GMO’s Ben Inker explains why typical allocations to government bonds aren’t safe and gives three alternatives for individual investors Read More

The stock market is giving signs it wants to head lower while an invisible hand appears to keep it afloat. Research from Factset Insight notes that companies who beat their... Read More

High-yield collapse ahead? Donald Trump’s inflationary rhetoric may have sent yields surging in the United States, but credit is still broadly expensive throughout the entire world especially in the risky... Read More

Morning Market Update Stocks that are expected to trade actively in U.S. markets on Tuesday include: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD), United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS),... Read More

Asian managers lead despite muted hedge fund returns Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of negative returns in October with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 0.24% while the... Read More

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2012 today and surprised forecasters with better than expected figures. The company revealed earnings per share of $8.75 today... Read More

Over the next three years, the banking industry is poised to return nearly all of its excess capital and close to 100% of non-retained earnings annually to shareholders, believes... Read More

  Zeke Ashton of Centaur on how value investors should think about Position Sizing and Portfolio Management. Zeke Ashton also runs the Tilson Dividend Fund, which has a phenomenal track... Read More

Stephen Cohen’s loss at former hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors is apparently Dmitry Balyasny’s gain at Balyasny Asset Management (BAM). Sources attribute Balyasny’s large increase in assets under management in the... Read More

When a company’s credit default spread widens, stock investors should watch out, particularly if a company is experiencing the second spread widening. This is the conclusion of a new... Read More