Finra claims that the noted real estate investor Tony Thompson defrauded investors in a $50 million note program.
Berthel Fisher, not long after settling most of their claims over DBSI, gets hit with a lawsuit over a failed private placement notes deal by a noted real estate investor. Bruce Kelly has the details.
Revisions are a sign of pressure to come on the financial reform package.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays tagged for HFT. Plus: A looming 401(k) crisis, the marriage math for gay couples, the fuzzy math of inflation data, tapping into the fracking boom, and Russian stocks are not for the meek.
Sales expected to hit $20 billion as low interest rates and liquidity events spark industry.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Going short-term with investments. Plus: Watching the Fed chase the markets, punishing corporate taxes force more companies overseas, the Dow inches toward another milestone, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans, and you too can be a bond trader.
Checks on sponsor companies and protection for investors and advisers is welcome, but statement reporting adds more confusion than clarity
Plus: Individual investors zig as professionals zag, hedging the U.S. market by going global, Citigroup in the spotlight, and futbol mania
Tax restrictions on mutual funds need a close eye to avoid a whack from Uncle Sam.
An in-depth look at managed futures, which can be a confusing asset class for investors and advisers alike.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin: Why there's no excitement for this stock rally. </i>Plus: Fee-only RIAs in the catbird seat but they can't relax; the active ETF world heating up; what QE has wrought; on Phil Mickelson and insider trading; and Apple's big day.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Carl Icahn warns that stocks are on risky ground. Plus: Interest rates and volatility are raising red flags, one man's take on the Fed-fueled bubble, the SEC is watching for political-donation conflicts, gold gets no respect, and institutional money is chasing solar energy stocks.
In this Take Five interview, Raman Srivastava, manager of the Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund talks about what advisers should look for in an unconstrained, or go-anywhere, bond fund.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays: Following in the footsteps of Sallie Krawcheck. Plus: The volatility play: Cheap but risky, bond managers brace for higher rates, dancing around the issue of student loan debt, and a potato salad venture whets the tax man's appetite.
Nicholas Schorsch's network of independent broker-dealers is closing in on nearly 9,000 reps.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Germany's World Cup rout goes beyond soccer. Plus: The SEC takes another stab at curbing high-speed trading, investment lessons from a crumbling cupcake chain, and dividend stocks are looking better than ever.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Buckling up for a rocky second half. Plus: Companies tweak bylaws to tamp down shareholder lawsuits, Morningstar settles software piracy case, JPMorgan embraces smart-beta investing, and buying beer stocks when it's hot outside.
“60 Minutes” segment, new book fuel concern that jittery investors will become even more skeptical.
While there is no inflation in energy prices just yet, consumers could cope with higher energy prices as long as they occur over time and don't hit in the form of a shock. But the tipping point is not too far away.
In some cases, hedge funds are no investment panacea.
