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Fed set to knock another $10B off its quantitative easing program
Breakfast with Benjamin: At Bernanke's final meeting, Fed poised to cut another $10B from its bond-buying program. Plus: CEOs struggle to manage expectations, income tax pain hits home, a tale of two homebuilder ETFs, and young folks aren't biting on the Obamacare sales pitch.
Bull market shows no sign of death with Yellen support
A paradox for the ages as weak economy pushes stock prices higher.
Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise
Breakfast (with Benjamin) is served: Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise; Bernanke's last stand; nontransparent active ETFs; Obamacare's drag on health care; useless jobless claims data; and global New Year's traditions.
Markets fixate on Fed’s final meeting of 2013
Investors watch the Fed as its last meeting of the year begins. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Stocks to buy when the Fed tapers, gold investors seek the bottom, IPOs gone wild, and a Deutsche Bank shopping guide.
Marquee funds start closing the door
A trio of big name stock pickers are planning to close the door to new investors in another sign that there is a shortage of deals to be found in equities. That's good news, at least for some.
Fed tapering could catch junk bond investors off guard
Plus: Looking for weakness in the Volcker rule, the case for stocks in 2014, the upside of market bubbles, and what the heck Elizabeth Warren is up to now?
‘Be careful’ is T. Rowe Price’s advice to investors, advisers
The U.S. stock rally that has extended over the past year is due for a correction of more than 5%, warned investment strategists at T. Rowe Price Group Inc. That doesn't mean it's a time for advisers to stick their heads in the sand, but to proceed with caution.
Fama’s Nobel work shows that active managers are fated to lose
Index giant Vanguard built its business on the economist's work.
It’s not too late to get into stocks, Wells Fargo says
Advisers should still be pushing clients with piles of cash to get into stocks despite the market's stellar year-to-date gains and new all-time highs, said Wells Fargo Advisors' senior equity strategist, Scott Wren.
Longtime Vanguard portfolio manager Granahan set to step back
Portfolio manager still plans to do corporate analysis, study astronomy.
Not too late to hop on stocks, says RidgeWorth’s Sansoterra
Plenty of legs left in equity rally; companies flush with cash
Big banks feel the heat from religious investor groups
Friday's breakfast is served: Big banks feel the heat from religious investor groups; Deutsche Bank settles with Finra; the housing recovery's recovery and Jamie Dimon's wacky holiday card
Chuck Schwab: Pioneer, innovator, procrastinator
Says of firm's new refund plan: 'It's about time somebody stepped up.'
Paranormal markets: A stocks paradox
Considering hiring and employment reports, what's bad for the economy can be good for equities.
‘Tis the year without volatility
Investors have enjoyed an epic rally this year with little volatility, thanks at least in part to all the cash the Fed is pumping into the system. But advisers should be prepping clients now to get ready for some choppiness ahead. Jason Kephart reports.
Former Fed chief Greenspan sees no bubble in Dow 16,000
He of 'irrational exuberance' fame says economic constraints keeping market in check.
Look out below: T. Rowe Price warns of correction in the New Year
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: T. Rowe Price warns of correction, Deutsche Bank bans chat rooms, the first-ever hedge fund ad debuts, big banks sweating over the looming Volcker rule, and EU Commission levies heavy fine for rate rigging.
Getting into the market on the cheap
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin includes: Facing the reality of capital gains, Hilton IPO sheds light on hotel stocks, hedge funds go long-only, and the Brits outshop Americans.
Grab your gains and hold on tight – at least till New Year’s
With the S&P 500 up more than 29% from the start of the year, on the heels of a 15% gain last year, it is a safe bet that there are plenty of taxable gains sitting inside client portfolios. But even if you feel the market is getting rich, it might be worth waiting until after Jan. 1 to cash out.
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.