<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The (awesome) value of Twitter. Plus: J.D. Power's annual survey of advisers' job satisfaction, mid-year stock review, yes, ETF cost matters, bringing back volatility, and a car maker returns.
On Friday's menu: Inflation without wage growth: Cause for concern? Plus: The Fed has painted itself into a corner, consumer stocks are likely to take a hit, bracing for Treasury yield volatility, silver outshines gold in June, and how to live to be 100.
On Wednesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: The Fed dons rose-colored glasses. Plus: Junk bond yields get scary low, commodity hedge funds fall out of favor, what you need to know about stock buyback ETFs, and the inequality mob is driving the rich to hoard cash
New annuities offer uncapped exposure to equities plus downside protection. "It's been a game changer," one exec says.
Nuveen's Robert Doll analyzes the market's pullback, says the next few days are critical and provides his longer-term perspective.
Risk management, asset allocation features appeal to younger investors, study finds.
U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico investigating allegations over advice to borrow money to make investments.
Investors now have a 'long overdue' online tool to find and compare prices of municipal bonds, bringing clarity to an often opaque market.
With low interest rates providing few fixed-income investment options, broker-dealers see these as a good choice for clients, with more growth potential than CDs.
The new addition is aimed at bolstering the firm's resources to help advisers with retirement income strategies/
UBS faces a class action lawsuit for $5 million over an alleged breach in fiduciary duty in the sale of Puerto Rican bond funds.
Around the world, long-term returns are still below historical averages and valuations remain reasonable.
Agreement creates a titan in ETF indexes and gives Russell fund business a new owner.
Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Calm before the stock market storm? Plus: Hedge fund investors inch toward the exits, the Fed sees low inflation while consumers live with higher prices, and Icahn goes after Family Dollar Stores with a vengeance
Small-cap laggards not a big concern as the sector takes a breather.
Plus: Deutsche Bank shows its hand with World Cup bets, Wall Street fines are a cash cow for the Treasury Dept., navigating Social Security before you retire, and eating at home gets pricey in a hurry.
Market volatility has forced strategic move from buy-and-hold to stock picking
Many advisers think mom-and-pop investors should warm to the bull market
About 75% of the world's dividends come from outside the U.S. but the search for dividend yield by advisers and investors is largely limited to U.S. companies. That needs to change.
