The most obvious victims of a negative-rate environment are savers and retirees
Savers and retirees would suffer the most
Fidelity's Mark Notkin sees mid-to-high single-digit returns for 2016
A looming earnings recession favors utilities, staples, dividend-payers.
Meager economic growth and political fear-mongering aside, financial advisers shouldn't be overly concerned about the threat of a U.S. recession.
Some analysts say the pullback makes more sense than the rally
Scoring funds for social, environmental and governance factors feeds a growing investor appetite
Attraction for the billionaire could be the REIT's right to recapture leased space at better rates.
Hybrid exchange-traded mutual fund called a 'test case', and is already receiving some skeptical reviews.
The U.S. employment report for February will need to show continued robust job additions, higher wage growth and a labor participation rate that is edging up.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The simple gesture of a financial adviser doing a favor for a friend, and an odd research note, helped take down the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme.
The alternatives platform's collapse underscores the concept that when something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Improvements to some plans include lower fees and an added layer of investment consultants.
Warning signs of inflation have begun to appear, and advisers shouldn't be ignoring them
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Is it time to start hedging the risk that Congress might renege on its Roth promise?
Richard Thaler's cameo in the Oscar contending movie “The Big Short” was a rare moment of glamour for an economist who built his career studying the follies of human behavior.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Turns out the key to navigating the current market environment is to do whatever hedge funds are not doing. It's that simple.
Reason to like tech dividend payers: Most have enough cash to keep their dividends flowing for years.
When clients want to load up on gold, financial advisers need to stress that holding more than 5% of the precious metal can weigh down their portfolios.
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