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Stocks climb as tensions ease
Breakfast with Benjamin: Investors not buying gold, the case of one of Wall Street's most respected women, one clear economic indicator, what's the new Amex card about and a cheap BMW (with a hitch).
Join the crowd and sell stocks?
Breakfast with Benjamin: The Oracle's thoughts on joining the global equities selloff. Plus: Here comes volatility, Berkowitz has words for Fannie, Freddie, hedged ETFs and, of course, Oscar night.
Gross-El-Erian rift grows
Today: The Gross-El-Erian rift grows as Total Return's performance lags. Plus: It's jobs report day, here's what you need to know; the bitcoin story goes all O.J.; household wealth rallies and whether wealth management and car racing mix. Oh, turn your clocks back this weekend.
Investors go berserk over Bitcoin trading platform
Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Getting contrarian in 2014, El-Erian picks apart the Fed's taper plans, Morningstar warns against timing this market, more Obamacare taxes coming, and companies that got social media right
There is life in the old bond dog yet
Bonds have outperformed stocks so far this year so are we looking at the great “unrotation” rather than the “great rotation?” J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Nick Gartside thinks perhaps but you have to look around.
In search of the perfect China ETF
A new fund seeks to provide exposure to hard-to-access Chinese stocks but the drawbacks are significant.
Five years since the bottom, looking at stocks’ recovery
Friday's menu: Looking at stocks' recovery five years from the bottom. Plus: A big day for econ data, a bitcoin exchange crashes but new products spring up, Morgan Stanley gets a lawsuit tossed and Ukraine update
An ETF ‘missionary,’ Dave Camp’s tax plan
Breakfast with Benjamin: A man called "Mr. ETF," plus the skinny on Dave Camp's tax plan, Edward Jones settles cold calling case, a Wall St. cop moves on and a new take on "insider" trading.
Emerging markets activity shows portfolio diversification key to performance
Among all the noise over interest rates, economic growth and overextended equity market valuations, advisers could be missing the biggest risk: Ignoring the basics.
How much energy does the bull have left?
Many investors are questioning how much longer the bull market can run before it collapses from exhaustion. AllianceBernstein's Kurt Feurerman has an answer.
Holding cash and making no excuses
First Eagle's Kimball Brooker Jr. says the stock market is fairly to fully priced but has pockets of opportunity. Still, he's got a 20% cash position and is making no excuses for it.
Stocks hit record, McDonald’s gets competition and Buffett boils it down
Breakfast with Benjamin: How stocks reached a record, who's joined the fast food breakfast battle, Warren Buffett boils it all down and who is @gselevator 'tattletale'?
Investing opportunities abound in Europe
After six straight quarters of contraction, eurozone may perform as well as the S&P 500 this year.
Bull market lifts average 401(k) balance above $89K
Breakfast with Benjamin: The average 401(k) balance tops $89K. Plus: Comcast buying Time Warner, Fink likes emerging markets while Buffet shuns Graham Holdings, California drought hits agriculture stocks, and the ultimate smart car.
Capital gain distributions making a comeback
Actively managed equity mutual funds are expected to distribute capital gains taxes at a far greater rate at the end of this year than any time since the market meltdown.
Buffett’s market-beating skills revealed
New study finds Oracle of Omaha has outperformed every long-lived U.S. stock and mutual fund.
It’s back! Market volatility sets advisers’ defensive plans in motion
The recent spike in stock market volatility has put the financial advice community into scramble mode, with many advisers fielding calls from nervous clients while embracing defensive investment strategies.
In taper move, Fed inspires confidence in stock and bond investors
Modest $10 billion cut plus reaffirmation of zero-interest rate policy puts nervous investors at ease.
What’s Apple got up its sleeve?
Breakfast with Benjamin: Apple's latest acquisition and what else it has up its sleeve. Plus: Microsoft's latest move; Netflix subscribers using Comcast can breathe easier; small investors get back into the trading game and training advisers to work with women.
Emerging-markets selloff sparks global concerns
Breakfast with Benjamin: Emerging market selloff raises contagion fears. Plus: Short-selling starts to make sense, Bill Gross plans to work till he's 109, Obamacare triggers downgrade of health insurers, economists bicker over minimum wage laws, and tricks of debt-free Americans.
