- A Preview Of February's All-Important Jobs Report March 6, 2015The February jobs report will be released on Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET. ...Full story available on Benzinga.comMark Meadows
- The 10 Most Affluent Cities In The World February 24, 2015...Full story available on Benzinga.comWayne Duggan
- The Greece-Eurogroup Situation: A Play-By-Play Recap February 20, 2015'Grexit' is trending in the markets on Friday after Eurozone finance ministers continue to discuss ...Full story available on Benzinga.comJake Mann
- Mid-Day Market Update: Noodles & Co Slips On Downbeat Results; inContact Shares Climb February 20, 2015Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.08 ...Full story available on Benzinga.comGarrett Cook
- Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Lower; Deere Lowers FY15 Forecast February 20, 2015Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down ...Full story available on Benzinga.comGarrett Cook
- Market Extra: Why investors love Europe and don’t think it’s a crowded trade March 13, 2015Has the leave-America-for-Europe trade become too crowded? The realization that U.S. rates are going higher while other regions policies’ head in the other direction has helped trigger real shifts in asset allocations.
- Market Extra: Lumber Liquidators shares hammered as founder defends flooring March 13, 2015In his first public interview since a damning report aired two weeks ago, Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc.’s founder Tom Sullivan adamantly defended the company’s laminate flooring on Friday.
- The Fed: Welcome to a Fed without patience March 13, 2015The Fed will scrap the word patient” from its policy statement but Fed Chairwoman Yellen will stress a June move is not automatic.
- Capitol Report: Michael Lewis says ‘Flash Boys’ wasn’t just about protecting rich investors March 13, 2015A year later, the author of the book which brought national attention to the practice of high-frequency trading says it isn’t just rich hedge-fund managers who stand to benefit if there is less picking off stock-market orders.
- ETF Investing: Billions fly out Dow and Nasdaq-100 funds even in a bull market March 13, 2015The bull market turned six years old this week, and the big Dow and Nasdaq-100 exchange-traded funs have delivered returns of more than 200%. Yet those ETFs have the most money exiting among all equity ETFs. Here’s why.
- European stock funds attract $5.2 billion in ninth straight week of inflows March 13, 2015NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide poured $5.2 billion into funds that specialize in European stocks in the week ended March 11, data from a Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research report...
- Hackers trigger panic, missteps when advisers fail to plan March 13, 2015(Reuters) - Financial advisory firms are so busy trying to prevent computer hacking that they sometimes neglect an equally vital issue: what to do when hackers succeed.
- Schwab says first-quarter profit running 1 cent behind year ago March 13, 2015NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp's first-quarter earnings per share are currently running about 1 cent lower than the 24 cents a share it reported in the first quarter of 2014.
- TPG Capital-owned Par Pharmaceutical files for IPO March 13, 2015(Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc, owned by private equity firm TPG Capital, filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of common stock.
- Norway's oil fund to sell European bonds, buy real estate in 2015 March 13, 2015OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $860 billion sovereign wealth fund will continue to sell down its European government debt portfolio and may spend all of its new cash inflow in 2015 on real estate...
- U.S.-based taxable bond funds post $1.8 billion outflows in week: Lipper March 12, 2015NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based funds pulled $1.8 billion out of taxable bond funds in the week ended March 11 on increased expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates...
- Turkey, central bank meddling and repealing gravity: James Saft March 12, 2015(Reuters) - Turkey is an object lesson in the dangers of political interference in monetary policy, made much worse when it is based on the economic equivalent of trying to repeal the law of...
- European equity funds draw strong inflows on ECB move March 12, 2015NEW YORK (Reuters) - European stocks are poised to become the darlings of 2015 on the back of the European Central Bank's 1 trillion-euro government bond-buying program.
- Reich & Tang to exit U.S. money fund business March 12, 2015NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reich & Tang said on Thursday it will exit the U.S. money market fund business, as the $2.7 trillion industry has been grappling with tighter regulations stemming from the global...
- Citi's Corbat says stress test efforts 'far from over' March 12, 2015(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Mike Corbat told employees that the bank's stress test work is "far from over", despite the Federal Reserve raising no objections to Citi's capital plan.
- The Health Care Law’s Effect on You February 13, 2015Nearly everyone is affected by the Affordable Care Act and will need to do something new when filing their taxes this year. The following chart will help you better understand how the health care law affects you and everyone on your return.George Mentz JD, MBA, CWM, MFP - International Lawyer and Award Winning Author
- Tax Treatment of Foreign Real Estate Owned by U.S. Taxpayers Working Abroad January 27, 2015Summary: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not require that offshore real estate be reported as a foreign financial asset held by American expatriates or United States federal government employees working overseas. Persons who own and occupy offshore homes are taxed the same as having domestic real estate with the exception of depreciation, which must […]George Mentz JD, MBA, CWM, MFP - International Lawyer and Award Winning Author
- Financial Transaction Taxes ? January 20, 2015A financial products sales tax proposed by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md has caused concern in US regulatory bodies such as SIFMA.George Mentz JD, MBA, CWM, MFP - International Lawyer and Award Winning Author
- Year-End Gifts to Charity – Tax Strategies November 25, 2014Many people donate to charity each year during the holiday season. Remember, if you want to earn a tax deduction for your gifts, you must itemize your deductions. There are several tax rules that you should know about before you give. Here are six tips from the IRS that you should keep in mind:George Mentz JD, MBA, CWM, MFP - International Lawyer and Award Winning Author
- International Wealth Management Considerations for American Expatriates by Mr. Edward D. Nieto October 6, 2014Summary: The financial and tax situations of expatriate taxpayers become more complex when assets are acquired, investments are made, and-or business activities are conducted overseas. Expatriates often require assistance managing their investments, minimizing their tax burdens, complying with offshore tax reporting requirements, and manage wealth through ta […]Prof. William Byrnes