Pimco's Bill Gross is recommending investors focus on shorter-duration debt. Why? More important than the upcoming jobs report, the slow pace of inflation indicates the Fed will keep its benchmark interest rate at or close to zero.
Friday's menu: All eyes on the jobs report as investors pull cash from stocks, what the frigid winter in the U.S. could wreak, what is Apple up to (aside from buying back its stock) and at long last, the Winter Olympics in Sochi begin.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's with the Oracle of Omaha's hedge fund bet? Plus: Friday's freaky jobs report preview, public pensions gained 16% last year, Twitter earnings raise concerns, and investing in income inequality.
Dealing with fractional shares proved to be tricky, but firm thinks it has the problem solved.
Some optimistic, others skeptical about plan to scrap the automatic per-share value of $10.
The biggest exchange-traded fund tracking the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market is selling at the highest premium to the value of its assets since May, an early sign that local debt may avoid a second year of losses.
Dr. Daniel Crosby explores the problems of surrounding yourself with “yes people.” Sometimes it's natural and healthy, but it can lead to dangerous 'groupthink.'
WisdomTree Investments and State Street Global Advisors wasted no time getting ready to launch exchange-traded funds that will track the U.S. Treasury's latest innovation: floating-rate Treasuries.
Even though a March bid was spurned, Nicholas Schorsch and his American Realty Capital have struck a $6.85 billion deal to acquire Cole Real Estate Investments.
Firm has 1,500 affiliated registered reps and advisers; $32B in client assets.
A portfolio of exchange-traded funds is one way to avoid the high fees that come with some of Wall Street's products, and can help avoid the wolves of Wall St.
Offerings are attractive because the U.S. dollar is expected to rise against other currencies as the Fed tapers bond-buying program, eventually pushing up interest rates.
Citing weak but recovering economy, monetary policy, Nuveen's Doll says, "We have been in the sweet spot for some time, and it is likely to continue."
Mike Avery knows markets and history—that much is clear. The executive vice president of Ivy Investment Management Company and co-portfolio manager with Ryan Caldwell of the Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (WASAX) has an encyclopedic grasp of what's happening now, what came before and the proper context for investors. His viewpoint can help provide clarity for investors, especially in the current topsy-turvy environment.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Janet Yellen's Fed is sticking with tapering but more econ data today could change the conversation. Plus: Stocks are down big so is it the overdue correction? And Japanese stocks fell 4% overnight, the case for index funds, BofA rate traders see smaller bonuses, and tracking short sales.
Worst January since 2010 as S&P 500 loses 3.6%, first monthly decline since August 2013.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If rates rise, gold won't. Plus: Warren Buffett's $1B tease, a new twist on stock valuations, bitcoin marches on, another solar energy push and, what's good about hoping for a flat market.
