Wall Street’s stock market forecasters agree — 2018 will be great
Wall Street’s stock market strategists have begun unveiling their targets for 2018, and the consensus is bullish. Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, UBS, ...
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Wall Street bull warns a major pullback is near, and here’s what could spark it
One of Wall Street’s most vocal bulls sees trouble in the stock market. Raymond James’ Jeffrey Saut is detecting a couple of red flags that ...
How FinTech Companies Are Closing The Banking Gap
According to the World Bank, there are two billion people globally who currently have no access to banking services. There are many reasons for this: th...
BlackRock CEO Fink says investors should expect just 4% returns over the next 10 years
BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink said Tuesday investors should expect only a 4 percent investment return with a balanced portfolio of stocks and...
How countries around the world are embracing digital disruption in financial services
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Most investors didn’t come close to beating the S&P 500
Bad market timing and poor stock picking kept most investors from fully reaping the gains of the bull market last year. “The average investor held...
80% Stock Market Crash To Strike in 2017, Economist Warns
Several noted economists and distinguished investors are warning of a stock market crash. Jim Rogers, who founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros, we...
Is the U.S. Stock Market Headed Higher — or for a Crash
A groundswell of concern is building on Wall Street that the U.S. stock market is in dangerously high territory. This week, the Nasdaq Composite hit a n...
Sharp Corrections, Bear Markets And Stock Market Crashes Will Happen Again
The U.S. stock market is overvalued on most every long-term fundamental metric. Rising inflation and interest rates during 2017 would be bad news for st...
The Big Question for the U.S. Economy: How Much Room Is There to Grow?
The U.S. economy will enjoy a mild cyclical rebound in 2017, then return to a lower growth rate more in line with long-term potential. Gross domestic pr...
Early Growth Stocks for 2017
Growth-style investing works best when you allow your biggest winners to run: They compound their returns over time and overcompensate for the losses fr...
Asset Allocation Trends for 2017
Four times a year, JP Morgan’s Multi-Asset Solutions team holds a two-day-long Strategy Summit where senior portfolio managers and strategists dis...
Bond Market Selling Trend
There’s a fire sale in the bond market, and the November jobs report could make it burn even hotter. The wild move came amid speculation that Frid...
US Dollar Surge is Creating Opportunities
As the U.S. dollar accelerates upwards, investors interested in profiting from the greenback’s rise have several useful strategies they can employ...
Understanding Active vs. Passive Mutual Fund Investing
So when considering a passive approach, whether in a 401(k) plan or individual portfolio, consider these three things: 1. Low yields mean a riskier mark...
Facebook Turns Mobile Centric and Investors Like It
For a company of its size — both in terms of revenue and users — the growth rates being delivered by Facebook remain nothing short of stagg...
Bayer buys Monsanto for $66B
We are on the verge of the largest all-cash deal, with Monsanto Company MON expected to collaborate with Bayer AG BAYRY. However, skeptics still questio...
Trump’s child care proposals: Who Benefits
Donald Trump on Tuesday outlined three child care proposals to alleviate the financial burden on parents. His campaign offered more details on a child c...
Wells Fargo Is No Longer America’s Most Valuable Bank
The recent drop in Wells Fargo’s share price means that it no longer has a larger market capitalization than JPMorgan Chase. For the past f...
4 Big Stocks to Add to Your Buy List
Here’s a technical look at how to trade some of the most active stocks on the market right now. Put down the 10-K filings and the stock screeners....