Investing Blog

Highly correlated asset classes are just one thing keeping institutional investors on their toes, a new survey has found.

A new report of counterfeit gold bars has come up in New York City. Does this bode ill for the mania for investing in gold?

Ginnie Mae funds offer investors a little yield along with a government guarantee. They do come with some risks though. Learn more at Bankrate.com.

The results of a two-year SEC study on investors is in: Americans fail at financial literacy, but the SEC has suggestions for communicating with us.

The SEC voted on and passed a new rule for the oil and mining industry and a rule on conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The controversy over money market fund reform may be over for the moment as the SEC announced plans to scrap a vote on new proposals.

Index funds have, on average, returned more to investors than actively managed funds this year. That’s mostly due to the fact that they cost less.

This week, Fidelity Investments released a study of 401(k)s based on accounts managed by the mutual fund giant. One interesting finding reported that Gen Y, the generation born between 1979 and 1991, really likes target-date retirement funds. More than half, 51 percent, of 401(k) participants in that age group invest 100 percent of their retirement

This week, a trading glitch roiled the New York Stock Exchange. Is high-frequency trading shoving small investors out of the market?

A software glitch at brokerage firm Knight Capital Group sent erroneous trades to the NYSE on Thursday.