'There's value to be found out there, but you have to look very carefully'
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Annuity sellers fighting for IRAs. <i>Plus:</i> What's good for consumer isn't for business; another perspective on how much size matters; adviser tech world rocked; and how to join the 1%
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Warren Buffett wants President Obama to approve the Keystone pipeline. Plus: Rocky Mountain high tax revenues, ECB puts Greek debt in the doghouse, and institutional investors are bullish and careful.
2015 could be the year smart beta converts naysayers, as investors face market head winds that make returns hard to come by. </br><b><i>(Plus: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150201/SMARTBETA2015" target="_blank">Our full smart beta special report</a>)</b></i>
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Retail sales are not supposed to slump when gas prices are low, so where's that money going? Plus: Larry Summers advises the Fed against hiking rates, how to use good food to attract new clients, and rich people get another cool perk just for being rich.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features Gen Y and Gen X causing the the pace of 401(k) plan contributions to hit new heights. Plus: The ABCs of a hot REIT market, biotech stocks under the microscope, and something you might have in common with Bill Gates.
Advisers cutting fees for managing low-yielding cash positions has become popular but critics, including a NAPFA compensation committee member, say the practice presents big conflicts of interest.
In Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, new research pins the 2008 financial crisis on reduced government debt thanks to the budget surplus during President Clinton's tenure. Plus: Big Oil starts to crumble, St. Louis scrambles to keep the Rams in town, and biology meets personal finance.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features the case for investing in Russia looking great, at least on paper. Plus: Hedge funds are still shorting oil, will the big snowstorm close the financial markets, and how to pick the right IRA for your clients.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Could $20 oil really happen? According to Citigroup, It's impossible to call a bottom point. Plus: Morningstar crowns the 'best' liquid alts fund, another oil producer feels the pain, and the case for active management gets stronger.
