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Stock market rally is more than a big number
Even with the Dow heading toward another milestone, Astor Investment Management's Rob Stein says the stock market is virtually in set-it and forget-it mode. In this Take Five interview, he explains why.
World stocks riding high on fresh market data
Breakfast with Benjamin: Stocks around the world are rallying. Plus: New rules and regs are not helping investors, the psychological impact of low volatility, investing in consumer spending, and toast tries to become gourmet dish. Toast.
New stock market highs get no respect
Stocks have navigated successfully through headline risk, incurring an occasional sharp and abrupt pullback, but always bouncing back.
Sell in May? No way, says almanac
Pattern now showing that it's time for defensive postures.
No edge for active managers as stock prices diverge
Still, investors can bet on managers who can outperform
Barclays looks like the latest bank to back away from commodities trading
Breakfast with Benjamin: Barclays backing away from commodities. Plus: Goldman hangs tough in the commodity-trading arena, getting esoteric with income investing, riding on an M&A high, and IRS bonuses whether you've paid your taxes or not
Jobs report looks beyond the winter blues
Friday's menu: Jobs report looks past winter blues; investing in weed for a pot of gold; GM execs get PR all wrong; five funds set to bounce: jumping on the HFT bandwagon, and when the rich don't feel rich
Three yards and a cloud of dust: The economy, the stock market and bonds
Wasatch Funds' Sam Stewart invokes legendary football coach Woody Hayes in reviewing the first quarter and says that today, sticking to the basics in a slow-growth economy with unprecedented monetary stimulus is the way to go.
The value of Twitter
Breakfast with Benjamin The (awesome) value of Twitter. Plus: J.D. Power's annual survey of advisers' job satisfaction, mid-year stock review, yes, ETF cost matters, bringing back volatility, and a car maker returns.
The grim reality of inflation without wage growth
On Friday's menu: Inflation without wage growth: Cause for concern? Plus: The Fed has painted itself into a corner, consumer stocks are likely to take a hit, bracing for Treasury yield volatility, silver outshines gold in June, and how to live to be 100.
The Fed views inflation through rose-colored glasses
On Wednesday's Breakfast with Benjamin menu: The Fed dons rose-colored glasses. Plus: Junk bond yields get scary low, commodity hedge funds fall out of favor, what you need to know about stock buyback ETFs, and the inequality mob is driving the rich to hoard cash
Equities awaiting stronger growth before next move
U.S. equities finished modestly lower last week with the S&P 500 nearly unchanged. Most of the damage occurred…
Does the market decline signal a pullback?
Nuveen's Robert Doll analyzes the market's pullback, says the next few days are critical and provides his longer-term perspective.
European equities have room to climb as global stocks continue to recover
Around the world, long-term returns are still below historical averages and valuations remain reasonable.
The stock market stays eerily calm despite a world of chaos
Friday's Breakfast with Benjamin: Calm before the stock market storm? Plus: Hedge fund investors inch toward the exits, the Fed sees low inflation while consumers live with higher prices, and Icahn goes after Family Dollar Stores with a vengeance
Russell 2000 index trying to join record-high party
Small-cap laggards not a big concern as the sector takes a breather.
World stock markets get nervous as Iraq melts down
Plus: Deutsche Bank shows its hand with World Cup bets, Wall Street fines are a cash cow for the Treasury Dept., navigating Social Security before you retire, and eating at home gets pricey in a hurry.
Wary investors start to heed advice on bull market, put cash to work
Many advisers think mom-and-pop investors should warm to the bull market
Going global pays dividends
About 75% of the world's dividends come from outside the U.S. but the search for dividend yield by advisers and investors is largely limited to U.S. companies. That needs to change.
New inflation data could drive the Fed into hawkish mode
On the Breakfast with Benjamin menu: Inflation data could turn doves into hawks. Plus: Oil could get a lot pricier in a hurry, insider trading runs rampant and SIFMA cuts its economic outlook.
