S&P 500 expected to reach new record high as investors cheer business-friendly GOP.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees Pimco CEO Douglas Hodge downplay Bill Gross' exit, big-money players identifying a stock market entry point, JPMorgan's huge data breach, and more.
Stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index posted a third weekly gain, as investors watched corporate results.
October jobless data become the focus amid solid earnings.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Shopping season bodes well for stocks. <i>Plus:</i> John Hancock pushes for liquid alts in retirement plans; being thankful for seasonal market timing; and learning to fly drones for fun and profit
Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Money flowing to technology but record highs mask weakness. Plus: Eaton Vance's big news; BofA's big loss; Home Depot's big data breach; and dreaming big, big, big.
Nuveen's Bob Doll says while the big GOP victory on Tuesday is not a game changer, energy, medical device, defense company stocks could win.
Facing outflows amid increasing trend toward passive management, firm says some fixed income managers can meaningfully add to returns
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> on hedge funds owning $16 billion in Puerto Rican muni bond debt, the scary similarities between advisers and psychics, why deep-water drilling looks like a bargain, and more.
<I>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Quicker rate hike ahead? Plus: Top Republicans set agenda; greed, fear and fund flows; family offices riding growth of ultrawealthy; Schwab says its robo is no threat; and eating well after work.
Investors weighed prospects for economic growth and corporate earnings to help gauge the pace of the recovery.
Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Republicans ready to rule. Plus: What investors might expect, advice from Jack Bogle, the hits keep coming for Nick Schosch and Pimco's bad October.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Who's spending what on the election, what worries Vanguard's CEO, oil is cratering and here are stocks to consider, and JPMorgan is not out of the woods.
On Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Fund managers in a bind. <i>Plus</i> more trouble for Nicholas Schorsch? And Republicans looking stronger going into Election Day, stocks to consider with a GOP-controlled Congress, it's time to think about taxes already.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, Bill Gross' Pimco exit is changing the way we look at star fund managers, Japan's latest stimulus plan triggers a market rally, watching out for those mutual fund tax burdens, and more.
Weak economic numbers and an Ebola panic spurred a pullback, causing the S&P 500 to give back the year's gains.
Just because the stock market hasn't suffered a major pullback in a while doesn't mean the resurgence of volatility is going to send financial advisers ducking for cover, even when the Dow dives 300 points.
Analyzing the current equity and fixed income scene to identify potential growth areas
Chances high for a year-end rally but if bears take control, longer-term bets could be at risk.
Pattern of investors moving out of stocks could be set for balance of the year and into 2015.
