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Investors might be atwitter over the so-called Hindenburg Omen, a technical indicator flashing a red alert for an imminent market crash. But the odds of it being right are long to non-existent, experts say.
Independent investment advisers remain fairly bullish in their outlooks for the economy, the job market and stock market performance over the next sixth months, even as their clients have become more pessimistic, a recent survey by discount brokerage Charles Schwab has found.
Stock market volatility has driven many investors out of stocks and into bonds and other fixed-income investments. Bond ETFs have snared a big chunk of the money for their flexibility and safety.
It looks like no-commission trades for exchange-traded funds are here to stay. Several of the largest ETF brokerages -- including iShares, Invesco Powershares and Charles Schwab -- say they don't plan to charge commission anytime soon.
With nearly 900 exchange-traded funds holding more than $780 billion in assets, life in the ETF arena is a matter of survival of the fittest. With all these niche products, how can you tell if your ETF is a survivor or a soon-to-be financial failure?
The Merrill Lynch division of Bank of America is starting an online brokerage, and stocks in TDAmeritrade and Charles Schwab each fell when the news came out. The change will occur June 21, and the service will be called Merrill Edge.
The drooping stocks of investment banks and brokerages have been diverging from the wider market in the last few months. Back in 2007, a similar trend preceded the market crash. Now, the sector's pattern could hold a wider warning for investors.
You're thinking of investing in an exchange-traded fund, but what are the odds you're really going to read the whole prospectus? Not great. But don't buy blind: If you know what to look for, you can get much of the most important information from the fact sheet.
Is the market pullback that began on April 26 and accelerated with Thursday's plunge a bull market correction or the start of a bear market? The VIX may have the answer.
While Goldman Sachs allegedly defrauded Wall Street's elite, it was Main Street investors who were duped by Charles Schwab. Schwab put more than $700 million of its clients' money in what it said was a "conservative" fund, but was really a high-risk bet on mortgage-backed securities.
Popular online personal finance portal Mint.com has had problems for months getting account info for Schwab customers. As tax day approached, that annoyance became maddening, even though it wasn't all Mint's fault. Such is business on the Web today.
Thanks to the financial crisis, 401(k) investors have changed strategies, moving in and out of stocks, raising their bond holdings and making more use of investor tools.
The bears aren't giving the recovery any respect, leading Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders to call it the "Rodney Dangerfield" recovery. She rebuts that position, but notes that the end of the Fed's easy money policy could be nearer than most think.
