Even with a rocky start to the year, the stock market remains expensive by many measures. The S&P 500 trades at a p/e of 17.8, higher than the 17.1 it sported at the last peak in 2007. Small caps are even pricier. Here's how one manager is handling it.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features a look at how Bill Gross' own money is pumping up his new Janus fund. Plus: The Fed ponders and ponders some more, the surging dollar is poised for a pullback, another Obamacare surprise for tax-filers, and how grandchildren can derail retirement plans.
Bond guru predicts minus signs for many asset classes.
Cited for due-diligence failure and not mentioning millions in fees received.
Determining whether these ideas have a place in client portfolios, and how to adjust allocations to take advantage of them.
New York City Retirement Systems terminated two Pimco bond strategies &mdash; one mortgages and one government securities.
Assets flood non-U.S. funds, but a broader allocation comes with trade-offs in a volatile world.
This tax filing season is going to be a little more complicated for freelancers and independent contractors who get health care subsidies.
Bill would help insurance agents more efficiently get licensed to practice in multiple states.
S&P 500 caps first four-session loss in 13 months Monday with big decline as fear gauge spikes.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Fed's rate hike cycle will be different this time. Plus: Don't overlook the energy sector, new risks facing dividend stocks, and Ecuador as a retirement haven of sorts
New Treasury Dept. guidance pushes insurers to innovate while indexed annuities expected to continue to shine. Darla Mercado reports.
Liquid alts and robo-advice emerge as major stories
Cheaper energy means there are no signs that inflation is approaching the Fed's 2% target, says Bill Gross.
Make-or-break firm classification system gives fund managers more insight into fast-growing funds.
The budget increase the SEC received from Congress is “insufficient” to significantly boost investment-adviser examinations, according to an SEC official charged with representing retail investors.
The accountant for eight nontraded REITs managed by Nicholas Schorsch's privately held real estate manager, American Realty Capital, has resigned.
Answers to three big questions when investigating nontraded REITs, BDCs are key before investing client assets
In today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, markets wonder if the Chinese yuan is the next shoe to drop. Plus: Notes on the default risk rising in China's dollar-denominated debt, President Obama's latest tax grab, and rolling 401(k) assets into a pension plan.
iShares manager says money from active managers was primary driver of record 2014.
