Single-country funds average 12-month gains of 55% but region can be volatile for investors.
Real assets making up 10% of institutional "inflation buckets."
Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide
On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the immigration issue President Obama isn't ready to talk about. Plus: Morgan Stanley's wealth management riddle, chilly weather heats up commodities, and an honest look at Wall Street's culture of dishonesty.
New platform aspires to be an alternatives outsource for financial advisers.
Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring a global bond market mismatch that now has demand far outstripping supply. Plus: Loading up on stocks after retirement, how Larry Summers got it wrong, and new liquid alts players breaks it down for investors and advisers.
On today's midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan talks fear of bubbles. Plus: Catching a ride on Japan's QE wave, Russia is sweating over low oil prices, and a union stalemate could lead to lower-cost Christmas trees.
Start the week off with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring an adviser pulling a Ponzi scheme on his own mother. Plus: JPMorgan settles with mineral-rights owners, becoming a 'financial catch,' and using dividend stocks to be like Warren Buffett.
Trading debt and equity for a distribution relationship may not be right for all advisers.
Tuesday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why the Fed's first interest rate hike could be pushed off even further. Plus: What happens when all asset classes stand still, cutting into timber investments, and a Goldman hedge fund swings and misses on interest rates