Do you know all you need to know about the brokers who work for your firm? Would you know if any of them have a criminal record, or have left a trail of customer complaints at firms they’ve worked for before...
The alternative marketplace is changing. Not only are alternatives gathering renewed momentum among institutional and high-net-worth (HNW) investors, but there is also growing interest from financial advisors and their clients...
“This is the part when I say that I don’t want ya,” is the catchy chorus of a current radio hit. No, I am not referring to the bear as titled, but to the level of our collective deception. Needless to say that I have no clue what...
Even after last week’s Federal Reserve meeting, it’s still anyone’s guess as to when the Fed will increase interest rates – some say the move will come this spring, others say by summer...
It is rather remarkable how we choose the “likes” of our daily lives. Many are counter-productive, not only limited to overeating or watching the scene of an accident. More often, preferences may be nothing else but the foundation of a...
I wonder if the issue of an independent Scotland would actually be something of a black swan for the U.S. and world financial markets? According to Reuters, the international news agency, investors this past month, August 2014, have pulled...
To the chagrin of many metals investors, gold’s tumbled through some key support levels last week. Bullion was off 2.2 percent through Thursday. Friday started off—and ended—badly. Heading into the weekend, gold dropped another eight bucks to jus...
The boiled frog story reminds us that risk is everywhere, and that we need to be sensitive to change even of a gradual nature lest we suffer the fate of the frog.