No more so than mutual funds, says the founder of the 13D Activist Fund.
If one looks at equity returns so far in 2014 compared to 2013, it is clear the "Polar Vortex" hasn't only been affecting the weather.
The current market calls for a balanced approach, not throwing all your chips down at once and buying every high flier out there, says Peter A. Langerman, CEO of Franklin Templeton's Mutual Series.
The price trends for thoroughbred racehorses are a good indicator of the strength of the economy, says Jeffrey Kleintop, LPL Financial's chief market strategist.
The animal spirits of business leaders and investors may be re-emerging, resulting in more investment that may herald better growth.
Investors who are shunning emerging markets are missing an opportunity to get EM exposure at historically low valuations, says Forward's director of investments.
When the markets suddenly tank, suddenly it’s your fault. Your clients might even try to sue you.
Although emerging markets local debt has corrected sharply, these two managers see encouraging and important signs for investors seeking strategic exposures to the secular EM growth story.
Using performance information without understanding where it came from, or what may have contributed to it, can be dangerous, says the CIO of WBI Funds.
The benefits of “going global” extend far beyond simply enhancing the return potential for investors.
One of the hottest findings in the recent academic finance literature is known as the “asset growth anomaly” -- firms whose total assets grow from one year to the next year subsequently...
European equities still look inviting, but the recent pullback in emerging markets makes them inviting as Europe turns the corner and its recovery matures.
China's economy appears to be crashing, raising the question of whether it has reached its Bear Stearns moment, says Dawn Bennett of Bennett Group Financial Services.
Advisors are looking for additional strategies to capture more upside for alternative investments, and listed private equity could be one tool to improve their portfolios, says this manager.
The negative sentiments about emerging market investments are flawed.
Quantitative easing may prove to be problematic for long-term interest rates, posing serious issues for many investors. But there are ways to guard your portfolio against interest rate risk.
The U.S. economy as we know it is headed for a huge correction. Financial and economic implosion is always a slow and stealthy process that grows over time behind the scenes.
Nile Capital Management believes the dynamics of frontier markets favor active management over indexing.
With the recent collapse in the value of Puerto Rico bonds and subsequent recovery in October and November 2013, the time is ripe for a post-mortem on this high-profile bond issuer.
Templeton’s Cindy Sweeting believes a selective approach to investing in emerging markets will be crucial this year.