On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, are investors ready to run back into precious metals? Plus: What a breakup of JPMorgan Chase would look like, seeing 2015 through the eyes of Jeffrey Gundlach, and the pros and cons of living in a state with no income tax.
Starting her debut hedge fund without a staff of analysts to help choose investments and relying too much on one investor's money helped lead the star analyst astray, according to a person with direct knowledge of her firm. Now, her office in New York is on the market, her two top executives left and the fund tied to Platt's BlueCrest Capital Management sued in Bermuda last month to get its $46 million back.
Barbell approach can help advisers manage through the volatile first quarter earnings season without ditching stocks altogether.
Team goes to rival Griffin Capital Securities after disappointing month.
On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, average compensation at hedge funds remains gaudy, even with performance down. Plus: Smart beta takes another step out of the shadows, the right way to clean up your portfolio, and the new Congress sets the tone by taking an early swipe at Obamacare.
Financial advisers aren't exactly shrugging off the recent bout of stock market volatility that has ushered in the New Year, but they're also not ready to call it the start of a much larger pullback that should be addressed with portfolio adjustments.
The REIT czar resigned from American Realty Capital Properties, which has lost more than a quarter of its value since <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029916/schorschs-american-realty-capital-discloses-serious-accounting"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">disclosing accounting errors.</a>
Fundraising for American Realty Capital REITs declined 58% last month while Cole Capital suffered an 81% falloff in the wake of an accounting scandal. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141208/FREE/141209911/st-nicholas-puts-holidays-on-ice"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">St. Nicholas puts holidays on ice</a>)</i>
Nicholas Schorsch is taking a step back from the top role at three nontraded REITs he controls, handing the reins of two to his longtime investment partner. <i>See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140917/INFOGRAPHIC/140919935"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schorsch's vast web of businesses</a></i>
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.
Assets flood non-U.S. funds, but a broader allocation comes with trade-offs in a volatile world.
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
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.
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
iShares manager says money from active managers was primary driver of record 2014.
