Tom Petruno

Small investors may have taken cautiousness a bit too far

January 30, 2019 at 6:52 a.m.

In the investment world, lessons sometimes can be learned too well. Slammed by the stock market's plunge of 2000-02, many individual investors have since stuck to a conservative strategy. Now,...

Large-cap stocks, tech shares predicted to lead the way

January 30, 2019 at 6:52 a.m.

Investors mostly found reasons to buy stocks in the second quarter, and far less cause to sell. That made for a hot quarter in stock mutual funds. Every major fund...

Investors now must keep gains

January 30, 2019 at 6:53 a.m.

At the halfway point in 2007, most investors have substantial portfolio gains to celebrate. Now, how best to hold on to them? Many financial advisers are warning clients to be...

Rising bond rates are unexpected, but welcomed

January 30, 2019 at 6:55 a.m.

The great mysteries of the ages: What killed the dinosaurs? Did aliens help build the pyramids? And why were investors willing to accept such low yields on long-term bonds in...

Unlikely borrower bailout may put burden on lenders

August 21, 2021 at 1:32 p.m.

Borrowers, don't hold your breath for a bailout. As mortgage delinquencies soar, many consumer advocates and political leaders are calling on government to help what might ultimately be millions of...

Probes have tech investors exercising sell option

August 21, 2021 at 7:49 a.m.

There's a sinking feeling among technology stock investors this summer--a feeling of history repeating. At the start of 2002, the bear market had been raging for nearly two years. Then...

Too-easy home loans raise default, stock fears

August 22, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

The financial-services industry has made it possible for millions of Americans to stop thinking, "I can't afford that." Now, Wall Street is beginning to wonder how many people really couldn't...

Critics of imperial pay taste success, pressure boards

January 30, 2019 at 8:59 a.m.

It's getting harder for imperial chief executives to hold on to power. That's raising hopes that the idea of imperial CEO pay also will soon be dethroned. Corporate reform activists,...

Wall Street’s ’05 prospects hinge on 2 major factors

August 22, 2021 at 5:20 p.m.

It's 2005 on the calendar, but what year will this be on Wall Street? Investors typically feel a mix of hope and anxiety at the new year. Last year at...

Some wonder why Buffett stepped into California mess

August 20, 2021 at 11:53 p.m.

In signing up Wednesday as gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's chief economics adviser, Warren Buffett prompted the proverbial Hollywood question: What's his motivation? Buffett himself isn't talking, but there's no shortage...

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