iShares S&P 500 Index IVV

By Doug Short : By Adam Butler and Mike Philbrick Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) has been derided by practitioners, academics, and the media over the past ten years because the dominant application of the theory, Strategic Asset Allocation, has delivered poor performance and high volatility since ...

By AAII : I spent the first half of this week at the CFA Institute's annual conference. I think one of the most encouraging themes at the conference for individual investors was the awareness from within the financial industry that problems exist and need to be fixed. CFA Institute President and ...

By Cliff Wachtel : The coming week belies the saying "sell in May and go away." Below are 9 very good reasons to stay alert this week. Actually I've counted 11, though the last two are of significance only for those with position in the UK or Australian markets, or in the GBP or AUD. 1-3. REACTION

By Morningstar : By Michael Rawson, CFA The growing popularity and movement toward passive investment management has coincided with increasing market correlations. This trend—which has picked up steam in recent years and caught the attention of market participants and regulators alike--brings up ...

By John Hussman : Excerpt from the Hussman Funds' Weekly Market Comment (4/23/12): We currently estimate the prospective 10-year total return on the S&P 500 at about 4.5% annually, in nominal terms, based on our standard valuation methodology. This may not seem bad, relative to 2% yields on the ...