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INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 16, 2016
Fed minutes, oil drive stocks higher

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Renewed strength for oil and some candid comments from the Fed stoke the biggest three-day gain since August.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo sees U.S. election year hurting equities
INVESTING RIAS FEB 16, 2016
Wells Fargo sees U.S. election year hurting equities

Investors should brace for a tough year in U.S. equities as a presidential race dominated by political outsiders will only compound market anxiety over slumping oil and a slowing global economy, according to Wells Fargo &amp; Co.

By Christine Idzelis
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...

A cartoonist's look at what happens when rates go negative.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Madoff gives two thumbs down to the miniseries about his crimes

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Bernie Madoff is not happy with the way he was portrayed in the ABC miniseries about the Ponzi scheme he ran.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Where and how Bernie Sanders wants to hit Wall Street

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> His proposed financial-transaction taxes would supposedly collect tens of billions, and Wall Street would likely pay for a lot of the free stuff he hopes to offer as president.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Stock market selloff triggers a new gold rush

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Gold rallies amid the ongoing stock selloff to once again become the safe-haven play.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 10, 2016
Searching for the perfect investment is counterproductive for clients

The best investments are the options that align with clients' values and goals.

By crichards
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 10, 2016
Stock buyback programs become the next best hope for stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> U.S. companies are becoming the biggest buyers of stock, which isn't exactly how it's supposed to work.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bill Gross asks Yellen, central bankers: 'How's it workin' for ya?'
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 10, 2016
Bill Gross asks Yellen, central bankers: 'How's it workin' for ya?'

Fund manager says central bankers are 'increasingly addled' as their low and negative-interest rate policies fail to produce sustainable growth.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2016
Barack Obama views the economy through rose-colored glasses

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> President Obama's White House projects 2.3% long-term economic growth. Meanwhile, Credit Suisse sees lousy returns for the next decade. Who has the better view?

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2016
America's earnings recession is getting ugly

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Oil's woes are a major problem for earnings growth, as S&amp;P 500 companies continue to suffer declines.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bear market ahead? Here's what to expect
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2016
Bear market ahead? Here's what to expect

After taking another five months to bottom out, stocks could take two years to regain their previous highs, according to one expert.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 08, 2016
Wall Street strategists cutting bait on their 2016 market predictions

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The year is only 39 days old, but top Wall Street strategists have already lost faith in their bullish estimates for the S&amp;P 500.

By Jeff Benjamin
Yellen to balance confidence with caution in testimony
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 04, 2016
Yellen to balance confidence with caution in testimony

Janet Yellen is preparing to walk a tightrope.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 03, 2016
Survey: African-American investors optimistic

African-Americans are more bullish on the stock market than they have ever been, but still feeling sting from the U.S. real estate crash.

By John Waggoner
ETF launches test the limits of creativity and logic
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 03, 2016
ETF launches test the limits of creativity and logic

If there's a will, there's a way to package it into an ETF.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bill Gross says investors should protect investments, not search for higher returns
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 03, 2016
Bill Gross says investors should protect investments, not search for higher returns

Bill Gross at Janus says that when central bankers stop printing money, investors will be left holding an empty bag.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 02, 2016
China widely misunderstood, Rothman says

Andy Rothman, investment strategist for Matthews Asia, says China is a tough sell these days despite some misconceptions about the opportunities for investors.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 01, 2016
BlackRock joins $46 billion Japan pullout

This year foreign traders have been pulling out of Tokyo's stock market for 13 straight weeks, the longest stretch since 1998.

By Bloomberg
Fine-tuning the emerging markets
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 01, 2016
Fine-tuning the emerging markets

Fund industry pushes more specialized access, strategies for an eventual turnaround in emerging markets.

By Jeff Benjamin