Barclays in the hot seat over charges it courted high-frequency traders
Breakfast with Benjamin: Barclays tagged for HFT. Plus: A looming 401(k) crisis, the marriage math for gay couples, the fuzzy math of inflation data, tapping into the fracking boom, and Russian stocks are not for the meek.
- Barclays discovers the dark side of dark pools. Investors react to charges that the international banking conglomerate favored high-frequency traders. Disclosing details to ensure aggressive trading strategies were effective
- The looming 401(k) crisis. Sponsors are managing the plans with the wrong goal in mind. The focus should be on income expectations, not risk tolerance
- Straight forward financial advice for gay couples nearing retirement: Get married. Love and finances
- The fuzzy math surrounding inflation data. Good enough for government work. Reasonable confidence in the accuracy of the statistics
- New master limited partnerships tap into the fracking boom. Avoiding tax liability
- Russian equities might be the play, assuming you have a strong stomach and a thick skin. Does buying Russian stocks make you a bad person?
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