Below is a graph showing the performance of the S&P Developed Broad Market Index (BMI). It represents stocks of some 26 developed markets around the world. Just like the S&P500 in the US – though not to the same extent – the index has had a tre…
Spooked retail investors are exhibiting complete capitulation in their bond portfolios. They have been dumping fixed income assets, particularly munis in record amounts.Source: DBAnd the proceeds are ending up in money market funds – at the same time a…
Lawmakers Push for Overhaul of IPO ProcessAll Things DigitalThe lead underwriter of the Facebook IPO, Morgan Stanley, allocated to retail investors 26% of shares, much higher than the 15% allocation in a typical IPO.Lawmakers push for IPO revamp in wak…
HispanicBusiness.comPrices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPOCNBC.comFacebook Inc. began trading publicly in mid-May following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The initial public offering of stock priced at $38, …Retail I…
The Guardian (blog)Retail Investors File Suit vs. Nasdaq Seeking Damages Over Facebook IPOWall Street JournalTechnology glitches at the Nasdaq during Facebook's IPO on May 18 delayed the social-networking company's opening trade for more than 3…
Finkelstein Thompson LLP, Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP And Zamansky …MarketWatch (press release)… LLP and Zamansky & Associates, LLC announce the filing of an Amended Complaint on behalf of retail investors in the Facebook Initial Publi…
International Business TimesDid Facebook kill small investing?MSN MoneyRetail investors have pulled billions out of stocks in the weeks since the infamous IPO. By Kim Peterson 20 minutes ago Since Facebook's (FB) botched IPO, small investors have w…
The RepublicFacebook IPO mishandling hurt investor confidence -TD AmeritradeReutersTD Ameritrade CEO says IPO problems hurt confidence * Brokerage's May trading levels missed expectations NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – The mishandling of Facebook'…
Toronto StarFacebook IPO mishandling hurt investor confidence -TD AmeritradeReutersTD Ameritrade CEO says IPO problems hurt confidence * Brokerage's May trading levels missed expectations NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – The mishandling of Facebook'…
Moneycontrol.comFacebook IPO: Cautionary tale for investorsTucson CitizenAs a result, Gupta and countless other retail investors — who were allotted an unprecedented 25% of Facebook IPO shares — again found themselves on the losing side of a Wall-S…