Outlook

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Market and economic conditions can change quickly and such shifts can have a big impact on your investment planning. We bring you a cross-section of perspectives to keep you updated about the market, economic and geopolitical trends that can help you make informed decisions in investing.

Google Chrome Rules

Google Chrome has displaced Internet Explorer at the top of the browser heap.

Google Chrome now rules in the browser wars

ETF Scorecard

Below is a final look at the performance of various asset classes in the first half of 2013. Performance numbers are for the various US-listed ETFs that cover that asset classes shown. The US was clearly the place to be in the first half of the year when it came […]

US and Japan ETFs crushed it in the first half

doomsday

The doomsday predictions about the Fed's QE programs haven't materialized.

Fed critics preached doomsday. It never happened.

globe

The U.S. and world economy are showing some worrying signs.

Uh oh: Four signs the global economy is slowing

A careful read of technical indicators speaks volumes about the market.

A technical snap shot of current investor psychology

china commercial

A new regime is cutting off credit to China's major state-owned banks.

China slowdown trumps Fed tapering as investor threat

bernanke

The economic picture is to cloudy for the Fed to end monetary stimulus quickly.

Outlook Strategies

Why investors shouldn’t panic about Fed tapering

Sizemore: Now is the time to play both offense and defense with your investments

A 200-point drop in the Dow Industrials is as good a reminder as any that it’s important to play both offense and defense with your investment strategies, says Charles Sizemore, portfolio manager on the Covestor platform.

Outlook Strategies

Sizemore: Now is the time to play both offense and …

fred wilson

Covestor investor Fred Wilson discusses one of the next big trends in finance.

USV’s Fred Wilson: Advisory and custody services are decoupling

How McDonald’s has become such a market force

McDonald's quenches the hunger of customers and investors alike.

How McDonald’s has become such a market force

Carnage

The Fed's tapering plan has hit overseas markets hard.

Think the market carnage in the US is bad? Check …

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Time to adjust portfolios for higher interest rates?

Outlook Strategies

Investing in the time of rising interest rates