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Economic underpinnings strengthen as stocks climb
Nuveen's chief equity strategist Bob Doll says economic underpinnings, including revenue growth, are strengthening as stock prices continue to climb. And valuations? Not insane.
Markets are poised for ‘Santa rally’ and ‘January effect’
Markets are poised for the Santa rally and January effect. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Cyber Monday becomes Cyber Week, global factory growth, CEO pay and stock performance, and financing 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.'
Global markets riding high on the ‘Yellen effect’
Did Janet Yellen affect global markets? Better believe it. Also, four U.S. banks get cut by Moody's, some big names load up on gold and yes, there's an ETF with a chunk of Twitter. From InvestmentNews senior columnist Jeff Benjamin, who adds a Turkey Day preview.
Gold’s luster going from bad to worse
Plus: How-to for advisers going solo, global investors bail on Obama, deflating market bubble babble
Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana
Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana, the pre-holiday data dump, giving thanks to clients, green dividend stocks, and how to properly carve a turkey.
Markets brace for housing, consumer confidence data
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Markets brace for big economic data, insider selling at 30-year high, SEC tries to get tough, measuring Fed-speak, and how to behave at the company holiday party. Curated by InvestmentNews' senior columnist Jeff Benjamin
Goldman sees increased risk factors facing commodities
Plus: Emerging markets get dicey, butting heads with Buffett, hedging with ETFs, more Bitcoin buzz
Record-high stocks no worry, Goldman’s Cohen says
Senior strategist still forecasting 1,900 on the S&P 500 by year-end, which would mean another 6.6% gain on top of the 25% recorded already this year.
Big investors’ appetite for IPOs still strong
Pace of global offerings slows but holds steady in U.S.
Keep QE going and go active, adviser says
Heritage Capital's Paul Schatz is on board with the Fed's quantitative easing program and says now is a great time for investors to go active.
Doll, Coté: Despite Washington noise, bull market alive and well
Two industry heavyweights love equities, but hate Washington politics, Obamacare.
Bob Doll: ‘Equity market remains in pause mode’
But over six to 12 months, conditions favor stocks over bonds, Nuveen strategist says
Iran nuke accord is already moving markets
Plus: Fed taper could hit savers hard, new scrutiny on company stock in K plans, the stocks hedge funds love and Consumer Report's annual "naughty and nice" list. All in today's Breakfast with Benjamin.
Do your clients really need long-term care insurance?
What's InvestmentNews senior columnist Jeff Benjamin reading this morning? Whether your clients need long-term care insurance, hedge funds loading up on GM stock, Greenspan calls Bitcoin a bubble, JPMorgan confirms cardholders were hacked and Britain gets bullish. Breakfast with Benjamin is served.
When undervalued stocks are expensive
How to find undervalued stocks in a bull market. Plus, Bitcoin (yes, Bitcoin) gets legit; big investors licking their chops at BofA $8.5B settlement proposal; some good news for Madoff victims; and welcome back cap gain distributions. Curated by InvestmentNews senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.
Survey says … Our many moods about money
Filtering out the nonsense in a month's worth of financial polls to uncover the most striking findings, providing some insight into the minds of investors.
Three simple ways to make volatility your ally
Joe Duran offers three simple ways to make volatility your ally by preparing clients now for the next big market drop. They'll thank you later.
Buffett sitting pretty in hedge fund bet, but strategy leaves much to be desired
Recent history shows why and how diversification and active strategies not only work but are necessary.
How one manager invests like Buffett
Few follow Warren Buffett's maxim — “Put all of your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket” &mdash as diligently as Scott Moore. A high concentration of stocks should make investing more volatile but since November 2008, he's beaten the market.
Finding income in surprising places
It's still hard to find income in today's markets. So where is BlackRock's multiasset income honcho Michael Fredericks looking? Jason Kephart finds out.