Franklin Mutual Shares Fund Class Z (MUTHX)

Building long-term wealth is not just about earning money—it’s about making smart financial decisions that allow your wealth to grow consistently over time. The financial markets offer many...

Interesting day in the markets, with the S&P 500 falling by more than 1% and the NASDAQ 100 down about 1.8% yesterday. More importantly, the index fell below the 200-day moving average. The...

We have had the recovery bounce, now we are going to find out if this bounce is something more than just one fashioned in relief. The S&P 500 had the picture-perfect reversal off resistance,...

Last year was a record for S&P 500® stock buybacks, led by the now “Lag 7” companies, though the SPX buyback yield dropped to a 2-year low Recent repurchase activity points to a pullback, but...

The US stock market is struggling this year, but the low-volatility equity risk premium is still outperforming by a wide margin year to date, based on a set of ETFs through Tuesday’s close (Mar. 25)....

Given the fear as represented in investor surveys and various sentiment gauges a couple of weeks ago, one would think the recent market drawdown was significant. As a testimony to the concern,...

The biggest question I have been getting from clients and prospects lately is, “Is the correction over?” This is not surprising, given that market declines are brutal on emotions. However, as...

President Donald Trump has recently suggested a willingness to negotiate with China regarding his global tariff plans, despite moving forward with imposing significant tariffs on various U.S. trading...

Well, stocks were unpinned on Monday; there is no argument there. How much of this really had to do with tariffs and whatnot is another question. From listening to Trump speak multiple times...