Shift in investor focus to valuations and quality is a natural reaction to rising geopolitical risk.
Analysts optimistic as long as insurers watch the credit quality of investments and rates rise gradually.
“Ameriprise delivered another strong quarter,” CEO Jim Cracchiolo said in a statement. “Revenues and earnings were up nicely and our operating return on equity reached a new record of 20.8%.”
As employers move to lower-cost retirement options, some plans charge as much as 8% to switch.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Germany's World Cup rout goes beyond soccer. Plus: The SEC takes another stab at curbing high-speed trading, investment lessons from a crumbling cupcake chain, and dividend stocks are looking better than ever.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Buckling up for a rocky second half. Plus: Companies tweak bylaws to tamp down shareholder lawsuits, Morningstar settles software piracy case, JPMorgan embraces smart-beta investing, and buying beer stocks when it's hot outside.
Improving economic outlooks backs rally in transportation stocks, industrials and small-caps as utilities lag.
Markets await details of ECB stimulus plans
Advisers and investors need to be fully aware of contract terms to explain nuances, answer client questions.
“60 Minutes” segment, new book fuel concern that jittery investors will become even more skeptical.
On "60 Minutes," author Michael Lewis made a bland assertion: High-frequency traders, he said, working with U.S. stock exchanges and big banks, have rigged the markets in their own favor. The only surprising thing about Lewis's charge was that anyone could be even remotely surprised by it.
While there is no inflation in energy prices just yet, consumers could cope with higher energy prices as long as they occur over time and don't hit in the form of a shock. But the tipping point is not too far away.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The dollar is enjoying a big rally right into earnings season. Plus: Goldman moves up its rate hike forecast, putting GDP in perspective, El-Erian reads Yellen's mind, and proven old-school investing techniques.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Braswell</i> covers investors missing out on the Dow's latest rally, another gender bias suit hitting Wall Street, and much more.
Heading into the second half of the year, Nuveen's chief equity strategist reviews his 2014 expectations for the market, economy and investment vehicles.
The best stocks this month, like Netflix, Tesla and TripAdvisor, which are all up more than 16% in the past four weeks, were the market's biggest losers just a few months ago. What gives?
Fund flows contain useful information that advisers can use to gauge the popularity of different trading strategies and identify changes in market focus.
In some cases, hedge funds are no investment panacea.
Survey shows many retirees wish they had waited to begin taking benefits.
