David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal
The Fidelity Global Income Fund will seek to provide more yield than the MSCI All-Country World Index by investing in dividend-paying equities both in developed and emerging markets.
Oracle's acquisition of Burlington Northern a bet on recovery; thriving railroad paid $1B distribution to Berkshire last month
The timing of Facebook's IPO could hardly be better, but one asset manager thinks the first few years of appreciation are already priced in, a lesson learned from Google's IPO.
Smaller but equally attractive dividend payers, often offering the additional boost of faster capital appreciation, can be found in the Russell 3000, said Paul Hogan, co-manager of the $175 million FAM Equity Income Fund.
Laszlo Birinyi said that he knew in October that it would be hard to make predictions for 2012 when he saw a headline suggesting that markets would rise or fall depending on whether the tiny nation of Slovakia approved a bailout plan for Europe.
U.S. economic engine is humming, but sustainability is still in question; investors can find the most attractive risk-reward opportunities in the center of the risk spectrum, and gain protection in high quality and/or dividend growth equities.
Scott Schermerhorn, chief investment officer at Granite Investment Advisors, is so enamored with stock valuations in relation to the strength and direction of dividends that he believes portfolios should be tilted strongly in favor of stocks over bonds.
Bruce Berkowitz, whose $8 billion Fairholme Fund is suffering its second-worst year on record because of bad bets on financial firms, may have lost about $180 million today on Sears Holdings Corp.
Bruce Berkowitz, suffering from redemptions after loading the Fairholme Fund with financial stocks, sold his stakes in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley while keeping Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp.
This white paper from Invesco explores why it's critical for advisers to prepare their clients for market cycles and periods of risk, and how investors can position their portfolios to hold up in any economic environment.
Plenty of less sizable businesses make substantial payouts to shareholders, says Heartland fund manager
When it comes to shareholder payouts, a trio of businesses stand out, says Goldman PM Troy Shaver
Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.
For U.S. equity investors, the next 12 months may be all about staying home.
Buying bonds for safety, when so many stocks are yielding such attractive dividends, is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager.
