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5 reasons oil could be nearing a new tipping point
October 22nd, 2015
Oil’s bounce back from the summer’s lows has the look of a bottoming in crude prices, but some strategists say the shakeout is not over. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to see a new low. The probabilities are that ...
ETF industry expects nearly 18% growth per year over next three to five years
October 20th, 2015
90% of ETF providers expect positive net new business in next 18 months 27% expect cumulative annual growth rate of more than 25% over next three to five years US continues to lead ETF market, though Europe and Asia ...
Volkswagen hits metals
October 20th, 2015
Prices of platinum – used in engines – have tumbled since the scandal broke. PLATINUM prices have plunged since the Volkswagen emissions scandal broke, as investors have shifted into its sister metal palladium – with the latter’s price rising ...
Are You Ready to Buy Stocks at Your Grocery Store?
October 14th, 2015
Kmart, Office Depot, Safeway and other retailers roll out gift cards that give recipients shares in top companies Now selling at the checkout counter: breath mints, hand sanitizer and…$25 of Berkshire Hathaway stock? In a new twist on the bustling gift-card ...
ETFs are the next frontier for liquid alternatives
October 12th, 2015
Mutual funds have been the go-to wrapper for alternative strategies, but that’s changing To investors, State Street Global Advisors might be best known as the firm behind the plainest of plain-vanilla investment products: the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The exchange-traded ...
Gold stocks go through the roof
October 5th, 2015
Shares in Australian gold miners rallied hard on Monday, with Northern Star Resources even hitting a new all-time high on an improved outlook for the precious metal. The spot gold price jumped 2.2 per cent to $US1136 an ounce ...
Banks Finalize $1.86 Billion Credit-Swaps Settlement
October 2nd, 2015
Suit claimed banks conspired to prevent competition Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $1.86 billion to settle accusations that they conspired to prevent competition in the credit-derivatives markets, according to plaintiff lawyers in the private lawsuit. Twelve ...
Financial Independence via Self-Employment: How Do We Do It?
September 23rd, 2015
Financial independence via self-employemnt is still possible, and there are a number of pathways to that goal. The conventional financial industry touts gaining financial independence by playing Wall Street’s game: working a conventional job for decades to accumulate a ...
Arcadia-based company under investigation, councilman’s connections under scrutiny
September 21st, 2015
State and federal agencies are investigating an Arcadia-based company that is facing allegations from investors that it swindled them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and may have taken more from individuals overseas. Officials with the Department of ...
Swiss issuers to weather forex storm
August 26th, 2015
The ‘Swiss Credit Handbook 2015’ published today by Credit Suisse contains the credit profiles of the most important Swiss issuers and participants in the Swiss franc capital market. Assessments of the creditworthiness of the different entities covered by Credit Suisse credit ...
