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Russia is starting to look like an investment opportunity
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin features the case for investing in Russia looking great, at least on paper. Plus: Hedge funds are still shorting oil, will the big snowstorm close the financial markets, and how to pick the right IRA for your clients.
The best and worst investments of 2014
These are the bets that saved or ruined portfolios in 2014. Beware: There's absolutely no guarantee they'll do the same thing next year.
Citigroup says oil is going from cheap to dirt cheap
Breakfast with Benjamin: Could $20 oil really happen? According to Citigroup, It's impossible to call a bottom point. Plus: Morningstar crowns the 'best' liquid alts fund, another oil producer feels the pain, and the case for active management gets stronger.
The next thing to worry about: Investor overconfidence
In Friday's Breakfast with Benjamin, the downside of a multi-year bull market in stocks: Investors get overconfident. Plus: If oil drops to $30 look out below, not all hedge fund workers are rich, and what the IRS is looking for now.
Dynasty hires Scott D. Welch to be chief investment officer
Service provide plans to expand investment opportunities for its network of advisory firms
Back to the future: The Japanification of Europe?
With Japanification — deflation, debt crises, demographic pressures and decades lost in economic stagnation — in evidence in the bond markets, it's reasonable for investors to question whether Europe is following the path Japan took.
A new entry point for gold investors takes on GLD
Bank of Montreal strikes while the metal is hot.
Swiss franc fallout hits some liquid alt funds harder than others
Big bets, currency exposure might surprise some investors
Five surprise investment themes for 2015
From a big year for European equities to precious metals and bonds, here are some ideas of where value may lie in 2015.
Looking for investment value across the globe
Europe is a focus while selective emerging markets show promise, Templeton Global Equity strategists say.
State of the Union spoiler alert: Obama plans to go after rich people
Breakfast with Benjamin: Tax hikes for the rich? Plus: European central bankers load up for their own quantitative easing, Russia is fading fast, and Switzerland has another trick up its sleeve.
Gundlach says ‘sinister side’ of cheap oil will dampen economic growth, markets
What the U.S. energy boom has given, the U.S. energy boom is about to take away if oil prices stay at or below current levels, according to DoubleLine Capital's Jeffrey Gundlach.
U.S.: The global economic bright spot
As recovery reaches another phase, stocks remain poised to benefit from improving growth trends.
How currency hedging saved portfolios in 2014
Financial advisers who found ways to mute the effect of the surging U.S. dollar on clients' foreign investments weathered the last year well. Those who didn't suffered.
U.S. economy reclaims post as global growth engine
On Monday's Breakfast with Benjamin, the U.S. economy reclaims the post of global growth engine, though the Federal Reserve remains all quiet on the rate hike front. Plus: How to invest when a rosy jobs report hurts stocks, Goldman picks a list of losers, and millennials go home for financial advice.
Alibaba eligible for MSCI equity indexes as Russia snubbed
MSCI will allow some companies with overseas stock-market listings in its equity indexes, opening the door to China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. while excluding Russian firms amid economic sanctions.
Europe and Asia may be a mess, but long-term investors can find opportunities there
Valuations and fundamentals make the case for a contrarian international move
U.S. retail foreign-exchange brokers cracking under Swiss shock
Losses mount from the Swiss currency shock as the largest U.S. retail foreign-exchange brokerage said client debts threatened its compliance with capital rules.
Fed confidence in the U.S. economy starts to wane
In Thursday's Breakfast with Benjamin, oil prices and consumer spending add a hint of concern about the economy to the Federal Reserve's outlook. Plus: Fido app adds new twist to stock picking, retired Franklin Resources billionaire tangles history, and BlackRock added as many ETFs as it shut down last year.
Advisers preach calm, buckle in as markets bounce
Financial advisers aren't exactly shrugging off the recent bout of stock market volatility that has ushered in the New Year, but they're also not ready to call it the start of a much larger pullback that should be addressed with portfolio adjustments.
