A scandalous lawsuit, new data on the growth of independent firms, and the rest of this week's must-reads
<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.
New survey finds 83% of financial professionals are interested in investing based on societal or environmental impact.
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.
<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
The bull hasn't finished running but the time is now for investors to get their minds around its impending end.
For former fundraising powerhouse that fell on hard times after the real estate crash, a share listing could be “good event.”
As investors fork over assets, advisers need to learn to distinguish the sweet from the sour.
For <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon. Plus: A market fueled by bad news; B of A's big mortgage settlement' Countrywide exec finally heads to court; and how companies miss the mark with stock options.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The dollar rallies ahead of Fed news. Plus: Stocks historically love the Fed's Jackson Hole meeting; Argentina's latest gambit; insurance companies create new asset management opportunities; and regretting not buying Google at the IPO.
As alternative products proliferate, picking winners is more challenging than ever. <b><i>Plus: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140806/INFOGRAPHIC/140809956/alternatives-no-passing-fad">Infographic on why alts are no passing fad</a></b></i>
Gives SEC another month to act on proposal.
Spinoff is part of REIT's long-term strategy to split holdings into categories, including multi-tenant retail and student housing.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays warns on stocks. Plus: Gold finds some safe-haven love; how the Fed is off target; Argentina uses social media to attack creditors; Nasdaq's version of déjà vu; and what people buy when money is no object.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> brings you up to speed on reactions to Janet Yellen's mixed messages on the U.S. job market, gold's surge, and Russian mutual funds' fall.
