Fans of television drama programming might be impressed by the scandal going on at Petrobras. Over the past few months Brazil’s largest company, formally known as Petroleo Brasileiro SA, has repeatedl...
Investors looking for income and growth in the financial sector should consider the securities of top-tier private-equity firms. An elite group of publicly-traded private equity (PE) companies have de...
In 2015 the new normal seems to be extreme market volatility. Already, the first few weeks of this year have seen big day-to-day swings in securities prices and major shocks to foreign currencies. The...
The UK’s bank regulator recently banned British banks from mass marketing a new type of hybrid debt instrument to retail investors, but that hasn’t stopped institutional investors from piling in. Thes...
The precipitous drop in crude oil prices since last summer caught most analysts by surprise and that has left investors wondering how to play the move. Since peaking last June, oil prices have decline...
Unfortunately, America’s high road to fiscal responsibility has taken a detour. The supply side notion of keeping tax rates at reasonable levels while reigning in government spending has clearly been ...
Anyone who travels is aware the major air carriers have gotten a bit greedy in recent years. Despite sluggish real wage growth and elevated unemployment levels, most airlines continue to whack custome...
This summer’s bumps in the equity markets have some investors refocusing on their bond positions. Bonds have traditionally been a popular vehicle for maintaining portfolio stability and generating inc...
The first half of 2014 ended on a high note for most investors with stocks, bonds and commodities all posting relatively strong returns over the first two quarters of this year. Investors seeking inco...
Many of today’s most respected institutional investors pay close attention to a long-standing theoretical construct referred to as ‘Modern Portfolio Theory’ and for good reason. Modern Portfolio (MPT)...
