Did Janet Yellen affect global markets? Better believe it. Also, four U.S. banks get cut by Moody's, some big names load up on gold and yes, there's an ETF with a chunk of Twitter. From <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin, who adds a Turkey Day preview.
Plus: How-to for advisers going solo, global investors bail on Obama, deflating market bubble babble
Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana, the pre-holiday data dump, giving thanks to clients, green dividend stocks, and how to properly carve a turkey.
Two industry heavyweights love equities, but hate Washington politics, Obamacare.
With huge balance sheets to manage, central banks diversify away from bonds, buy gold. What can advisers learn from the Ben Bernankes of the world?
How to find undervalued stocks in a bull market. Plus, Bitcoin (yes, Bitcoin) gets legit; big investors licking their chops at BofA $8.5B settlement proposal; some good news for Madoff victims; and welcome back cap gain distributions. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.
Recent history shows why and how diversification and active strategies not only work but are necessary.
Finance chiefs from nations holding more than $1.3 trillion of Treasuries signaled no plans to sell even as the U.S. faced condemnation for the fiscal fight plaguing the world's largest economy.
It's still hard to find income in today's markets. So where is BlackRock's multiasset income honcho Michael Fredericks looking? Jason Kephart finds out.
Here's one way to use the drop in bond prices and the rise in other assets to your tax advantage. Caution: it's not for every investor.
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Bernanke sees low rates for a long, long time; holiday retailers on the ropes; SAC Capital jury selection; investigating fishy employment data; coal becomes the next tobacco-style villain
Today's Breakfast with (<i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff) Benjamin: SEC targets advisers; hedging with gold mining stocks; new muni bond math, and how athlete IPOs pull a hammy.
Will focus on liquid alternatives education as money manager launches new fixed income fund.
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: The regulator tells the mutual fund industry to stop promising safety and protection. Plus, the QE government bonanza, JPMorgan's Twitter beatdown, SAC Capital trial could go inside the hedge fund.
Thanks to the threat of rising rates, it's no longer a set-it-and-forget-it world. Now advisers have grabbed the core bond fund crown from Bill Gross and Jeffrey Gundlach, taking control over their own bond portfolios.
GOP's tax cuts leave $2.5B revenue hole; race to zero
The much talked about 'great rotation' to stocks from bonds is a flawed theory because the correlation isn't direct, according to Sanford C. Bernstein. That means investors expecting a pop in stocks could be in for a disappointment.
Gold's precipitous drop brings it to a key level, $1,200 an ounce. Some experts think this is the worst it will get for the precious metal. Does that mean now's the time to buy?
