It Ain’t Just the Weather
The March 2015 non-farm payroll report was certainly a disappointment. The number of jobs grew by a mere 126,000, versus economists’ consensus expectation of almost twice that amount. What makes…
Wall Street Banks’ Mutual Funds Can Lag on Returns – New York Times
New York TimesWall Street Banks' Mutual Funds Can Lag on ReturnsNew York TimesOver the last few years, an expanding line of mutual funds created by the likes of Goldman Sachs…
Hedge Fund Links ~ 3/27/15
How the smart money is set up for a Fed rate hike [CNBC]New funds blast off with best year since 2004 [HF Intelligence]Omega Advisors receives federal subpoena [CNBC]Hedge fund manager:…
Many middle-class Americans plan to work until they die
An increasing percentage of middle-class Americans are worried that they'll have to work until their 80's or even longer, according to a new survey.
Corrections: These new ETFs put unique twist on risk control
The previous version of this story, published March 30, misstated the name of Lattice Strategies’s founder.
Fund managers pose threat to global financial stability, says IMF
International Monetary Fund says delegating investment decisions to large asset managers, as many savers do, can ‘induce destabilising behaviour’Fund management companies that invest billions of pounds of savers’ money pose…
The Only Retirement Number You Need to Know
Every day, you’re bombarded with important numbers: telephone numbers, account numbers, your kids’ Social Security numbers (that you can never remember as you’re filling out insurance forms). When it comes…
Warren Buffett hedge fund
Below are George Soros and Warren Buffett actual net returns since 1969. Warren prefers book value but that is NOT the way to assess his performance. Limited partnerships are valued…
Consumer Revival Boosts Mid-Cap Growth Companies
American consumers may finally be participating in the U.S. economic recovery, six years after the official end of the Great Recession. Recent data shows we may have turned a corner:…
Goldman Sachs: Few Investors Appreciate Influence of ETFs on the Market
How much influence are exchange-traded funds exerting on the market? Goldman Sachs‘ equity research team is out with a primer on ETFs on Friday morning. The report is directed at…
3 All Cap Value Mutual Funds To Beat Peers – Seeking Alpha
3 All Cap Value Mutual Funds To Beat PeersSeeking AlphaValue stocks are stocks that tend to trade at a price that is lower than their fundamentals (i.e. earnings, book value,…
Corvex Management Adds To Signet Jewelers Stake
Keith Meister's activist hedge fund Corvex Management has filed an amended 13D with the SEC regarding its position in Signet Jewelers (SIG). Per the filing, Corvex now owns 7.2{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} of…
The Wall Street Journal: Investors pull $7.3 billion from Pimco’s Total Return fund in March
Vanguard Group will have to wait at least another month before it can claim the world’s largest bond mutual fund.
How to Talk to Your Spouse About Finances | Investing Sense
How confident are you that your spouse can manage the family finances on their own when the time comes? In our latest Investing Sense video, we focus on three ways…
Fossil fuel-free funds outperformed conventional ones, analysis shows
Investors who dumped holdings in coal, oil and gas earned an average return of 1.2{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} more a year over last five years, data from the world’s leading stock market index…
Hedge fund joke
Hedge fund manager, a long only fund and a Nobel prize winner in Economic "Sciences" are flying north to present to a client in New Zealand. As the plane lands…
Who Made Morningstar’s Short List of Fund Favorites?
Research firm Morningstar is out with a short list of its favorite funds by category. A trio of the firm’s fund gurus weighed in with their takes on current market…
Crude Oil: Are We Reaching Our Limit?
The storage of crude oil has recently garnered a heightened level of attention, even outside the energy realm. Volumes in storage have been rising quickly and some fear that if…
Balyasny Discloses New Stakes in Basic Energy Services & Tetra Technologies
Dmitry Balyasny's investment firm Balyasny Asset Management has filed two separate 13G's with the SEC.New Stake in Basic Energy ServicesFirst, Balyasny has revealed a brand new equity stake in Basic…