European shares rally on stimulus hope while U.S. Stock futures trade flat.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, some oil producers have a lot to lose from cheap oil. Plus: Merrill brokers are heading for greener pastures, activist investors are taking over, and tune up your holiday tipping practices.
Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features bond sales hitting a new record as rate hikes loom. Plus: Bracing for a global currency war, falling oil prices catch fund managers by surprise, and making 2015 the year of the maxed-out 401(k).
Performance makes funds seem bedeviled, but sometimes curse lifts.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Oil traders put on their seatbelts. <i>Plus:</i> Hedge funds becoming mutual funds; it's going to be a good holiday for tech gadget junkies; and the big difference between a purebred heritage turkey and the one you'll probably be eating tomorrow.
With stocks up sharply since 2009, a lot of people have long-term capital gains in taxable portfolios and can make cost-effective tax moves by donating appreciated stock.
Investors focusing on retail sales numbers after Black Friday and signs that China's manufacturing slowed
Largest U.S. exchange-traded fund that tracks mainland Chinese stocks sank more than 7% after policy makers tightened curbs on the local debt market, fueling a rout across asset classes.
The level of noise surrounding the financial markets can interfere with sound decision-making.
Real assets making up 10% of institutional "inflation buckets."
European shares gain from cash moving off the sidelines, central bank stimulus.
With several uncertainties resolved and technical indicators pointing in the right direction, Dow 18,500 by year end attainable.
Banks, lenders extend last week's gains; automakers advance.
Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring a global bond market mismatch that now has demand far outstripping supply. Plus: Loading up on stocks after retirement, how Larry Summers got it wrong, and new liquid alts players breaks it down for investors and advisers.
Didn't buy Apple stock this year? Shares of the world's largest company rose four times more than the S&P 500 as chief executive Tim Cook's product plans eased concern over the company's future growth. Plus other missed opportunities of the year.
Efforts to stimulate economic growth boosts investor sentiment; S&P up 11% this year.
On today's midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan talks fear of bubbles. Plus: Catching a ride on Japan's QE wave, Russia is sweating over low oil prices, and a union stalemate could lead to lower-cost Christmas trees.
After the legions of market savants missed out on hundreds of billions of dollars in gains this year anticipating a tumble in bonds, you'd think they would have found another target. You'd be wrong.
S&P 500 up 11% from October lows; trading slows ahead of Thanksgiving holiday.
