While equity markets are buoyant worldwide, emerging markets stocks and bonds are the only assets that merit an 'overweight' allocation.

It’s no understatement to say this could have been the most anticipated jobs report in quite some time.

For much of its nearly 17 years on the market, bitcoin has been viewed as a volatile asset. The largest cryptocurrency’s history is chock full of dramatic price swings in both directions and extended periods of turbulence.

Last week's employment update seems likely to prompt a shift in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. The August jobs report revealed a significant slowdown, with Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) increasing by only 22,000, well below the 75,000 expectation from economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

As summer comes to a close and life adjusts back to normal for most of us, we thought it was a great time to get back to basics and take a look at the current U.S. stock market.

We’ve received many client questions about seasonality in stocks, and specifically about the ‘September Effect’. This is the theory that investors should sell their stocks after Labor Day to avoid autumn volatility.

Assets under management (AUM) by ETFs globally closed at another month-end peak and is now just 6 percent below the all-time high reached during the pandemic.

Markets now see more than an 80% chance of a rate cut from the Fed this month, and it may be a good time to reallocate short-term cash positions to medium-term fixed income positions with maturities between 5 and 10 years.

Before you fully consider purchasing a new ETF, you need to understand what makes the fund different from what you own.

One of the standout developments in financial markets in August 2025 was the unprecedented surge in ETF inflows.

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Emerging markets are becoming more attractive as the prospect of an upcoming US rate cut — combined with softer local inflation and relatively low public debt — strengthens the investment case, according to Navin Hingorani, Singapore-based portfolio manager at Eastspring Investments.

Credit traders are increasingly relying on algorithms, decades after they began dominating equity markets, and they have become reliable stand-ins when activity would normally sag. The result has been smoother markets with less volatility and lower trading costs.

It’s tough being a SpaceX competitor no matter if you are building rockets, providing satellite internet or seeking to enter the nascent direct-to-mobile-phone industry.

This year the world’s four largest tech firms will spend $344 billion on AI, mostly on data centers used to train and run so-called large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT that can process text, audio and visual content.

The third Friday in September is a special day in the financial-market calendar. It’s one of the four days a year the S&P 500 index gets rebalanced. With over $10 trillion of assets passively tracking it, the exercise will affect markets and investors in every corner of the world.

Underlying US inflation rose as expected in August, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates next week.

Technology stocks are rising so far, so fast that some investors are starting to position for the move to lose momentum.

Global macro conditions remain constructive for risk assets, according to Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Get the team’s views across global assets in the latest “Allocation Views.”

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There has not been a fundamental innovation in broad-market cap-weighted indexing in decades. Until now. With the Research Affiliates Cap-Weighted Index (RACWI), we introduce a fresh approach designed to fix a costly but little-known “bug” in cap-weighted indexing.

Earnings expectations for the Magnificent Seven (or Mag Seven) mega-caps remain optimistic, but profits may face pressure as spending rises. Equity investors should carefully evaluate each of the mega-caps while searching across other sectors for solid sources of profitable growth.

Markets cheered an imminent Fed rate cut, with small caps outpacing the S&P 500, but rising unemployment, sticky inflation, and slowing job growth point to stagflation risks. Advisors face a market both buoyed by near-term catalysts and shadowed by longer-term vulnerabilities.

Making the case for potential rate cuts in his recent speech at Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Powell noted that policy is presently in restrictive territory.

This summer has been a big one for digital assets in the U.S., with major policy steps moving forward in Washington. The White House has been clear that the goal is to strengthen American leadership in digital financial technology, and the bills and executive actions we've seen over the past two months all fit under that theme.

Although the relationship between fundamental returns and total returns after a decade is solid, valuations do matter – their impact is evident in the vertical distance between each stock observation and the diagonal line on the chart.

Markets are hoping for a “Goldilocks” outcome: tariffs that don’t hurt margins, inflation under control, and just enough labor softness to justify rate cuts. It’s an appealing story, but history suggests this mix is rare, and chasing it could set investors up for disappointment.

Private equities are a growing and increasingly significant part of the investing landscape.

DoubleLine CEO/CIO Jeffrey Gundlach, widely known in the capital markets as the "Bond King," spoke at a Total Return Webcast.

The U.S. labor market continued to show signs of cooling, with all major labor indicators pointing to a softening trend and a weak hiring environment. Read through the major economic news from the week of September 2nd - 5th.

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In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, new and young financial advisors face both tremendous opportunities and significant challenges. This guide outlines the core strategies that new advisors should prioritize to build successful practices and thrive in this competitive environment.

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Investors are leaning into bullish bets on US Treasuries ahead of this week’s inflation report, as a recent run of softer-than-expected data opens the door for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September and further ease monetary policy in the months ahead.

Global asset managers from KKR & Co. to Blackstone Inc. are ramping up investments in India and elevating locally-based executives to key regional roles, underscoring the nation’s rise in Asia’s private equity landscape.

Oracle Corp. is set to vault past stocks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. to become the 10th most valuable member of the S&P 500, after a blowout cloud business forecast sent its shares soaring.

Whenever there is change, the more people there are who have a voice and are able to understand the reasons for the changes, the more people there are who can be culture carriers to share with others in your firm. This can improve your chances of your team wanting to help make the changes work rather than resist what you are doing.

Market uncertainty continues to linger in the back of fixed income investors’ minds. But that can force much-needed recalibration of portfolios as tariffs and rate cuts loom. A compelling option to consider: corporate bonds.

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LPL Research sees bull market strength as stocks follow recovery trends, with AI growth, Fed cuts, and economic resilience driving upside.

Gold, digital gold (blockchain-backed gold), and critical minerals are drawing interest as money supply grows and certain resources become scarcer.

The rise of private markets has brought new attention to private investment grade (IG) credit, which can offer investors a premium over public IG for giving borrowers customized terms – though that premium comes with certain risks.

As summer fades and the first hints of fall appear, football fans have reason to celebrate – the new season officially kicked off last night. But while excitement builds on the field, the equity market may be losing steam.

Markets naturally see through the lens of businesses. When tech stocks took a dive last month on concerns of an “AI winter,” investors were egged on by a study showing 95% of corporate AI pilot programs failed to deliver any gains in productivity or profit, making all this expensive AI start to look a little useless.

The U.S. dollar is experiencing a rare volatility squeeze, indicating that a major move is near. While the most likely direction is downward, any move will have a big impact on precious metals.

Surface-level diversification is no longer enough in a market increasingly driven by passive flows and dominated by a few mega-cap names. Owning multiple funds or asset classes does not guarantee protection if the underlying exposures overlap. Investors must go deeper and look beyond labels and into the actual drivers of risk and return.

Healthcare has been the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500 so far this year.

Ben Fulton, CEO of WEBs Investments, highlights the firm’s suite of Defined Volatility ETFs, which dynamically adjust equity market exposure based on real-time market volatility. Arthur Nowak, Client Portfolio Manager at Alger, discusses the firm’s high-conviction approach to investing in innovation and growth – including the Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF (ALAI).