Plus: Most investors made money in March, negative interest rates could mean the end of cash as we know it, and re-writing office dress codes
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> So far this year, the deal-making business has been in the tank. Mergers and IPOs have dropped to a level not seen since the last recession.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> A couple of Vanguard and Fidelity mutual funds raise questions about when it is time to close a fund to new investors.
Investing strategies focused on environmental, social and corporate governance causes continue to gain momentum, even if they're not mainstream just yet. </br><b><i>(Related: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160306/FREE/160309952/the-top-performing-socially-conscious-funds"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">The top-performing socially conscious funds</a>)</b></i>
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> If the data is correct, women's investment returns have been trouncing men's for nearly a decade.
Ill-named strategy finds place between passive and active.
IPO is the first of its kind and, with low fee, could attract investors away from nontraded REITs.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> An estimated 70 million Americans will wager $9.2 billion this year through March Madness office pools, but keep in mind that any winnings are taxable.
Plus: El-Erian's gloomy forecast, what it will take to save Social Security, and it's time to start taking cannabis investing seriously
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> 15 reasons you don't have to fret about a recession in the U.S.
