<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Janet Yellen's Fed is sticking with tapering but more econ data today could change the conversation. Plus: Stocks are down big so is it the overdue correction? And Japanese stocks fell 4% overnight, the case for index funds, BofA rate traders see smaller bonuses, and tracking short sales.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If rates rise, gold won't. Plus: Warren Buffett's $1B tease, a new twist on stock valuations, bitcoin marches on, another solar energy push and, what's good about hoping for a flat market.
Taper is one thing, rising rates another but strategist offers insight into navigating the seas
On paper, the AdvisorShares Trim Tabs Float Shrink ETF (TTFS) looks like the perfect means of tapping into the supply-and-demand fundamentals of the stock market. And based on last year's 42.4% gain, it would appear the 27-month-old, $105 million ETF is actually on to something.
Unemployment rate could drop to Fed's trigger level &mdash; but it's a phantom rate.
Don't be shocked if there's a 10% correction this year, Schwab executive warns
HedgeChatter to parse online financial chatter to drive investment ideas.
With the equity markets cresting new thresholds and hitting record highs, financial advisers are finding themselves increasingly playing the role of psychologist to try and keep clients grounded and focused on long-term investment objectives.
What you need to know to get your Friday morning off to the right start, from InvestmentNews senior correspondent Jeff Benjamin. Today: Bill Gross quacks the whip, look out for the next housing bubble and what's happening to the Euro?
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Private equity giant KKR finds expanding beyond the HNW crowd is not so easy and shuts two retail-focused funds. Plus: Gold jumps on Yellen preview, fund manager changes lead to Morningstar updates, Barclays cuts 12,000 jobs, and another day, another Obamacare delay.
