With Japanification — deflation, debt crises, demographic pressures and decades lost in economic stagnation — in evidence in the bond markets, it's reasonable for investors to question whether Europe is following the path Japan took.
Combined firm will include 36 funds and $27 billion under management.
Bank of Montreal strikes while the metal is hot.
More than half a dozen firms peddling wine investments in the U.K. alone went belly up last year. Why have there been so many flops? A fund's structure — and the wine it buys for investing — are key to success.
In today's <i>Breakfast with Benjmain</i>, looks might help money managers land more assets, but they also tend to underperform. Plus: Darryl Strawberry's contract balance goes to the highest bidder, Florida investment manager charged with bilking $17M from clients, and a hedge fund manager uses proper etiquette after losing his clients' money.
Big bets, currency exposure might surprise some investors
From a big year for European equities to precious metals and bonds, here are some ideas of where value may lie in 2015.
Though the real estate czar stepped down from two more publicly traded companies last week, as well as from a host of other nontraded REITs, he still remains entrenched at other firms he created and is the largest shareholder at several others.
Plus the rest of Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Daniel Thibeault's missteps make the case for due diligence, U.S. economy magically defies gravity among global economies, and tax strategies that it isn't too late to employ
Six years into the bull market, losses booked from the financial crisis have all been used up.
The FBI accused GL Capital Partners CEO Daniel Thibeault of creating fictitious loans to divert millions in assets to business accounts.
New report says benefits of exchange-traded funds don't make sense when nestled within the tax-advantaged 529 plans.
Boon for MLPs, and a boost for holiday sales
Regulators alarmed at lack of knowledge brokers demonstrate about the products they're selling.
Europe is a focus while selective emerging markets show promise, Templeton Global Equity strategists say.
Lack of wage growth stoking fears of disinflation while Fed prepares to lift interest rates
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Tax hikes for the rich? Plus: European central bankers load up for their own quantitative easing, Russia is fading fast, and Switzerland has another trick up its sleeve.
Case serves as a reminder that advisers need to plan for events in which a beneficiary becomes unable to inherit.
What the U.S. energy boom has given, the U.S. energy boom is about to take away if oil prices stay at or below current levels, according to DoubleLine Capital's Jeffrey Gundlach.
