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EQUITIES JUL 30, 2014
Argentina fails to negotiate its way out of default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Argentina defaults. Plus: Fund managers deal with Argentina bond exposure; the Fed's-eye view of unemployment; fallout from Russian sanctions; San Bernardino goes to pot; and a cannabis stock rally adds a new twist to buying high.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 29, 2014
Advisers and investors take new military action in stride

Day after Obama authorizes new round of air strikes in the Middle East, oil drops. What gives?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES JUL 29, 2014
Why U.S. investors are buying foreign stocks

Many Americans are making smart moves with their investment portfolios by favoring foreign stocks over domestic ones. But it's not because they've suddenly become savvy.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUL 28, 2014
Treasury yields are poised for a run

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> also features notes on geopolitical unrest hitting the markets, an IPO-heavy week, and Morgan Stanley junior bankers getting a 'living wage.'

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Fed watchers see more tapering and little else from today's minutes

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Gearing up for Fed news. Plus: Putin's next move could be painful; Argentina teeters on the brink of default; another naysayer calls for a correction; the long view on a higher minimum wage; and a portfolio rebalance refresher.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Giddy markets continue to look blissfully past mounting geopolitical unrest

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Looking past all the geopolitical risk. Plus: U.S. investors finally start diversifying overseas, what's not to like about a marijuana ETF, how the Millennial generation slept through the bull market run, and a tribute to a fund industry critic.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Advisers embrace liquid alts to navigate Fed policy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Advisers go liquid to navigate Yellen Fed policy. Plus: Global stocks are loving the Fed's latest non-move, energy stocks ride high on the unrest in Iraq, an IRS excuse that the IRS would never accept from you, and political correctness has the Washington Redskins surrounded.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS JUL 24, 2014
Global markets feeling pressure from increased geopolitical risks

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, global markets feel the pressure of an uptick in geopolitical risk, as oil prices move higher. Plus notes on where to go when volatility rises, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 24, 2014
Obama pushes tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, Pres. Obama pushes for tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes, asset managers unprepared for a bear market, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS JUL 23, 2014
Investors return to emerging markets as concerns ease

Big ETFs from Vanguard, BlackRock attract more than $7 billion combined since end of March.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES JUL 22, 2014
Global consumer confidence soars

Plus: Credit Suisse exits the commodities trading business, Allianz stands by Bill Gross, silver has a golden summer run, three taxes we can all dislike together, and don't let tourist scams rain on your vacation

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES JUL 22, 2014
Some advisers using ill-suited benchmarks to measure alts performance

Morningstar survey shows a quarter of advisers look to standard index benchmarks to evaluate 'liquid alts.'

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
The magic range for alternatives allocations

A panel of experts weighs in on how much clients should ideally have invested in noncorrelated assets.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES JUL 17, 2014
Markets climb in stride with pessimism

Plus: Janet Yellen's dovish optimism, Ernst &amp; Young's $4 million lobbying settlement, how Citigroup agreed on that $7 billion figure, and QE has had almost no impact on unemployment

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 17, 2014
Barclays in the hot seat over charges it courted high-frequency traders

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays tagged for HFT. Plus: A looming 401(k) crisis, the marriage math for gay couples, the fuzzy math of inflation data, tapping into the fracking boom, and Russian stocks are not for the meek.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 17, 2014
European economic growth disappoints, adding pressure to the ECB strategy

On the menu for today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, European economic growth falls short of economists' expectations, plus news on Citigroup, ETFs and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 16, 2014
What the stock market's first half tells us about the second

By Andrew Leigh
EQUITIES JUL 16, 2014
Frothy markets have investors turning to short-term bets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Going short-term with investments. Plus: Watching the Fed chase the markets, punishing corporate taxes force more companies overseas, the Dow inches toward another milestone, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans, and you too can be a bond trader.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2014
RIAs and small B-Ds have advantages over bigger firms

At <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=Events&amp;eventID=Pershing2014&amp;playlistID=3603510948001&quot;>Pershing's Insite 2014</a>, BNY exec Brian Shea says bigger Wall Street players continue to face economic and regulatory challenges, opening the door for smaller firms.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES JUL 14, 2014
Markets brace for the Fed's big talk about normalization

Plus: Individual investors zig as professionals zag, hedging the U.S. market by going global, Citigroup in the spotlight, and futbol mania

By Jeff Benjamin