Heading into the second half of the year, Nuveen's chief equity strategist reviews his 2014 expectations for the market, economy and investment vehicles.
Fund flows contain useful information that advisers can use to gauge the popularity of different trading strategies and identify changes in market focus.
Pattern now showing that it's time for defensive postures.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays backing away from commodities. Plus: Goldman hangs tough in the commodity-trading arena, getting esoteric with income investing, riding on an M&A high, and IRS bonuses whether you've paid your taxes or not
Bond king bets on five-year Treasuries that other money managers say will suffer when Fed raises rates.
Outflows from Pimco's Total Return fund, run by Bill Gross, have made headlines but Morningstar analysts call the "shrinking asset base" of two other funds "more troubling." <i>Plus: See who Jeff Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital <a href="http://http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140421/FREE/140429992" target="_blank">grabbed from Pimco</a>.</i>
Wasatch Funds' Sam Stewart invokes legendary football coach Woody Hayes in reviewing the first quarter and says that today, sticking to the basics in a slow-growth economy with unprecedented monetary stimulus is the way to go.
On Friday's menu: Inflation without wage growth: Cause for concern? Plus: The Fed has painted itself into a corner, consumer stocks are likely to take a hit, bracing for Treasury yield volatility, silver outshines gold in June, and how to live to be 100.
On Wednesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: The Fed dons rose-colored glasses. Plus: Junk bond yields get scary low, commodity hedge funds fall out of favor, what you need to know about stock buyback ETFs, and the inequality mob is driving the rich to hoard cash
Nuveen's Robert Doll analyzes the market's pullback, says the next few days are critical and provides his longer-term perspective.
U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico investigating allegations over advice to borrow money to make investments.
Investors now have a 'long overdue' online tool to find and compare prices of municipal bonds, bringing clarity to an often opaque market.
Plus: Deutsche Bank shows its hand with World Cup bets, Wall Street fines are a cash cow for the Treasury Dept., navigating Social Security before you retire, and eating at home gets pricey in a hurry.
Many advisers think mom-and-pop investors should warm to the bull market
Agency chief says greater transparency would promote price competition, improve market efficiency and facilitate best execution.
On the <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Inflation data could turn doves into hawks. Plus: Oil could get a lot pricier in a hurry, insider trading runs rampant and SIFMA cuts its economic outlook.
Idea of trying to break any exodus when rates rise illustrates how muddled Fed policy is.
After a drop from the Federal Reserve's tapering scare, fixed income assets have rebounded.
After several months of deliberations, Finra has expanded its pool of arbitrators and is ready to move forward with the hundreds of complaints related to collapses in Puerto Rico bond funds. That doesn't necessarily mean smooth sailing.
