Lousy investment performance apparently drove four clients of a financial adviser in Speyer, Germany, to kidnap the adviser and torture him for four days last week, according to published reports.
Remarkable growth in product offerings; 20% allocation coming, predicts research firm
Economist says euro a goner, while U.S. facing a fiscal cliff; grass always 'browner'
FAM's Robert says plenty of value left in asset class; his small-cap fund invests only in a small number of companies
Smart money cashing out in a big way; welcome to the modern-day IPO
Say Facebook shares are vastly overpriced; 'a marketing textbook'
RS growth fund splits investments between companies that are promising, developing and proven; fund up 7.4% this year
Nontraded REIT Retail Properties went public last week. But the offering price for Retail, whose tenants include Best Buy and Wal-Mart, was below what was expected. And a reverse stock split dramatically watered down the share price. Result? Investors who bought in a decade ago at $10 now own stock worth less than three bucks.
