<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Do-it-yourself bond traders have become much more than just a nagging headache for Wall Street's big boys.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, Wall Street wannabees sweat over the results of the December CFA test. Plus: Obama turns tail on 529 tax plan, Gundlach dishes on his own bad trades, and chicken wings might be the best Super Bowl investment.
Attractive yields aside, real estate investments wrapped in a mutual fund are not bonds.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: As the equity markets start to wobble, analysts start to claim they saw it all coming.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: HSBC thinks the strong dollar is poised to run out of steam, though it might just be wishful thinking.
Forward-thinking advisers and robo-advice platforms are finding middle ground that could be a boost for all involved.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: As the dollars get thrown around the mud starts flying, you might as well invest along for the ride.
Wirehouses and broker-dealers are seen as the next area of expansion for year-old program.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: It's important to understand the scary downside of an extremely strong U.S. dollar.
What you see might not be what you get and the real cost of running some strategies can be steep.
