A large and largely unexpected decline in bond interest rates requires downshifting expectations for the future. Source: NYT > Business – Carla Fried
Strategies: A Quirk of the Calendar Is Messing With Stocks
Erasing the 2007-2009 bear market from 10-year stock returns has made ‘long-term’ performance look stellar, even though recent returns are unexceptional. Source: NYT > Business – JEFF SOMMER
Merger Talks of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank Roil Emotions
A proposed deal is meeting resistance from labor, regulators and some shareholders. But there is also political momentum in Germany for a tie-up. Source: NYT > Business – JACK EWING and MELISSA EDDY
Falling Fees Give Investors More Choices. Just Be Careful Using Them.
Low-cost options abound, giving investors with modest means access to choices once reserved for giants like pension funds. Source: NYT > Business – BRIAN J. O’CONNOR
Strategies: A Price War Has Driven Fund Fees to Zero. They May Be Set to Drop Further.
Companies locked in a fierce competition for customers may end up paying people to invest. Low fees are a boon, but watch out, our columnist says: Nothing is really free. Source: NYT > Business – JEFF SOMMER
Gun Control Group’s Report Card on U.S. Banks’ Firearms Ties Has Several Fs
Guns Down America graded 15 large consumer banks on their commitment to gun safety and their relationships to the gun industry. Source: NYT > Business – TIFFANY HSU