Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at what the jobs report could mean for stocks, Argentina's strategy of denial and Federal Reserve data cherry-picking.
S&P 500 posts first monthly loss since January; Dow erases gains for the year.
Jumping on trend, UK bank follows on the heels of Sallie Krawcheck's new fund launched last month.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Argentina defaults. Plus: Fund managers deal with Argentina bond exposure; the Fed's-eye view of unemployment; fallout from Russian sanctions; San Bernardino goes to pot; and a cannabis stock rally adds a new twist to buying high.
The market's resiliency underscores its solid foundation, emphasizes critical underpinnings of monetary policy, corporate earnings.
How should you factor in global turmoil into your client's portfolios? Well, for starters, Russian stocks look cheap but should be underweighted while Israeli stocks offer potential upside.
Day after Obama authorizes new round of air strikes in the Middle East, oil drops. What gives?
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> How to get into stocks. Plus: One veteran trader's big worries; why you need to have a business continuity plan; high quality bonds are scarce; no summer doldrums this wee; and a lesson from the king. Burger King.
Many Americans are making smart moves with their investment portfolios by favoring foreign stocks over domestic ones. But it's not because they've suddenly become savvy.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> also features notes on geopolitical unrest hitting the markets, an IPO-heavy week, and Morgan Stanley junior bankers getting a 'living wage.'
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Gearing up for Fed news. Plus: Putin's next move could be painful; Argentina teeters on the brink of default; another naysayer calls for a correction; the long view on a higher minimum wage; and a portfolio rebalance refresher.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Looking past all the geopolitical risk. Plus: U.S. investors finally start diversifying overseas, what's not to like about a marijuana ETF, how the Millennial generation slept through the bull market run, and a tribute to a fund industry critic.
Investors look beyond geopolitical risks and focus on improving economy, corporate profits.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Advisers go liquid to navigate Yellen Fed policy. Plus: Global stocks are loving the Fed's latest non-move, energy stocks ride high on the unrest in Iraq, an IRS excuse that the IRS would never accept from you, and political correctness has the Washington Redskins surrounded.
Proprietary traders who use computers to buy and sell stocks in milliseconds would have to register with the agency under chair's recommendations.
Facing new pressure to overhaul trading after Michael Lewis's book "Flash Boys," the regulator may require brokers to reveal exactly where stock trades are executed. The change would limit deals brokers make with exchanges at the expense of investors' interests.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Don't look now, but wage growth (for dishwashers, for example) is on the radar. Plus: The SEC's half fix for money funds, a golden cross for Goldman, judge blocks 'Wall Street Wolf's' sucker list, and big city life can be a drag.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, global markets feel the pressure of an uptick in geopolitical risk, as oil prices move higher. Plus notes on where to go when volatility rises, and more.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, Pres. Obama pushes for tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes, asset managers unprepared for a bear market, and more.
On Friday's menu: Barclays hits back on dark pool charges. Plus: Seeing the markets through the eyes of regular investors, why young folks should embrace bear markets, discount retailers set to shine, another cheap swipe at mortgage interest deductions, and the SEC hasn't forgotten about those pesky high-speed traders.
