The European Union (EU) has a problem. For decades, member states enjoyed a tall glass of peace dividend lemonade under the shade of the U.S. security umbrella. Unfortunately, that era has ended.
September was a powerful month for ETF flows, despite volatility, fiscal deficit concerns, and a shifting macroeconomic backdrop.
Treasuries advanced Friday as traders reacted to evidence the US government shutdown may be curtailing economic activity.
Many investors have moved to add significant foreign equities exposure this year, rewarding them with strong performances and returns.
The U.S. Federal Reserve instituted its first interest rate cut of the year, which could force investors to reassess their fixed income portfolios to plan for further monetary policy changes. Given this, it’s an opportune time to consider using more flexible active funds in order to mute any rate cut noise.
Microsoft Corp.’s data-center crunch will continue for longer than the company has previously outlined, underscoring the software giant’s struggles to keep up with cloud demand.
Since the recovery from the global financial crisis (GFC), the S&P 500 has delivered one of the strongest and longest bull markets in U.S. history, with 16.2% annualized returns.
While the Consumer Price Index is closely followed, these five under-the-radar inflation gauges can provide more insight into inflation's trajectory.
Separately managed accounts, paired with systematic tax management, had the power to capture losses in the third quarter—even when the market was up.
The recent US government shutdown likely triggered immediate ripple effects across the workplace and has implications for retirement savers.
To make an allocation to any asset class, it’s essential to understand not just the return potential but also the underlying riskiness. In hard currency emerging debt, the primary risk is sovereign default.
Gold has climbed steadily higher over the past year. And the August attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook seemed to catalyze what has since been a steep price rally.
In this video, Chuck Carnevale, co-founder of FAST Graphs and known as Mr. Valuation, takes a deep look at FactSet Research Systems (FDS) — time to buy? The company that provides data to FAST Graphs itself.
In a tough US market for domestic flying that has put low-cost airlines on the ropes, one startup is rapidly growing revenue by tapping underserved markets through direct flights using smaller aircraft with business-class and basic seating.
There has been a lot of hype surrounding artificial intelligence, and AI stocks have helped propel the stock market to record highs. Meanwhile, gold stocks have quietly outperformed AI chip stocks.
With official economic data on pause during the government shutdown, investors are left with limited visibility. Kevin Flanagan explains how markets are leaning on private sources and Fed signals to fill the gap.
How AI evolves is perhaps the biggest question looming over the future of both the stock market and the broader economy. The “magnificent seven” tech companies, all with big bets on AI, account for more than one third of the S&P 500 Index’s market capitalization, up from about a fifth at the end of 2022.
A decade ago, stablecoins were conceived as a bridge for speculators to travel between risky digital assets like Bitcoin and the less turbulent world of fiat money. That is changing fast. In the hands of a crypto-loving Trump administration, these dollar clones are shaping up as a highway that will carry America’s influence around the world.
How AI will reshape our lives is clouded with uncertainty. Researchers are debating what it means to achieve artificial general intelligence, or AGI, or whether the neural-network systems that drive chatbots like ChatGPT can lead us to that big prize.
The Fed has made its first rate cut of the year, with more possibly ahead—but that doesn’t mean longer-term yields like the 10-year Treasury will follow. So far, they haven’t. The potential result? A frustrating mix of falling money market rates and stagnant at best bond prices. For yield-seeking investors, equity income strategies may offer a compelling alternative, with opportunities less sensitive to interest rate swings.
For years, mainstream investment gurus have steered clients away from gold. But with the yellow metal gaining more than 87 percent since January 2024, it’s getting hard to ignore the yellow metal.
The full impact of U.S. import tariffs on the broader economy has yet to be felt and may not happen for some time—or even at all. Economic distortions from tariffs are still filtering through the global economy, but so are offsets such as fiscal and monetary stimulus, as well as spending on artificial intelligence (AI).
The US government shut its doors on October 1. Republicans and Democrats couldn’t agree on a spending bill, so non-essential portions of the government are closed until further notice.
