<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays tagged for HFT. Plus: A looming 401(k) crisis, the marriage math for gay couples, the fuzzy math of inflation data, tapping into the fracking boom, and Russian stocks are not for the meek.
On the menu for today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, European economic growth falls short of economists' expectations, plus news on Citigroup, ETFs and much more.
2014 M&A activity is on track for its first year-over-year increase since 2010, and a recent major RIA deal should be enough to alert well-run advisory firms that it's a seller's market.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, learn about an odd new market indicator, the implications of ongoing investor optimism and much more.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Going short-term with investments. Plus: Watching the Fed chase the markets, punishing corporate taxes force more companies overseas, the Dow inches toward another milestone, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans, and you too can be a bond trader.
Proponents of the strategy tout its effectiveness in any rate environment.
Advisers sticking with the tried-and-true bond laddering strategy could be hurting clients amid looming rate increases.
Plus: Individual investors zig as professionals zag, hedging the U.S. market by going global, Citigroup in the spotlight, and futbol mania
Tax restrictions on mutual funds need a close eye to avoid a whack from Uncle Sam.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin: </i>Citi under the FBI microscope. Plus: Using P/E ratios to dispel bubble theories, re-calculating the size of the nation's oil reserves, big banks and big overdraft fees, GM and political grandstanding, and it's always a good time to teach kids about money.
