<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
Delaware Investments co-CIO says biggest focus is on the economy and interest rates.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Investors still too bullish on gold. Plus: Structuring client portfolios for retirement, about that breach at JP Morgan, Pimco's long, hard fourth quarter, a big real estate deal and an event you shouldn't miss.
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>
Appointment of Arthur P. Steinmetz is in some ways an experiment — perhaps even a risky one.
Spinoff is part of REIT's long-term strategy to split holdings into categories, including multi-tenant retail and student housing.
