<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> A man called "Mr. ETF," plus the skinny on Dave Camp's tax plan, Edward Jones settles cold calling case, a Wall St. cop moves on and a new take on "insider" trading.
Among all the noise over interest rates, economic growth and overextended equity market valuations, advisers could be missing the biggest risk: Ignoring the basics.
Fundamentals remain solid, valuations have improved but significant risks remain.
Many investors are questioning how much longer the bull market can run before it collapses from exhaustion. AllianceBernstein's Kurt Feurerman has an answer.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Trouble in bitcoin land (but there's a silver lining) while one couple strikes gold with other coins. Plus: Tesla shines, Credit Suisse does not and looking for Macy's shoppers.
First Eagle's Kimball Brooker Jr. says the stock market is fairly to fully priced but has pockets of opportunity. Still, he's got a 20% cash position and is making no excuses for it.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> How stocks reached a record, who's joined the fast food breakfast battle, Warren Buffett boils it all down and who is @gselevator 'tattletale'?
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., cited a farm he's owned since 1986 in cautioning individuals against frequent buying and selling of stocks.
After six straight quarters of contraction, eurozone may perform as well as the S&P 500 this year.
Friday's Breakfast with Benjamin featuring what big investors are doing with their cash. Plus: Bracing for an SEC exam, robo-adviser asset-gathering update, stocks to watch next week, and more ways to spend bitcoin.
This just in: SecondMarket, where shares of private companies such as Facebook Inc. traded before they went public, has launched the first U.S. fund investing solely in the Bitcoin virtual currency.
Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn cautioned against betting on the extension of a U.S. stock- market rally that he said was fueled by conditions that are difficult to sustain.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin: </i>The average 401(k) balance tops $89K. Plus: Comcast buying Time Warner, Fink likes emerging markets while Buffet shuns Graham Holdings, California drought hits agriculture stocks, and the ultimate smart car.
Actively managed equity mutual funds are expected to distribute capital gains taxes at a far greater rate at the end of this year than any time since the market meltdown.
Neither the best- nor worst-case scenario is accurate and that means credit analysis is more important than ever.
Through last week, muni bond mutual funds have experienced 27 consecutive weeks of net outflows and while the investor exodus has not helped fund performance, it has contributed to the reality of basic bond math, which means higher yields.
New study finds Oracle of Omaha has outperformed every long-lived U.S. stock and mutual fund.
Alternative investments are 'increasingly becoming core,' strategist says
The recent spike in stock market volatility has put the financial advice community into scramble mode, with many advisers fielding calls from nervous clients while embracing defensive investment strategies.
Modest $10 billion cut plus reaffirmation of zero-interest rate policy puts nervous investors at ease.
