Performance makes funds seem bedeviled, but sometimes curse lifts.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Oil traders put on their seatbelts. <i>Plus:</i> Hedge funds becoming mutual funds; it's going to be a good holiday for tech gadget junkies; and the big difference between a purebred heritage turkey and the one you'll probably be eating tomorrow.
Working beyond Medicare age can save thousands per year.
With stocks up sharply since 2009, a lot of people have long-term capital gains in taxable portfolios and can make cost-effective tax moves by donating appreciated stock.
Investors focusing on retail sales numbers after Black Friday and signs that China's manufacturing slowed
'Swallowing hard' and sending checks to clients, Guggenheim sticks with strategy for advisers.
Wall Street strategists have crunched a lot of numbers recently in an effort to answer a simple question: Why have active fund managers done such a lousy job picking stocks this year?
With a new health care reform employer mandate on the way, expanding expertise becomes imperative
On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, the Government Accountability Office solves the riddle of the multimillion-dollar IRA. Plus: Oil stocks bounce on the Senate's Keystone 'no' vote, seniors can't wait for Social Security, and strippers pose a threat to the '1099 economy.'
Largest U.S. exchange-traded fund that tracks mainland Chinese stocks sank more than 7% after policy makers tightened curbs on the local debt market, fueling a rout across asset classes.
The level of noise surrounding the financial markets can interfere with sound decision-making.
Single-country funds average 12-month gains of 55% but region can be volatile for investors.
In the wake of accounting problems at American Realty Capital Properties Inc., the rest of Nicholas Schorsch's empire has drawn scrutiny for its complexity.
Soon, a blood test may let patients know they have Alzheimer's 10 years earlier than it can be diagnosed today. Advisers say that is a lot of extra years to allow clients to save and make important legal and health care decisions.
Real assets making up 10% of institutional "inflation buckets."
Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide
European shares gain from cash moving off the sidelines, central bank stimulus.
The agency's goal is to ensure funds are liquid enough to meet client redemptions.
