There is little sign of crimped demand for equities among individual investors, who remain bullish after two years of blockbuster gains.

However, the higher return expected from investing in foreign bonds is accompanied by increased risk arising from adverse currency fluctuations. Due to the relatively lower levels of absolute ...

Plenty of investors are piling in anyway. The equity risk premium, often defined as the gap between the S&P 500’s earnings yield and that of 10-year Treasurys, turned negative in late December ...

Alternative asset investments, encompassing a diverse range of non-traditional assets such as private equity, hedge funds, ...

Investors favor them for their connection to tangible assets and a unique risk-reward profile compared to other types of municipal bonds. If you're considering revenue bonds, a financial advisor ...

The reason: A longer-term bond carries greater risk that higher inflation could reduce the value of payments, as well as greater risk that higher overall interest rates could cause the bond's ...

"It often moves independently of stocks and bonds, which can help balance out a retirement portfolio and potentially reduce overall risk," Boston says. Precious metals aren't right for every ...

From the relative safety of a savings account to the growth potential of stocks, each type has different potentials for risk and rewards ... higher returns than bonds over long periods, but ...

The most likely one percent range for the 3-month yield in ten years is unchanged from last week: 0% to 1%. The most likely ...