A scandalous lawsuit, new data on the growth of independent firms, and the rest of this week's must-reads
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's it mean when bears capitulate? Plus: The housing market recovery and homebuilder ETFs; 529s not so popular and here's why; Apple's big news; and the long-term-care insurance question.
<i>Breakfast wtih Benjamin</i>: The case for reducing fixed income exposure gets more vivid, markets react to Pres. Obama's 'no strategy' remarks regarding ISIS, another perspective on income inequality, and more.
Bob Froehlich says the industry needs to catch up with the pressing demands of a yield-starved world.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Gen Xers enjoy wage gains but others don't. Plus: Bolstering bond returns; thinking about Fed policy; Charlie Munger's contributions to Buffett's success; a private equity manager opens up and remembering 9/11.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, a look at how smart beta has grown in prominence despite criticism, the performance-killing fees of active management, another type of corporate inversion, and more.
Improving economies and corporate fundamentals help but long time horizon required.
New survey finds 83% of financial professionals are interested in investing based on societal or environmental impact.
Agency seeking to improve market quality by altering rules for trading companies with market caps of $5B or less.
In today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, Warren Buffett's fails to put his money where his mouth is, Canada finds a sensible way to stop corporate inversions, the Fed pushes rate-hike rumors out to the end of next year, and more.
Many advisers like the funds' flexibility when interest rates rise, but a Fidelity manager isn't impressed.
In the past year or so, more than 30 major companies have quietly amended their bylaws to say Delaware courts are the only place where shareholders can file lawsuits alleging misdeeds by corporations, their managers or directors.
The exchange-traded fund tracks the stock holdings of some of the richest and most successful investors, such as Warren Buffett, David Einhorn and Carl Icahn. Is it worth a look?
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Fed should raise rates but... Plus: Financial advisers turn to options investing; the French government calls it quits; the SEC goes after asset-backed bonds; another Obamacare surprise; and what is really the most important meal of the day
Seen as an alternative to bonds, one direct lending fund returned 12.7% last year
Delaware Investments co-CIO says biggest focus is on the economy and interest rates.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Investors still too bullish on gold. Plus: Structuring client portfolios for retirement, about that breach at JP Morgan, Pimco's long, hard fourth quarter, a big real estate deal and an event you shouldn't miss.
The bull hasn't finished running but the time is now for investors to get their minds around its impending end.
