Diversifying beyond a single fund or single strategy is key.
Breakfast with Benjamin: Securitization comes back and it's not all bad...Plus, how JPMorgan is positioned for rising rates, Deutsche Bank suspends currency traders, GM pays a dividend, and more minimum wage math.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: SEC backs away from part of its charges, moving Steve Cohen a step closer to again managing outside capital.
A firsthand example of how hard it can be for investors to ignore something that looks exciting.
Pensco study finds SEC's crowdfunding rule likely to draw investors to more private equity-like vehicles.
As investors rush to protect their portfolios in a tumultuous start to the year, odds are they will be using options on exchange-traded funds to do it.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> While it might be tempting to pit the Bond King's new Janus fund against the Pimco Total Return Fund, they are different animals.
Plus: The Fed's rate hike isn't likely to be enough to derail corporate America's borrowing binge.
Some highs and lows, swings and misses
Bracing for the highs and lows of cannabis-industry stocks.
Broker-dealer agrees to a $1.4 million fine and will return investor money on approximately 2,000 sales of nontraded REITs. Firm also settles with states regarding leveraged ETFs.
MLPs move back into the spotlight for patient investors
Steven A. Cohen is poised to make a return to the hedge-fund industry by 2018 under an accord with U.S. regulators that settles allegations that the billionaire failed to supervise a convicted insider-trader at SAC Capital Advisors.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Morningstar's John Rekenthaler clarifies after recently referring to market-timers as “circus clowns minus the funny suits.”
Good infrastructure products are unlikely to wildly outperform equities, but they're also unlikely to create serious losses
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Smart beta was the top financial search term on Investopedia in 2015, and for good reason.
Hedge-fund assets contracted by $95 billion to $2.87 trillion during third quarter amid a surge of fund closures.
Flip-flopping the weightings of the traditional Dow 30 stocks