Not having access to the market has been protecting mutual-fund investors from fast declines.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The market bears are getting bolder as they start to come out from a long hibernation, which doesn't really bode well for the bulls.
The Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF listed in the U.S. is just about the only way for investors to play the crisis. Be warned, however, it's volatile.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> An economist says Janet Yellen and the Fed are too chicken to raise rates, but at the same time the FOMC is trying to reassure markets that rate hikes will be slow and deliberate.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Greek voters opt for a collision course with the European Union over austerity. Go figure.
The national cannabis market is forecast to reach $10.8 billion in sales by 2019 and while there are exchange-traded funds for rare earth metals and for stocks headquartered in Nashville, there are no ETFs that track pot stocks.
Bond manager says most investors have yet to be tested with a long-term downtrend and that's when liquidity will be an issue.
Expect more volatility, but country isn't big enough to have lasting impact on eurozone
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's a rising backlash for record-level stock-buyback programs, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren issues charges of 'stock manipulation.'
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If you've got a really strong stomach, the time looks ripe to buy the fear and jump into Greek equities.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Greece locks down its banks in a desperate attempt to prevent a public panic.
Six investment experts discuss where the markets could be headed for the rest of 2015
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Pimco's Income Fund (PIMIX) is shining bright under Dan Ivascyn, raising the question: Bill Gross who?
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond manager tweets out a nerdy note that only technical analysts understand, but the translation is both bearish and fun.
Top portfolio manager takes another perspective on an issue that BlackRock's Fink and other corporate critics have championed.
<i> Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Some say the stock market is overvalued. Some say it's not. Either way, buckle up for a bumpy ride.
Central banker may sense increasing urgency to rein in investors as the Fed prepares to raise interest rates.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the market's reaction to a repeal of Obamacare might not be pretty. Plus: Financial advisers take on defined contribution plans, cheap oil uncovers driller debt burdens, and Kraft Foods gets (Cadbury Crème) Egg on its face.
The 5-10% allocation most advisers are using is not enough to manage risk
Altegris founder launches new model likely to draw naysayers (who will be singing a different tune when the market corrects)
