Last weeks developments in the Middle East once again captured the attention of investors, as escalations of protests and violence in Libya sent oil on a wild ride over the course of several days.... read more »

With the plethora of investment tools at one's hands and the concept of indexing flooding newswires, exchange traded funds and their counterparts are extremely attractive and for good reason. An... read more »

When categorizing various investment vehicles, most investors tend to think of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as polar opposites. Mutual funds are associated with active management,... read more »

It is no surprise that Charles Schwab is trading at 52 week lows: as long highlighted, for retail brokers to make money, someone has to trade. And since Schwab can't charge the computers, the banks,... read more »

May was a month where most investors saw "fear" return to the markets, the increased volatility and intra-day swings bringing back not so pleasant memories of September 2008. Major concerns... read more »

The April update for Pimco's Total Return Fund is out. The credit fund, which is now a quarter of a trillion juggernaut, clocking in at $224.5 billion, or $5 billion more than March, and 50% more... read more »