Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide
European shares gain from cash moving off the sidelines, central bank stimulus.
'Alternative' funds come with the same disadvantages hedge funds have: high fees, inconsistent performance and strategies that take a PhD to decipher.
The agency's goal is to ensure funds are liquid enough to meet client redemptions.
With several uncertainties resolved and technical indicators pointing in the right direction, Dow 18,500 by year end attainable.
Harbinger Capital's Phil Falcone is being scrutinized by the SEC for allegedly borrowing client funds to pay taxes and giving preferential treatment to Goldman Sachs
Due diligence on funds requires blending performance data with professional judgment
Financial advisers doing end-of-the-year planning for clients must begin the work of reconciling the gains of the U.S. economy and financial markets with mutual fund and ETF capital gains that could increase those clients' tax liabilities.
Mutual funds with sales charges and distribution fees are on pace for their fifth and possibly largest-ever year of redemptions.
New platform aspires to be an alternatives outsource for financial advisers.
Banks, lenders extend last week's gains; automakers advance.
JPMorgan estimates global demand will outstrip supply by roughly $400 billion.
RCS Capital Corp. says it is regaining the confidence of IBDs, with firms reinstating 51 nontraded REIT selling agreements.
Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring a global bond market mismatch that now has demand far outstripping supply. Plus: Loading up on stocks after retirement, how Larry Summers got it wrong, and new liquid alts players breaks it down for investors and advisers.
Hedge fund giant boosts ownership of broker-dealer.
The advantages of active strategies come from identifying value with respect to credit risk, interest rate levels and currency valuations, according to Legg Mason's Thomas Hoops.
Didn't buy Apple stock this year? Shares of the world's largest company rose four times more than the S&P 500 as chief executive Tim Cook's product plans eased concern over the company's future growth. Plus other missed opportunities of the year.
Efforts to stimulate economic growth boosts investor sentiment; S&P up 11% this year.
On today's midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan talks fear of bubbles. Plus: Catching a ride on Japan's QE wave, Russia is sweating over low oil prices, and a union stalemate could lead to lower-cost Christmas trees.
After the legions of market savants missed out on hundreds of billions of dollars in gains this year anticipating a tumble in bonds, you'd think they would have found another target. You'd be wrong.
