Friday 11 January 2019

Are age-based funds protecting U.S. investors close to retirement?

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Are age-based funds protecting U.S. investors close to retirement?

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)

Money woes? More companies help workers build emergency funds

At the Springdale Ice Cream and Beverage factory in Cincinnati, workers were coming to the human resources department with money troubles, wanting cash advances on their pay.

Investors plow billions into stocks, bonds and EM assets as risk appetite returns: BAML

Global investors plowed money back into stocks and bonds this week as they regained their appetite for risk, boosted by dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Investment bank Perella Weinberg plans to name Peter Weinberg as CEO: source

Investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners plans to name Peter Weinberg as its chief executive officer with current CEO Robert Steel set to become the company's chairman, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

Third time may be a charm as Jeff Vinik relaunches hedge fund

Prominent investor Jeffrey Vinik is ready to manage money for outside clients again and plans to relaunch his hedge fund firm Vinik Asset Management after sitting out the last six years.

Hedge fund Tiger Global ended 2018 with a 13.6 percent gain

Investment firm Tiger Global Management, which oversees $23 billion in assets, told investors its hedge fund gained 13.6 percent last year.

Your Money: Do not let home equity sink your college aid package

How U.S. schools calculate financial aid is so confusing that there is an entire industry devoted to unlocking its secrets with books, consultants and websites.

Cash can beat stocks in returns and happiness

How bad was 2018 for investors? They pulled a record amount of money from stock and bond funds late in 2018 and tucked it into safe havens such as CDs, money market funds or U.S. Treasuries that mature in a year or less.

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