It's a matter of diversifying rather than dabbling: Adding a few percentage points 'is not doing anything'.
How one brave federal regulator got the goods on the New York Fed's hands-off policy toward Goldman.
Wading into a crowded ETF market, J.P. Morgan is set to launch 'strategic beta' fund on Tuesday. <i>Don't miss: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20131023/BLOG03/131029954" target="_blank">How smart beta ETFs turned closet indexing into a winner</a> and <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130821/BLOG15/130829982" target="_blank">Smart beta is silly talk</a></i>.
Indexing pioneer attracted more money from investors in the first 10 months of 2014 than it has in any full calendar year in its 39-year history, drawing some funds from Pimco outflows after Bill Gross' departure.
On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: John Bogle says retirement plans will suffer under active management fees. Plus: Cheap oil's fallout hits gold prices, media hype overstates the Fed's taper tap-out, and more.
Returns in 2015 may be less than half of the 8.6% logged in 2014.
Pacific Life Insurance Co., the insurer where Pimco was started as a bond unit in 1971, is moving money from Bill Gross's old firm to Janus Capital Group, which the bond legend joined last month.
No relief in sight for retirees and other savers who have borne the brunt of the Federal Reserve's easy money policy
Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> How leverage led the market sell-off. Plus: Riding wild markets all the way to the elections, the tragic economics of Ebola, using all the Roth tools, more scary theories from Robert Shiller.
Equity ETFs ranked by quarterly returns, inflows, outflows and more
The rule, proposed originally by Finra, will require per-share valuation of unlisted REITs or direct participation program on customer statements.
Bulls looking for signs that Friday's rally in stocks is the start of something bigger are taking signals from options and S&P 500 Index charts. And it's looking good.
Wild week in financial markets wrapping up with rebound in stocks as bonds decline.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Fresh talk of extending QE is a sign that the markets just want more. Plus, gold shines bright among the carnage, learning to love leverage, and more.
Advisers should look at alts, but fees are too high, he contends.
The firm's thundering herd climbed back to 14,000 in the third quarter after several quarters of steady declines.
This week's must-read stories for advisers include employment drama at LPL and Merrill, Bill Gross speaking out, and a renewed push for more women in advice.
Deal focuses large nontraded REIT on lifestyle sector before a potential listing of shares or sale of the portfolio.
Nicholas Schorsch's camp opposes regulatory efforts to limit investor exposure to illiquid products such as nontraded REITs.
