Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
November 28, 2010
Debunking Myths about QE2There's much that QE2 is supposed to do for you. But will it?
November 22, 2010
FBI Raids Three Hedge Fund OfficesThe FBI raided the offices of three hedge funds Monday, seeking documents related to a series of insider trading investigations directed by the office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
November 18, 2010
Outlook 2011, Investing: Big Payoff From High-Dividend Stocks, MFS SaysU.S. stocks will rally in 2011, with an especially strong performance among high dividend-payers, a group of MFS Investment Management strategists predicted.
November 17, 2010
Ireland Teeters on Brink as Greek Deadline NearsIreland's situation grows more tenuous as fears spread of default, with Ireland still insisting it does not need outside assistance and the EU finance ministers agreeing Wednesday to prepare with the IMF for a bailout of the country.
November 05, 2010
Dividend-Paying Stocks from Emerging Markets Pay OffLaudus Mondrian's Andrew Miller finds success with a dividend-discount model
October 19, 2010
LPL's Kleintop: Market Structure Fears Behind 'Buyers Strike'U.S. stocks are up 15% in the last three and a half months, according to Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial, but individual investors are doing more selling than buying.
October 19, 2010
China to Raise Interest RatesIn a surprising move, The People's Bank of China announced Tuesday that it would raise interest rates for the first time in three years.
October 18, 2010
Stocks Close Higher After Mixed Housing, Manufacturing NewsMixed economic news on the housing and manufacturing fronts did not prevent the stock market from rising as third-quarter bank earnings showed continued strength with Citigroup's report of $2.17 billion in profits.
October 10, 2010
Finding a Place to Hide in the Next Broad-Market PlungeCommodity trends funds are a unique hedge against poor stock performance
October 01, 2010
Room to Grow: Sentiment Augurs More Market Gains: Searching for Alpha for October 2010Last month's Searching for Alpha newsletter listed several reasons why I feel stocks are heading higher.