<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The mildly encouraging stock market rally means we're back to talking about the possibility of a Fed rate hike.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The Fed gets credit for 93% of the stock market's run since 2008, and it's not just a spurious correlation.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's a new low-minimum IRA targeted to young investors who want their money invested in companies dedicated to sustainability.
The precious metal is already up nearly 17% from the start of the year, and some analysts are now suggesting the case for gold is getting even stronger.
Investors can see how funds rate when it comes to sustainability factors. But public access could mean more pressure and focus on ESG issues from clients.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> How an epic short squeeze propelled some oil stocks to record weekly gains.
Investors are piling in to gold funds, ETFs
Savers and retirees would suffer the most
A looming earnings recession favors utilities, staples, dividend-payers.
Meager economic growth and political fear-mongering aside, financial advisers shouldn't be overly concerned about the threat of a U.S. recession.
