The economy will have to continue to muscle along without much help from consumer spending, according to a new Harris Poll.
With plenty of cash, private-equity funds are on the prowl; 'deal activity accelerating'
Access to the public-equity and debt markets continues to boost performance among real estate investment trusts, according to the latest report from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
Westwood Holdings Group Inc. Ticker:(WHG) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire McCarthy Group Advisors LLC in a deal that is expected to close by the end of the year.
Although the run-up in emerging-markets debt may seem a little long in the tooth, a good case can still be made for purchasing these bonds.
Altegris Advisors LLC is looking to tap into the growing demand for managed- futures investing with its own actively managed fund, Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund Ticker:(MFTAX).
Relative to the low yields of bonds, the stock market is attractively valued, according to Tom Perkins, manager of the $81 million Perkins Large Cap Value Fund Ticker:(JAPIX) and the $12.4 billion Perkins Mid Cap Value Fund Ticker:(JMVAX).
Fund manager concentrates on a handful of broad themes that are generally applied to midsize companies – that is, businesses with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $10 billion.
The looming expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts could throw a wrench into some dividend-investing strategies, according to Henry Sanders, manager of the $230 million Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Ticker:(ARDEX).
By some measures, deflation in the United States is no longer a question of if, but for how long and how deep.
