Quality stocks

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo, the Boston-based investment giant with assets worth $59 billion, is making its debut in the booming $7.4 -trillion ETF sector. The firm, co-established by Jeremy Grantham, submitted an application Monday to U.S. authorities for its inaugural ETF, named the GMO U.S....

Investors pick stocks for a nearly-infinite number of reasons to achieve their investing objectives. Some people look for value stocks, or stocks that are perceived to be undervalued compared to their peers. Others look to growth stocks, or stocks that are due for future growth. Others still may...

Stocks have a less-than-stellar reputation in the month of June, as the S&P 500 often notches slightly negative returns in the sixth month of the year. That does not mean investors need to eschew equities altogether, but June gloom could mean emphasizing factors such as quality could prove...