Despite doubts earlier expressed about the stock-market rally off November lows and the resilience of bank stocks, it nonetheless is disconcerting to watch their collapses. At times like these it helps to have a sanctuary, a quiet place to regain perspective.

Beware of the “purchase agreement” that propelled BCE Inc shares to $39.50 in recent days, says Harry Levant in a report on his Income Trust Research website. What was signed was a Definitive Agreement, not an Agreement for Purchase and Sale. An actual sale has not occurred and ...

Mutual funds have thrived despite a wave of critical studies and books, one of the latest being The Investor's Dilemma (2008) by Louis Lowenstein. In my May 22 column, Are mutual funds a rip-off? I offered some possible explanations why the industry has held up, such as the value-added derived ...