Bill Gross, Jim Rogers, other bigs dump government paper as inflation looms; 'cannot conceive of lending money to the U.S. government for 30 years.'
Credit ratings agency follows its downgrade of US long-term sovereign credit rating with a host of additional downgrades.
Thanks to the exchange-traded fund industry, hedging stock market volatility — or betting on it — has never been easier
SEC vote requires hedgies, PE firms to register with commission; exemption granted for family offices
Cern Basher won't even consider mutual funds if the portfolio managers don't have their own money invested in them, and he doesn't want to see merely a few hundred dollars in there
Famed fund managers heavily invested in financials; right now, not so good
Treasury bond yields are plunging to levels seen in the 1950s as concern a two-year recovery in the world's largest economy is stalling causes investors to flee stock and debt markets.
Ten-year notes returned 1.83% in July; 'market saw through the debate'
U.S. exchange-traded funds took in $56.3 billion for the first half of this year, an increase of more than 50.9% from the first half of 2010, according to State Street Global Advisors' mid-year SPDR outlook.
As exchange-traded funds grow in popularity, more financial advisers are using model ETF portfolios as a low-cost way of managing their clients' money
After avoiding the pitfalls of disastrous Regulation D deals over the past decade, Commonwealth Financial Network and LPL Financial LLC are contending with potential fallout from a real estate private placement that faces pressure from its creditors
Plosser sees central bank raising interest on fed funds before mid-2013; 'inappropriate policy at inappropriate time'
S&P's single-notch lowering of the U.S. sovereign debt rating was seen as a big blow to the Treasury market. Instead, worries about default on government debt has investors clamoring for -- yep -- government debt. The result? In an auction this week, taxpayers saved $647M.
Global equities funds saw $3.5 in net outflows
Commonwealth Financial Network and LPL Financial LLC are contending with potential fallout from a real estate private placement they sold that faces pressure from its creditors.
U.S. two-year note yields increased from a record low yesterday as the Labor Department said the U.S. added 117,000 jobs, up from a revised 46,000 gain in June and compared with the 85,000 forecast in a Bloomberg News survey.
Van Hulzen Asset Management's new Iron Horse Fund will follow an options strategy that the $250 million shop has been applying in separate accounts for nearly a decade.
Sources say traders at Morgan Stanley lost tens of millions of dollars in a big wager on inflation. Apparently, the bank is still working to get out of the bets.
Financial advisers might want to consider their options with regard to cash management if for no other reason than peace of mind.
