About $66 billion has flowed into stock funds and exchange-traded funds this year, leading some to say that it’s a contrarian sign to sell stocks. But on The Wall Street…
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Time to Stop Market-Timing?
The investment world has become increasingly focused on the short term in recent years, with investors trading in and out of stocks at a rapid pace. But MarketWatch’s Jeff Reeves…
Is Glass-Steagall The Answer? Maybe Not, Says Zweig
While many have been clamoring for the reinstitution of the Glass-Steagall Act as a way to address some of the financial sector’s problems, Jason Zweig is skeptical. In his Intelligent…
Study: Investors Aren't Really Fleeing Stocks
One widely held belief about the stock market involves the notion that individual investors have been fleeing stocks like the plague recently. But according to a new report from Vanguard…
Could Yields Stay Ultra-Low Well Past 2014?
Many investors have been operating under the belief that interest rates will rise in a year or two, with investors demanding higher yields and more financial accountability from lawmakers. But…
Zweig: Dividends Aren't Easy Money
While investors overall are still lukewarm on U.S. stocks, one section of the market they have been keen on in 2012 is dividend stocks — perhaps too keen, says Jason…
Love Him Or Hate Him, Keynes Could Pick Stocks
John Maynard Keynes’ economic principles have been the subject of intense debate over the past few years. But in a recent column for The Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig notes…
Are We in the Best Time Ever for Individual Investors?
With all of the animosity toward Wall Street these days, it seems hard to believe that today is the best time ever to be an individual investor. But Wall Street…
Investing Mistakes: A Result Of Your DNA?
How much of our investment success or failure is a result of our genetic makeup? An intriguing new study attempts to answer just that question, The Wall Street Journal’s Jason…
Advice from the Best -- In 10 Words or Less
Could you distill your investment philosophy into 10 words or less? In his latest post for The Wall Street Journal’s Total Return blog, Jason Zweig poses that question to some…