<b>Breakfast with Benjamin:</b> Despite still-tepid economic growth and few signs of inflation, Janet Yellen and her colleagues at the Federal Reserve will lift rates in September for one major reason.
The precious metal stays in trading range as Greece lives on the edge of default due to tepid inflation, muted demand for gold from China and a strong U.S. dollar.
Firm faces challenge convincing broker-dealers to sell a new type of investment product.
How these funds fared in the second quarter of 2015
Company also has fund ready for weakness in the greenback, which will maximize holdings in exporters.
Sector funds give specialist managers an opportunity to shine during a long bull market.
The firm and its fund distributor will pay $40 million to settle claims in what the SEC says is 'first' in an ongoing series of investigations.
Long-time investment manager led the firm to become world's largest mutual fund company at its peak.
The myriad of options now available in the market makes choosing the right ETFs a challenge, particularly for complex portfolios.
Past patterns show that Carl Icahn's worries about havoc in the market are not grounded in fact.
Legendary activist investor sounds the alarm while BlackRock CEO pushes back.
Liquidity, performance concerns and business conflict cause the expanding hedge-fund firm to take a more traditional approach to mutual funds.
The key is bringing liquid alts more in line with hedge fund strategies
Finra says Wells Fargo, Raymond James and LPL self-reported their failures to waive sales loads for Class A shares for retirement accounts and charities.
32-year veteran of the $1.25 billion money manager is a champion of active management.
Investors who see ETFs as an easy and inexpensive way to tap into the high-yield market should look again.
Brokerage giant is expanding its lineup of proprietary mutual funds for its 12,000 brokers and financial advisers a year and a half after the firm launched its first fund.
Even though Morningstar, for the second year in a row, has released its analysis dubbing the DoubleLine Total ReturnBond Fund not-ratable, analyst Sarah Bush is unable to get around pointing out that it's pretty good.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Oil stocks are starting to attract investors seeking safety, and that should be cause for concern.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Some things companies do during earnings season that can really rub investors the wrong way.
