by
Jim McConville
Pennsylvania firm says it is pulling client assets out of high beta funds.
Consumer spending slowed in August as incomes dropped for the first time
in almost two years, showing scarce jobs are preventing the U.S.
economy from gaining ground.
Warren Buffett's determination that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares are
cheap enough to buy back may mean the Standard & Poor's 500 Index is
also a bargain.
A judge dismissed part of a $198 million lawsuit against Bernard L.
Madoff's family by the liquidator of the con man's firm, leaving Irving
Picard free to pursue most of his claims.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index may drop as low as 1,076 before
investor panic abates and stocks rally, according to Tom DeMark, the
creator of indicators for identifying turning points in...
by Juliette Fairley
Where one can find investment performance, value and growth despite the turbulent markets was the theme of American Beacon's 2nd annual investment forum.
Investors have pulled $75 billion from U.S. equity funds since the end of
April, more than in the five months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Michael Cuggino's Permanent Portfolio has been sticking with the same
asset mix for almost three decades, a combination meant to guard against inflation and
recession.
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Neel Kashkari said investors should
buy equities because valuations, income growth and dividends show the
asset class is attractive.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hired Ted Weschler to help
oversee the company's investment portfolio and may add another fund
manager as the firm prepares a new generation of leaders.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index may slump as much as 21 percent as
volatility on the benchmark measure continues, according to Bank of
America Corp. technical analysts.
by Bloomberg News
Bank of America Corp., the lender struggling to contain losses from
soured mortgages, will cut employees and assets to make the largest U.S.
lender easier to manage, said its CEO.
Investors increased their use of U.S. ETFs by the most since January 2008 last month, as concerns about the economy have shifted bets away from stock of individual companies.
Stock mutual funds are having their worst year since 1998 relative to
their benchmarks, as higher volatility makes it harder to pick stocks,
according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
by Gary A. Miller and Scott A. MacKillop
Challenging long-held beliefs, new research shows large caps have the advantage.
by Andrew Gluck
Economists deconstruct the market turmoil after U.S. credit is slashed.
by Brad Zigler
ETFs are supposed to be cheap, but can they outperform the market, too?
by James Picerno
Yes, according to a new breed of equity hedging strategies.
by
Eric Rasmussen
The U.S. REIT market has enjoyed two years of outstanding growth. Can it continue amid fresh uncertainty?
by Tom Lydon
ETF indexing has evolved, but the traditional, somewhat boring approach may still yield the best results.
