Coffee is up 80% this year. Lean hogs are up 28%. Corn is up 13%. Gold is up 12%. Most of these same commodities were down last year, and any of them could fall at the drop of a hat. How can an investor take advantage of these markets...and sleep at night?
Fed chief comments send yields surging; Bond King says 5-30 year maturities at risk.
Expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates leads to biggest selloff since '10
The world's biggest bond dealers aren't buying a strong start for Treasuries as they grow bullish on the U.S. economy even as investors such as Bill Gross of Pimco and Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital question the strength of the recovery,
Betting against Treasuries risky, caution needed with funds buying junk bonds, shorting government debt,
Regulator says a decision will come in November.
ETFs that lend portfolio securities can generate additional income, but disclosure on those activities isn't forthright
90% of the assets put in ETFs in quarter went to low-cost provider.
<i>Friday's menu:</i> Consumers still left in the loan lurch. Plus: Which manager just jumped into the liquid alts pool? Some stocks for a rising-rate cycle; commodities are hot again; European banks ride the wave; and Merrill trims its housing outlook.
Obama budget proposal seems to target some Social Securities claiming strategies but this popular one is safe - for now.
With two money manager acquisitions in the bank this week, industry watchers see more on the way. Which firms are top targets?
