These are the sectors investors love and hate right now
https://alaricsecurities.com/sectors-investors-love-hate-right-now/
Credit Suisse quarterly take on the best and worst sectors as published at Bloomberg by Julie Verhage. At times like these—when the overall market is flat and Wall Street in general doesn’t expect the S&P 500 to move ...
Market Connectivity as a Service?
https://alaricsecurities.com/market-connectivity-service/
Lucera Financial Infrastructure and Perseus have teamed to create an on-demand Software Defined Network that allows financial traders to tap into market connectivity on an as-needed basis. Dr. Jock Percy, Perseus Telecom “You don’t need ...
Inside the Nondescript Building where trillions trade each day.
https://alaricsecurities.com/inside-nondescript-building-trillions-trade-day/
Equinix’s NY4 data center hosts 49 exchanges among the customers that have set up servers in the Secaucus, New Jersey, facility. Six miles northwest of the New York Stock Exchange as the microwave flies, across the ...
Russia is shooting itself in the foot: Keller
https://alaricsecurities.com/russia-shooting-foot-keller/
(Bloomberg) — Christian Keller, Head of EM Research at Barclays Capital, discusses the crisis in Ukraine, and his outlook for both Russia and China. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” Source: Bloomberg
Political risk map 2016
https://alaricsecurities.com/political-risk-map-2016/
Aon plc (NYSE:AON), a leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, powered by Roubini Global Economics produced its 2016 Political Risk Map with the additional ability to predict the future financial strength ...
Blockchain: disruption or distraction?
https://alaricsecurities.com/blockchain-disruption-distraction/
(Markit) Jeffrey Billingham – a vice president in Markit’s Processing division and a leader of the Chain Gang discusses blockchain technology, Bitcoin protocol and the new market potential for the truly forward thinkers . The financial industry began ...
Why popular investments are usually wrong
https://alaricsecurities.com/popular-investments-usually-wrong/
(Wealth Management) Oscar Wilde, the 19th century poet and playwright, once said: “Everything popular is wrong.” The Irish wordsmith wasn’t referring to the financial markets, but he may as well have been. That’s because investors ...
Roboadvisers set to capitalize under new U.S. retirement plan rule
https://alaricsecurities.com/robo-advisers-set-capitalize-new-u-s-retirement-plan-rule/
A new U.S. rule protecting retirement funds from commission-paid brokers could be good for roboadvisers, a fast-growing sector that manages money with algorithms who may collect new clients fired by other firms because their accounts ...
New requirements of the advisor-broker/dealer relationship
https://alaricsecurities.com/new-minimum-requirements-advisor-brokerdealer-relationship/
Not that long ago it was enough for an independent broker/dealer (IBD) to provide their advisors with basic clearing and custody and mandatory regulatory oversight. But today, with so many broker/dealers to choose from, advisors ...
Still time to buy gold miners?
https://alaricsecurities.com/still-time-buy-gold-miners/
Finally, after months—nay, years—of dismal performance, gold mining stocks look good. Producers, I mean, not juniors. Proxied by the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDX), these stocks are up better than 56 percent ...