Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk
Parallels between now and 1987 are thin at best
But performance of the alternative asset class still ahead of stocks.
$1.4 billion TAMP seizes on an opportunity, but its strategy seems ill-conceived.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Warren Buffett's top stock picks are not doing well this year. A temporary blip or has the Oracle of Omaha lost his touch?
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A dead asset no longer, gold shines bright above its 200-day moving average for the first time in five months.
Record-setting Dell-EMC deal is just the beginning.
Insurer is trying to capitalize on big growth seen among asset-allocation products in the DC market and betting managed accounts become more widely used.
How much to allocate is both an unanswerable question in general and one that absolutely needs to be addressed for each client. </br><b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20151011/ALTS2015" target="_blank">IN's Spotlight on Alternative Investments special report</a>)</b></i>
Sector already feeling wrath of nervous investors, gets second look after presidential contender's comments spark big drop.
Deteriorating demographics, low productivity growth and a need for more deleveraging will keep a lid on rates for the foreseeable future.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Top hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz (pictured) hits the bricks, and the firm is closing its flagship macro hedge fund.
The debate over whether investors are 100% rational 100% of the time continues to drive investment innovation.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All eyes will be on banks this week and earnings season welcomes the reports from the financial sector.
The legendary bond manager claims he was wrongfully pushed out by a “cabal” of Pimco execs seeking a bigger slice of the bonus pool. </br><i><b>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141006/FREE/141009964/bill-gross-speaks-out-on-pimco-exit-vows-to-regain-crown-at-janus"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Gross speaks out on Pimco exit, vows to defeat his rivals</a>)</b></i>
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The Democratic candidate proposes new fees for taking investment risks, because taking investment risks aren't risky enough already, or something like that.
SEC report underscores concern that some funds could have trouble meeting investor withdrawals in times of market stress.
Allows institutional investors to add an initial increment of China A shares exposure to their emerging markets benchmarks.
Three allocation strategies that could let clients tap into the global infrastructure boom
When fund managers can go anywhere, sometimes they do.
