All The Reformed Broker
- Uniform perfomance standards for financial advisers?
Because of the many different types of account management, evaluating a financial adviser's effectiveness can be difficult. New technologies can help.
- Explaining the bumpy stock market
US stocks are being pushed lower by factors like uncertainly in Europe, and pulled higher by better jobs data and good news on the housing market. It can be hard to see from a day to day perspective.
- Will the Facebook IPO save online brokers?
Yet another group may benefit greatly from the Facebook IPO: brokerage firms.
- Will stocks crash like it's 1987? Not this year.
The potential for a summer stock market crash (like the one that happened in 1987) is low, because the market environment now is very different from the market then.
- College savings or retirement fund: where to invest?
Between a college fund and retirement savings, which takes top priority? If it's in the form of a Roth IRA, retirement saving is the way to go.
- The labor report that may decide the presidential election
If the race is close this fall, a small set of data could be all the difference.
- Euro debt crisis: Is Spain the new Greece?
- Hedge funds: Should you bother?
Hedge funds have traditionally been a very rich man's game, but one broker is trying to bring the hedge fund experience to the medium rich.
- Greece's Golden Dawn Party a scary development for Europe
Most Greeks are probably not very happy to have witnessed the far-right Golden Dawn party take as much of the Greek electorate as they did this weekend. But despite the party's relatively low polling numbers, the rise of the anti-immigration, nationalistic party is troubling news.
- How will today's jobless claims numbers affect the market?
After weeks of softening jobs data, a solid decline in unemployment claims is crucial in stopping the burgeoning slow jobs growth trend.
- Corporate earnings soar. Don't get too excited.
The growth in corporate earnings has been impressive this year, but such growth is par for the course.
- Asia holds the key to Apple's huge earnings
Apple's huge earnings were shock to many of us in the West, but when the company's rabid following in Asian countries is taken into account, it's not so surprising.
- Facebook stock: Why you can't have any
Facebook stock will be impossible to get unless you have a portfolio worth millions. There likekly won't be enough shares of Facebook stock for individual investors to partake.
- Are US manufacturers quitting China?
Citing rising labor costs, many US manufacturers say they're planning to leave China and come back to the United States.
- Morgan Stanley's turnaround
Morgan Stanley should be commended for their earnings in the first quarter, even at a loss, but investors should still beware of Morgan Stanley.
- Meet the company behind the Tupac Shakur hologram
Shares of the publicly traded Domain Media Group are skyrocketing on the discovery that the company was behind the the late rapper Tupac Shakur's hologram performing at Coachella Music Festival over the weekend.
- Does good weather boost consumer spending?
In the warmest March on record, retail sales beat expectations. But shouldn't the boost have been bigger?
- ConocoPhillips: Gas company split a huge opportunity for investors
The separation of Conoco from Phillips 66 should have benefits for investors in both companies.
- Legendary bond manager: Get out of bonds
Bond manager Dan Fuss sees dark times ahead for the bond market and advises investors to switch over to stocks.
- Want to make it? Make yourself useful.
Making yourself useful is the surest path to success in business; it is more important than salesmanship, presentation, image, or any degree you may have attained in school.