U.S. big investors’ best investment ideas for 2019
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – The best investment ideas for 2019 range from buying local currencies in emerging markets to picking up beaten-down casino stocks to holding on to bank loans,
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How U.S. seniors on Medicare can bridge the gap in dental insurance
By Mark Miller CHICAGO (Reuters) – During a recent visit to my dentist, we got talking about his frustrations with Medicare. “It’s amazing – they have managed to eliminate teeth from the human body.”
Esplanade’s Kravetz bullish on casinos, Apple; sees turbulence for discount stores
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Strong U.S. consumer holiday spending will not boost retailers across the board but instead benefit winners like Apple Inc that have signature products,
How to make the most of your college tax breaks
By Gail MarksJarvis CHICAGO (Reuters) – All that tuition you pay has one silver lining: tax breaks.
Boring is ‘amazing’ for steady returns: Epoch’s Van Valen
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The gains of internet-related stocks in recent years have cast a shadow over what a dull but steady income stream from dividends can do for investors.
Even after sell-off, Blackstone’s Wien avoids gloom on U.S. stocks
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks have been battered over the last few weeks but a senior executive at Blackstone Group LP, one of the world’s most influential asset managers,
More pain in store for Italian bonds: NN IP CIO
By Sujata Rao and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Italian assets have further to fall before prices start to look attractive but the selloff will not trigger 2012-style contagion across the euro
Emerging debt, unlike most fixed income, not expensive: TCW’s Foley
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Emerging market debt is a rare fixed-income class that does not look too expensive, and could be an even more attractive investment if the U.S. dollar weakens,
Idol Father: Life Lessons with Chris Daughtry
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – You do not even have to win on a talent competition show like “American Idol” to launch yourself on a path to selling more than eight million albums.