One obvious tweety bird is the riskiest type of bank debt, known as perpetual additional tier one bonds. These securities allow regulators to wipe out investors if a bank fails, but to compensate they offer the highest yields for lending to financial firms.
In the history of Wall Street, few have been as successful as Ken Griffin. Over the past three decades, he has built his Citadel hedge fund into a global financial behemoth, helping Griffin accumulate a personal net worth of about $48 billion. So when he makes a market call, it’s worth paying attention.
All’s fair in love and politics — and international bank capital rules. US financial watchdogs are making mischief with European standards that give lenders relief by treating the euro zone as a single domestic market.
This article breaks down the five main reasons financial advisors overwhelmingly prefer using crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rather than recommending direct purchases of Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other tokens.
For starters, much has been said about equity valuations, and stocks are definitely trading at elevated multiples. However, the forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of the S&P 500 has yet to reach dotcom era levels, and in fact remains below December 2020 levels because earnings were depressed coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. T
Higher yields earlier in the year opened a window for meaningful tax loss harvesting. Investors who acted captured valuable tax savings, while those who waited saw opportunities diminish as yields retraced lower through the end of the third quarter.
To say the roof hasn’t caved in on the dollar is an understatement. Despite the doomsaying that was pervasive after the White House imposed sweeping tariffs, the greenback is as entrenched in the cogs of global finance as ever. If anything, its use is more pervasive.
All of that data center activity requires huge new amounts of electricity, but with most renewables slowing down, nuclear energy stocks could be poised to benefit. That presents a notable opportunity in the nuclear energy ETF NUKZ.
The boom in capital expenditures related to generative artificial intelligence is generating lots of questions about whether it is sustainable.
The Buffett Indicator, made popular by Warren Buffett, assesses the overall value of the stock market relative to the economy. This video provides the September 2025 update on Buffett Valuation Indicator.
Join the experts at Manulife John Hancock Investments for a free educational webcast exploring mortgage backed securities and how they are positioned to boost portfolios in today’s environment.
As younger generations are more often delaying life milestones, like marriage, parenthood and homeownership, advisors may need to adjust their conversations with millennial and Gen Z clients.
While large firms struggle with legacy systems and entrenched processes, agile mid-market players can deploy next-generation compliance technology and immediately realize competitive advantages.
October 8 marks World Financial Planning Day, a global celebration highlighting the power and purpose of financial planning.
Join Zeno Mercer and Rafael Silva for an investor-focused exploration of three interconnected systems shaping the future of health: artificial intelligence, the human body, and the robotic body.
An offsite with a great facilitator can be such a powerful experience. Ideally, they are a way to get team members talking about things they might otherwise be uncomfortable sharing with one another. Sometimes facilitators think the “tough love” approach is the best one to get people to see the dynamics of what is going on.
First it was a $400-million stake in MP Materials Corp., a little-known miner of rare-earth materials.
The rip-roaring rebound in US stocks from the brink of a bear market six months ago will go down in history for its speed and resilience. And bulls expecting the good times to continue have history on their side.
Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. has no revenue, no license from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and no operating power plant. Yet investors have driven its valuation past $2.3 billion, a figure that may be built more on optimism than fundamentals.
The jaw-dropping spike in gold prices is a reminder of what primal creatures we humans are — especially the species among us known as active traders. But the surge should also remind us of the importance of calling on the more evolved parts of our brain.
Like having the hottest A-lister on your arm, being a company merely associated with the OpenAI hype machine can send your street cred soaring these days.
The balance of risks to the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate (price stability and maximum employment) prompted the central bank to lower its policy rate in September in an effort to bolster the economy and employment.
The market is in a funny place. September was a strong month for financial markets, its typical negative seasonality notwithstanding.
In 2006, Andrew Fire and Craig Mello shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), which they published in 1998. Since then, the potential of a technology capable of silencing disease-causing genes has been a very attractive proposition.
As a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the lifetime exclusion for gifts and estates will increase permanently to $15 million next year with annual inflation adjustments to follow.
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
Fixed Income Portfolio Managers Brent Olson and Tom Ross consider current credit spread levels and offer reasons why they could remain rangebound for some time.
