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INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
No point in comparing Bill Gross' performance at Janus to what he did at Pimco

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> While it might be tempting to pit the Bond King's new Janus fund against the Pimco Total Return Fund, they are different animals.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC report revisits sting of unsolved Aug. 24 market slide
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
SEC report revisits sting of unsolved Aug. 24 market slide

That date still leaves some ETF fans shaking in their boots. The report tells us what happened, but not why or what to do to prevent future recurrences.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
Economic forecasters predict market volatility in 2016

Plus: The Fed's rate hike isn't likely to be enough to derail corporate America's borrowing binge.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 31, 2015
India cover story

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 30, 2015
The junk-bond correction is not the next financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why those claiming the junk bond market looks just like the start of the 2008 financial crisis are wrong.

By Jeff Benjamin
What we'll remember about the markets in 2015
INVESTING RIAS DEC 30, 2015
What we'll remember about the markets in 2015

Some highs and lows, swings and misses

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 29, 2015
Passive strategies put another mark in the win column in 2015

Plus: You ain't seen lame until you've seen Congress next year, money manager M&amp;A peaks, avoiding financial fraud, and how the rich get and stay rich

By Jeff Benjamin
DOJ's 'cease fire' on state marijuana laws sparks fresh investment buzz
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 29, 2015
DOJ's 'cease fire' on state marijuana laws sparks fresh investment buzz

Bracing for the highs and lows of cannabis-industry stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
The bullish outlook for 2016
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2015
The bullish outlook for 2016

Plus: Most consumers are optimistic about improved household finances next year, embracing a contrarian investing strategy, and what the Dow was like in the beginning

By Jeff Benjamin
Cheap oil presents new investment opportunities
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2015
Cheap oil presents new investment opportunities

MLPs move back into the spotlight for patient investors

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 22, 2015
Making the case for market-timing with humility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Morningstar's John Rekenthaler clarifies after recently referring to market-timers as &#8220;circus clowns minus the funny suits.&#8221;

By Jeff Benjamin
Hedge funds post worst quarter since 2008 crisis
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 21, 2015
Hedge funds post worst quarter since 2008 crisis

Hedge-fund assets contracted by $95 billion to $2.87 trillion during third quarter amid a surge of fund closures.

By Bloomberg
Guggenheim plays the value card with new Dow dividend-focused ETF
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 21, 2015
Guggenheim plays the value card with new Dow dividend-focused ETF

Flip-flopping the weightings of the traditional Dow 30 stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 19, 2015
Wall Street volatility may bend, not break, U.S. growth

Turmoil in financial markets may slow the U.S. economic expansion. But it probably won't kill it.

By Bloomberg
Rough week doesn't derail the outlook for ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 18, 2015
Rough week doesn't derail the outlook for ETFs

Cerulli sees ETF assets more than doubling to $6T by 2020

By Jeff Benjamin
Third Avenue fund collapse may be 'much bigger problem' for bond ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 18, 2015
Third Avenue fund collapse may be 'much bigger problem' for bond ETFs

Fund closure could put the spotlight on fixed-income ETFs, which are vulnerable because they are more liquid than their underlying assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
6 ways the rate hike could be bad for markets
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 17, 2015
6 ways the rate hike could be bad for markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: This week's rate hike could hit the markets in a half dozen, mostly bad, ways.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo wastes no time hiking its prime lending rate in stride with the Fed
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 16, 2015
Wells Fargo wastes no time hiking its prime lending rate in stride with the Fed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> It took the bank just 12 minutes after the Fed's rate hike announcement to bump its prime rate to 3.5% from 3.25%.

By Jeff Benjamin
Managed futures funds capitalizing on junk-bond fallout
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 16, 2015
Managed futures funds capitalizing on junk-bond fallout

The carnage unfolding in the high-yield bond market has paved the way for serious gains in some managed futures funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Billionaire Carl Icahn turns up pressure on AIG, seeks management shakeup
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 16, 2015
Billionaire Carl Icahn turns up pressure on AIG, seeks management shakeup

Activist investor to push for a measure that would enable shareholders to communicate directly with the board and possibly seek the addition of a director.

By Bloomberg