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INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Keep index funds in perspective in the active-passive debate

The debate favors active because calculations are often skewed.

By Jeff Benjamin
What's active management's best hope? Look to the king of passive investing, Vanguard
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
What's active management's best hope? Look to the king of passive investing, Vanguard

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Gender diversity becomes an investment strategy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.

By Jeff Benjamin
The absurd fight over mutual fund reports you probably don't even read
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
The absurd fight over mutual fund reports you probably don't even read

Mutual funds argue an SEC proposal would save millions of trees, while paper companies say going digital would harm elderly investors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
ETF providers scramble to put Aug. 24 'flash crash' in rearview mirror

One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar

Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine smart beta stock fund bucks the outflow trend
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine smart beta stock fund bucks the outflow trend

The DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE fund had a net inflow of $117.07 million in July, its largest ever.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach favors gold, and little else

Plus: Jim Cramer's mad method, prime money funds shrink, and how to have fewer regrets when you retire

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 18, 2016
The markets are tilting toward Hillary Clinton for president

Plus: The logic behind negative bond yields, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank almost became one, and the odds are getting worse for Colin Kaepernick

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 18, 2016
Presidential candidates should focus on ETFs in 401(k) plans

Plus: Saving society through active management, hedge fund investors head for the hills, and eating healthier food that actually tastes like food

By Jeff Benjamin
All three stock indexes hit record highs in 1999 redux, minus the investor euphoria
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 15, 2016
All three stock indexes hit record highs in 1999 redux, minus the investor euphoria

Thanks to the Fed, outlook stays positive for stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones makes a costly big short on the market

Plus: Public pensions will need lots of taxpayer help, this fund keeps beating the S&amp;P, and the dire state of the golf course business

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Insider buying patterns say now is the time to sell

Plus: Hillary Clinton whiffs on corporate tax reform, most folks can only dream of a nest egg, and the DEA gives the pot lobby the cold shoulder

By Jeff Benjamin
Precious metals funds ride gold trade to 120% rally
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Precious metals funds ride gold trade to 120% rally

Gold mining stocks continue to leverage rising gold prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hillary Clinton's economic proposals trump Donald Trump's: Moody's
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton's economic proposals trump Donald Trump's: Moody's

Both candidates are promising lots of government spending.

By Jeff Benjamin
Active ETFs produce few stars and even fewer fans
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Active ETFs produce few stars and even fewer fans

Mutual fund firms move defensively toward active ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 10, 2016
BlackRock chops 10 ETFs with solid returns but limited investor appeal

Plus: Central bankers have altered the financial world, the ABCs of smart-beta due diligence, and seven steps to transforming your advisory practice

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 10, 2016
A case for cash when stock prices are off the charts

Plus: The end of hedge fund fees, a mutual fund for the marijuana industry, and the economics of not getting married.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stock exchanges heed lessons of Aug. 24, collaborate on fixes
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 10, 2016
Stock exchanges heed lessons of Aug. 24, collaborate on fixes

NYSE, Nasdaq and Bats want to address four goals, with an emphasis on reducing and improving procedures around trading halts.

By Bloomberg
Liquid alt imposters fall to the wayside
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 09, 2016
Liquid alt imposters fall to the wayside

Investors continue to ignore market hedging strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin