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A big issue for advisers and investors is the ever-expanding universe of ETFs.
The funds include iShares' target-date lineup and Pimco's foreign-bond trackers.
Gives SEC another month to act on proposal.
Spinoff is part of REIT's long-term strategy to split holdings into categories, including multi-tenant retail and student housing.
Concern that the future of the federal safety net for seniors is precarious and the ubiquity of 401(k)s are prompting those born from 1979 to 1996 to get an earlier start on saving than prior generations, And they're ending up in stocks.
A former lawyer for the firm has filed a lawsuit alleging the company avoided about $1 billion in taxes over 10 years
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Fed and chief Janet Yellen get more ammo to hold down rates. Plus: AIG inches back into DC lobby; why some stocks never split; and where the smart money is going
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: BofA settlement bites homeowners. Plus: Warren Buffett feels compliance pain; a mortgage shop tries financial advice; fewer stocks participating in the bull market run; and stocks that could benefit from the ALS ice-bucket challenge.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays warns on stocks. Plus: Gold finds some safe-haven love; how the Fed is off target; Argentina uses social media to attack creditors; Nasdaq's version of déjà vu; and what people buy when money is no object.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> brings you up to speed on reactions to Janet Yellen's mixed messages on the U.S. job market, gold's surge, and Russian mutual funds' fall.
Does steep drop in assets signal an entry point or a correction?
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BlackRock, fielding question on rival Vanguard, says it's best suited to educate the market about the power of ETFs.
Advisers warned to do their homework, however, as funds can be complicated.
One in four muni bond funds hold at least some debt by an agency the island's government says will default on loans.
Judge poised to rule on whether a trial can proceed on claims the company violated its fiduciary obligations.
Portfolio protection that also provides constant market exposure.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at the impact of the junk bond selloff, Morningstar's approach to nontraditional bond funds, how higher rates will ripple across the economy, and much more.
