On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, brave bond fund managers are starting to gobble up the debt from beaten down energy companies. Plus: Home prices are being held down by oil, top 401(k) plan trends, and what the IPO market looks like for 2015.
At a time when U.S. stocks are beating the rest of the world, Sarah Ketterer mostly invests overseas. And at a time when index funds and exchange-traded funds are ascendant, she invests the old-fashioned way: She scouts for well-run companies and buys them when they look cheap.
'The only thing that's working right now is the S&P'
The latest data on target date funds through the fourth quarter of 2014, including a look at how J.P. Morgan has thrived in the space.
Analysts, unanimously bullish, on average expecting another 166-point advance in the S&P 500 this year, according to Bloomberg.
'As goes January, so goes the year' sounds good but isn't very actionable.
The author of 'A Random Walk Down Wall Street' talks about investing in today's world, the financial advice business and robos.
Regulator fines 10 banks for total of $43.5 million for promising positive analyst coverage after initial public offering.
Opportunity knocks for patient investors, but 2015 gains won't be as sharp as this year's.
Dow up about 175% since March 2009, aided by Fed bond buying, better-than-forecast economic data and corporate earnings that beat analyst forecasts.
Policy critics charge the markets are 'artificial,' but some strategists say the central bank can manage continued stimulus pullback.
The last <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu of the year features: A cautionary tale on chasing performance; why active management is not dead yet; cheap oil claims its first energy-sector victim; and a reminder that annuities are not investments.
The Russell 2000 Index climbed to an all-time high and the Nasdaq Composite Index reached a level not seen since 2000 as an equities rally that started last week continued through one of the slowest trading days of the year.
A look at the famed economist, who was a sterling money manager because of his willingness to question prevailing opinion and act against the consensus.
Legg Mason's seven asset management affiliates offer differing views on global investment opportunities ahead.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Cheap oil draws interest in energy ETFs. Plus: Finding value under the hood of hedge funds, how to talk like a Wall Street guru, and get insurance or get ready for Obamacare taxes.
As the stock market wraps another solid year, advisers are beginning to wonder how long the indexed-investing run can last and are startign to think about risk management, which means looking for active managers.
On the <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu today: Mohamed El-Erian breaks down the better-than-expected economic growth numbers. Plus: Warren Buffett's big year, gold investors are only starting to feel the hurt, and finding value where others only see tax-loss selling.
As economic strength and Fed policy push the greenback to a 7-year high, market strategists see knock-on gains for other assets.
Giving the Fed credit and blame for pushing markets past fundamentals.
