With the rate hike from the Fed still far from a reality, there aren't a lot of satisfactory fixed-income opportunities for retail investors out there.
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August 28 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
At the moment, there are plenty of methods market participants can use to watch their holdings. A pair of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 17 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of metrics market participants can use to analyze their holdings.
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September 16 - News
If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, old investment tools of a forgotten age.
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September 6 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of methods shareholders can use to analyze the equity markets.
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September 6 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of methods shareholders can use to watch their holdings. A pair of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 4 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of metrics shareholders can use to analyze their holdings.
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September 3 - News
At the moment, there are tons of methods shareholders can use to track Mr. Market. A couple of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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August 26 - News
The financial sector still suffers under the aftermath effects of the Lehman crises and the current low interest environment.
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August 14 - News
Today, let's look at investment advisory firm Douglass Winthrop Advisors.
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August 5 - News
Some European banks have been great dividend payers in a zero interest rate world. At current market prices, Spanish banks such as Banco Santander, S.A.
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August 1 - News
Have you ever heard the phrase that "Happiness is contagious"? The thought here is that if you surround yourself with happy people who are enjoying life, then you, too, will be...
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July 29 - News
Today, let's look at Fisher Asset Management, founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:SAN) was in 17 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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June 24 - News
I'm on the hunt for companies that still look cheap based on their long-term earnings potential.
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June 21 - News
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE:LYG) was in 9 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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June 19 - News
LONDON -- A popular way to dig out reasonably priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the "Growth At A Reasonable Price," or GARP, strategy.
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June 18 - News
Over the past couple of months, the quasi-private National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) has been engaged in a complex, high-stakes restructuring plan that could significantly...
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June 13 - News
Is Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS) worth your attention right now? Prominent investors are turning less bullish.
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June 12 - News
It's been shaky recently for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and markets around the world.
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June 11 - News
Stocks of Europe’s biggest banks have outpaced Europe’s most important market indices in the past year.
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June 11 - News
Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) was in 13 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. BCS investors should pay attention to a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money of late.
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June 10 - News
Is HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HBC) a great investment right now? The smart money is taking a bearish view.
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June 6 - News
According to most shareholders, hedge funds are perceived as unimportant, old financial tools of yesteryear.
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June 6 - News
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (NYSE:ITUB) was in 19 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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May 30 - News
LONDON -- Dividend income accounts for around two-thirds of total returns, the actual rate of return taking into account both capital and income appreciation.
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May 28 - News
Following Fitch's upgrade of Greece's credit rating, ten-year Greek government bond yields fell below 8%, the lowest yield since June 2010.
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May 23 - News
LONDON -- Both Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) and Banco Santander, S.A.
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May 21 - News
Today let's look at investment advisory firm Douglass Winthrop Advisors.
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May 16 - News
With the advent of The Bank of Nova Scotia (USA) (NYSE:BNS)ing crisis triggered by the collapse of the Spanish property bubble, Banco Santander, S.A.
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May 16 - News
On May 2, European Central Bank head Mario Draghi announced a 25 basis point cut in the bank’s interest rate, from 0.75% to 0.5%.
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May 8 - News
It's 15,000 and beyond for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) this year as stocks have surged.
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May 5 - News
After completing its latest health check on the global financial system, the International Monetary Fund revealed some encouraging results. Apparently, the system is in...
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April 23 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are many metrics investors can use to monitor Mr. Market.
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April 17 - News
In the eyes of most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, outdated investment tools of the past.
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April 4 - News
According to Gavyn Davies' Sunday Article in the Financial Times (FT), “Cyprus is certainly at the extreme end, but an over-leveraged banking system, with insufficient capital...
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March 28 - News
Cyprus is the second-smallest economy in the common-currency area, but the reverberations from its bailout crisis are being felt across the continent.
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March 25 - News
I have been recommending one European bank as an equity and fixed income investment since the year started. This bank is Spanish based Banco Santander, S.A.
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March 19 - News
National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) is set to buy Eurobank. The move will make National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) the largest player in that troubled nation.
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March 19 - News
Following last week's repeated stock market highs, the tone at the start this week is decidedly bearish, with unsettling news out of the eurozone rattling markets worldwide.
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March 18 - News
Traditionally, investors put money into stocks for capital appreciation and invest in bonds for income with capital preservation.
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March 1 - News
LONDON -- Many investors focus on earnings per share when judging a company's performance.
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February 11 - News
I highly recommend the article on Emilio Botin, the Chairman of Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), published by the Financial Times last weekend.
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February 8 - News
Today, let's look at Fisher Asset Management, founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher. You may know Fisher by his longtime column in Forbes magazine, where he's also No.
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February 6 - Hedge Funds