ETFs offering exposure to alternatives, has notched another first for the ETF industry this week with the debut of a Covered Bond (COBO) product. The new ETF ...

Equity markets appear to be regaining their footing in the first few trading days following last week’s dismal sell-off. Bargain buyers have stepped in as major stock indexes are holding above key support ...

Domestic equity markets got off to an encouraging start, only to give into profit-taking pressures in the final hours of trading. Major indexes ended up in red territory as escalating worries that Greece ...

The ETF corner of the Twitterverse represents the crossroads of perhaps two of the hottest trends of the past five years. ETFs have burst onto the investing scene as tools for accomplishing a growing range ...

The ETF corner of the Twitterverse represents the crossroads of perhaps two of the hottest trends of the past five years. ETFs have burst onto the investing scene as tools for accomplishing a growing range ...

When it comes to defensive exposure, few assets can truly offer a safe haven escape when turbulence hits the market unexpectedly. There’s no need to look far back into history to see how a volatile environment ...

After a week of sour trading, markets opened up Monday on a positive note as it seemed that headwinds had subsided for the moment. While major indexes appear to be find their footing, the newly debuted ...

Investors came back in a buying mood after the weekend following last week’s absolutely dismal performance on Wall Street. Major equity indexes managed to snap out of their losing streaks to kick-off the ...

After taking a beating last week, equity markets appear to be holding at key technical support levels at the start of this week. More specifically, watch for the S&P 500 Index as it fluctuates around the ...

The growth of the ETF industry has spawned numerous tools that bring forth previously difficult-to-reach corners of the market at the fingertips of mainstream investors. The evolution of the exchange-traded ...

Predicting the future is not easy, it might even be impossible. However, anticipating the recent wave of fear in the markets should have been a no-brainer. Seriously. Anyone with a 2012 European parliamentary elections ...

After another choppy week of trading, investors will be on their toes for the coming week, as a number of factors have created high anxiety in the financial world. Perhaps the biggest piece of news is ...

Product development seemed to be put on the back burner this week with no new launches from the ETF industry. Despite the slowdown, some ETFs may be getting a makeover soon as Facebook’s highly anticipated ...

Equity markets were rattled back-and-forth as Euro zone debt drama swept over Wall Street for another week. Volatility levels climbed higher across asset classes as profit taking pressures and bargain buying ...

Today saw markets turn south as investors continue to lose confidence in general markets. The biggest story on the day was the relatively lackluster performance from Facebook (FB), as the social networking ...

Today is the day: Facebook finally becomes a public company, trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FB. The highly anticipated ETF is expected to bring massive trading volumes, and interest should ...

Emerging markets have taken center stage in recent years as investors have become increasingly attracted to the lucrative opportunities presented in this corner of the market. Despite this recent trend, ...

Volatility has returned to Wall Street as the political gridlock in Greece has re-focused investors’ attention on the looming debt crisis overseas. With economic uncertainties spilling over on the home ...

Equity markets tumbled into red territory for another day this week as investors fretted over sour economic data on the home front along with looming debt woes in the European currency bloc. Weekly jobless ...

Today was another dismal trading day with markets selling off viciously as the session came to a close. The Dow lobbed off 156 points and the S&P 500 sank by about 1.5%. That marks 11 losing days out of ...

The growth of the ETF industry has led to major strides forward in democratizing the investment process, and ongoing evolution in the exchange-traded universe continues to bring forth previously hard-to-reach ...

The growth of the ETF industry has led to major strides forward in democratizing the investment process, and ongoing evolution in the exchange-traded universe continues to bring forth previously hard-to-reach ...

When managing a fixed income portfolio, there are two primary risk factors that financial advisors consider: credit risk and interest rate risk. The superstar bond fund managers of the world have set themselves ...

The second quarter has been plagued with resurfacing euro fears as a number of nations in the currency bloc have fallen prey to this crisis. At the head of it all is Greece, who has been in financial trouble ...

The bears strolled through Wall Street yet again as looming uncertainties coupled with fresh worries from the latest Fed minutes paved the way lower for major equity benchmarks. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq ...

The hunt for yield continues to challenge investors of all walks in this historically ultra low-rate environment, although a certain breed of ETFs may offer a creative solution. Dividend investing is a ...

In recent years ETFs have become popular tools for pursuing a wide range of investment objectives. As the product lineup has become more granular in nature, investors have turned to exchange-traded products ...

Profit taking pressures continue to sweep over global markets as investors expressed their concerns over the latest developments in the debt burdened currency bloc. Greece will host another round of elections ...

Greek drama is the name of the game. Selling forces prevailed for yet another day on Wall Street as uncertainty climbed following the latest decision to host another round of elections in Greece. On the ...

Talk about going out with a bang. The last day of the current trading week is expected to feature what might be the most anticipated IPO in history, with social media giant Facebook finally becoming a ...

Few companies can generate buzz comparable to the euphoria radiating from beloved consumer electronics giant Apple. This industry bellwether stole the headlines in the first few month of 2012, and for ...

Stocks started off the week on the wrong foot yesterday, as more euro worries forced major benchmarks to stumble out of the gate. The first quarter of the year was generally positive, but that momentum ...

Stocks on Wall Street extended their losing streak from last week as the ongoing political gridlock in Greece continues to weigh down on investors’ confidence. On the home front, profit taking pressures ...

Stock markets headed south last week as uncertainty over the political situation in Greece led many investors to question the health of the fragile currency bloc as a whole. Amidst the flurry of volatile ...

At times, it seems as if the number of ETFs available to U.S. investors will soon exceed the number of stars in the sky. That might be overstating things a bit, but the pace of expansion in the ETF industry ...

Interest in emerging market investments have been surging in recent years, as many have turned to these developing economies for growth that can be found nowhere else in the world. While there are plenty ...

After a relatively dull week on Wall Street, the coming trading days will see the heat turned up on markets as a wealth of economic data will be reported from all over the world. But that is not to say ...

After a somewhat chaotic week, stock markets fell flat during Friday’s trading session as investors digested the latest bombardment of both domestic and foreign news reports. The biggest headline of the ...