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Blackstone's BREIT gets $4 billion boost from University of California
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2023
Blackstone's BREIT gets $4 billion boost from University of California

The infusion from UC Investments will give the $68 billion real estate investment trust a longer-term source of capital after it faced pressure from investors pulling cash.

Inflation lets wealthy Americans give heirs even more tax-free
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2023
Inflation lets wealthy Americans give heirs even more tax-free

Last year's inflation, the highest in decades, means married couples can now hand their heirs almost $26 million tax-free, $1.7 million more than in 2022.

Cathie Wood's grim 2022 is almost over, but 2023 also looks bad
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 30, 2022
Cathie Wood's grim 2022 is almost over, but 2023 also looks bad

Wall Street has been slashing earnings forecasts for some of the biggest holdings of Wood's flagship ARK Innovation ETF, signaling more pain ahead for a strategy that took a beating in 2022.

VanEck liquidates two Russia ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 30, 2022
VanEck liquidates two Russia ETFs

Trading in the funds had ceased following Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February.

Can the 60/40 portfolio stage a comeback in 2023?
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 28, 2022
Can the 60/40 portfolio stage a comeback in 2023?

The allocation that's supposed to hedge against both assets dropping simultaneously didn't pan out in 2022, with an index tracking a 60/40 mix down about 17% for the year.

Big US banks score $1 trillion in profit in a decade
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 27, 2022
Big US banks score $1 trillion in profit in a decade

The record haul for the six big banks occurred as volatility juiced trading hauls, investment bankers rode a dealmaking boom and Donald Trump boosted bottom lines by slashing taxes.

Vanguard to launch municipal bond index ETF
INVESTING ETFS DEC 22, 2022
Vanguard to launch municipal bond index ETF

The Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF would track an index of municipal bonds with maturities between one month and seven years.

ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69
INVESTING ETFS DEC 22, 2022
ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69

She earned the nickname 'SPDR Woman' for her work on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which State Street Corp. introduced in 1993.

Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 20, 2022
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers

The bank's settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deals with a variety of allegations and includes a $1.7 billion fine that's the biggest in CFPB history.

Goldman weighs cutting up to 4,000 jobs
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2022
Goldman weighs cutting up to 4,000 jobs

CEO David Solomon is battling to contain a slump in profit and revenue after a costly expansion into consumer bank resulted in deep losses.