Investors in the company run by the billionaire have to rely on his homey annual shareholder letter and Q&A at the annual meeting for info on its disparate holdings because the company, which is set to post record full-year profit next week, has become more opaque during his five-decade-long acquisition spree. Still, they've done OK.
Pimco's co-CIO says central banks pushing investors to riskier assets but that policy has limits.
Domestic equities have been the place to be since the financial crisis ended almost five years ago, but with head winds starting to mount in the U.S., investors may be better off on the other side of the Atlantic, says Chris Alderson, president of T. Rowe Price International.
Exchange-traded and mutual funds investing in stocks took in about $162 billion this year, the most since 2000, as the S&P 500 surged 29%.
Equities usually react favorably when the central bank tightens, according to new research.
A top investment strategist seeks to answer questions on inflation, deflation, valuation and portfolio building.
The S&P 500 index and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs this week, capping their biggest gain in two months as a stronger-than-expected economic growth report put investors into a holiday mood.
Stock prices finished 2013 on a high note, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest annual gain since 1997, helped by consumer confidence and a rebound in housing. Concerns over valuations are rising but experts see more upside.
2014 could be a good year for mortgage REITs and here's why. Plus: Which housing markets are vulnerable to rising rates, gold-mining stocks for the truest gold bugs, an ETF end zone dance, social media apps took over in 2013, and more proof of Obamacare bumbling.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway adds a $3.7 billion Exxon Mobil stake, its biggest new holding since IBM in 2011.
ConvergEx Group's chief market strategist takes an investor's look at the famous editorial and updates it to the context of today's equity market.
Plus: Asian markets are charging, hitting a year-end financial high note, how to use bond ETFs, Amex gets stung, and apps for getting fit. Check out Breakfast with Benjamin.
The stock market's rally has more investors and pundits screaming about too-high valuations but the fact is that corporate earnings have risen along with stock prices. The upshot? This unloved rally has room to go higher.
Rising rates this year have weighed on high-dividend stocks such as telecom, utility and real-estate investment-trust company shares. The specter of higher rates in 2014 doesn't bode well, some strategists say.
Plus: Hedge funds short gold, bonds embrace Fed taper, Obamacare hits the family budget hard, a case for reverse mortgages, and holiday tipping tips
Breakfast with Benjamin: At Bernanke's final meeting, Fed poised to cut another $10B from its bond-buying program. Plus: CEOs struggle to manage expectations, income tax pain hits home, a tale of two homebuilder ETFs, and young folks aren't biting on the Obamacare sales pitch.
A paradox for the ages as weak economy pushes stock prices higher.
Breakfast (with Benjamin) is served: Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise; Bernanke's last stand; nontransparent active ETFs; Obamacare's drag on health care; useless jobless claims data; and global New Year's traditions.
Investors watch the Fed as its last meeting of the year begins. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Stocks to buy when the Fed tapers, gold investors seek the bottom, IPOs gone wild, and a Deutsche Bank shopping guide.
