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After a soaring decade for US stock market, returns could fall sharply in the new decade

One common explanation is investors’ continued preference for fast-growing tech stocks

Opinion is divided over whether indexing poses a huge threat or adds to stability

Legalisation is coming, no matter what Irish policymakers may say now

Concentrated portfolios are in theory more likely to outperform the market

Funds in passive investment poised to eclipse active stock-picking for the first time

Deal would create European giant with €1.4 trillion of assets under management

In a US bull market and with 10-year bonds soaring, should equity investors be worried?

Although robo-investing is becoming more popular due to the low costs involved, robots will never replace good, old-school human advice, says experts

Asset manager to establish Dublin offshoot to avoid being cut off from European clients

Focusing on successes while ignoring past failures is a major flaw in data analysis

Six factors to keep in mind as volatile stock markets nurse double-digit ‘correction’

There is a danger investors will let their emotions get the better of them in turbulent times

Performance does not persist, as shown by the latest scorecard from S&P Dow Jones Indices

Stocktake: Why you should delete your investing app from your smartphone

. . . Or will the not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks market persist?

Irish stockbroker Goodbody also received large fees from bank’s stock market listing

Stock-pickers promise gains in next slump despite years of underperformance by funds

Central Bank has called for greater clarification on exchange-traded funds ownership

Seen and Heard: AIB shares, INM paywall and Apple cash

World’s largest asset manager attracted a record $74bn during the most recent quarter while assets under management jumped 16% to nearly $5.7 trillion

Fees are cheap but will Irish investors be tempted by computer-based advice?

The world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock, is placing its trust in algorithms

Investors are debating the Sanford Bernstein report which warns that the growth of index funds may distort markets, but such concerns are not new

Health is going mobile

Some $347 million put into exchange-traded funds worldwide last year

China finds itself in a massive equity bubble but some analysts worry it may all end in tears

Do exchange-traded funds actually tempt investors into trading too much?

Growing number of investors are warning that bonds are overvalued

Bond investors haven’t been this downbeat about growth and inflation in the US economy since 2008 as Treasury yields keep hitting one low after another

Active funds will have to prove their worth or risk being overtaken by the passive trend

Momentum can drive markets, but a value-based approach also matters

McCann in talks to persuade Chiquita to stick with $1bn merger plan with Irish firm

The Bottom Line: a little communication with shareholders would go a long way

Trading floors may be male dominated but research shows women do better because they screw up less

When funding conditions turn, relying on cheap dollars to finance local assets can be lethal

When a takeover deal was announced in February, Dell looked set to be handed over to its founder, but billionaire Carl Icahn remains resolute in his opposition

Investors are divided over prospects