<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Currencies feeling pressure from Iraq. Plus: Gold bugs still not convinced of the next big move, select energy stocks correlate with Iraq unrest, Americans are unable to save money in this economy, and the SEC zeros in on liquid alternative funds.
Joining a chorus of wealthy parents, the musician says too much money might turn out to be an albatross for his children.
Idea of trying to break any exodus when rates rise illustrates how muddled Fed policy is.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Four hot markets right now; investors turn their focus to Europe; the SEC stops an adviser; a digital currency cautionary tale; dark pool transparency (thanks, Finra); and World Cup fever.
After several months of deliberations, Finra has expanded its pool of arbitrators and is ready to move forward with the hundreds of complaints related to collapses in Puerto Rico bond funds. That doesn't necessarily mean smooth sailing.
In confidential meeting, firms' attorneys oppose allowing arbitration cases to be heard in Southeast venues.
Rules differ for those currently married, widows/widowers and the divorced
In some cases, spousal benefits available without a marriage certificate.
Social Security encourages people to apply for spousal benefits even with uncertainties.
Find out what the adviser behind one the largest independent wealth firms is seeking out of a manager.
There are remedies, though you may not like them.
Investors look beyond geopolitical risks and focus on improving economy, corporate profits.
Finra hopes to narrow the definition of a public arbitrator, making it impossible for anyone with financial industry experience to qualify for the category.
Finra fines Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges to certain charities and retirement accounts and requires the wirehouse to pay back $89 million in restitution.
Early equals wrong and it isn't until the masses buy every dip that bull markets begin to top out.
Obama's greenhouse-gas emissions plan combined with growing domestic supply and global demand excite the commodity's bulls.
With Treasury yields at historically low levels, the stakes are rising as the Fed cuts back the bond buying that's held down borrowing costs on trillions of dollars of debt from governments to companies and individuals.
United Development Funding IV launches tender offer in conjunction with listing.
Regulator still reviewing industry comments on rule to give investors better handle on share values.
Even as the technical barriers are eclipsed, doubts remain over cost and utility.
