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EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Fed tapering could catch junk bond investors off guard

Plus: Looking for weakness in the Volcker rule, the case for stocks in 2014, the upside of market bubbles, and what the heck Elizabeth Warren is up to now?

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
'Be careful' is T. Rowe Price's advice to investors, advisers

The U.S. stock rally that has extended over the past year is due for a correction of more than 5%, warned investment strategists at T. Rowe Price Group Inc. That doesn't mean it's a time for advisers to stick their heads in the sand, but to proceed with caution.

By MDURISIN
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Fama's Nobel work shows that active managers are fated to lose

Index giant Vanguard built its business on the economist's work.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES DEC 13, 2013
It's not too late to get into stocks, Wells Fargo says

Advisers should still be pushing clients with piles of cash to get into stocks despite the market's stellar year-to-date gains and new all-time highs, said Wells Fargo Advisors' senior equity strategist, Scott Wren.

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES DEC 11, 2013
Longtime Vanguard portfolio manager Granahan set to step back

Portfolio manager still plans to do corporate analysis, study astronomy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Not too late to hop on stocks, says RidgeWorth's Sansoterra
EQUITIES DEC 11, 2013
Not too late to hop on stocks, says RidgeWorth's Sansoterra

Plenty of legs left in equity rally; companies flush with cash

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2013
Big banks feel the heat from religious investor groups

Friday's breakfast is served: Big banks feel the heat from religious investor groups; Deutsche Bank settles with Finra; the housing recovery's recovery and Jamie Dimon's wacky holiday card

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2013
Chuck Schwab: Pioneer, innovator, procrastinator

Says of firm's new refund plan: 'It's about time somebody stepped up.'

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES DEC 08, 2013
Paranormal markets: A stocks paradox

Considering hiring and employment reports, what's bad for the economy can be good for equities.

By Jeff Rosenberg
EQUITIES DEC 06, 2013
'Tis the year without volatility

Investors have enjoyed an epic rally this year with little volatility, thanks at least in part to all the cash the Fed is pumping into the system. But advisers should be prepping clients now to get ready for some choppiness ahead. Jason Kephart reports.

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES DEC 05, 2013
Former Fed chief Greenspan sees no bubble in Dow 16,000

He of 'irrational exuberance' fame says economic constraints keeping market in check.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES DEC 04, 2013
Look out below: T. Rowe Price warns of correction in the New Year

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: T. Rowe Price warns of correction, Deutsche Bank bans chat rooms, the first-ever hedge fund ad debuts, big banks sweating over the looming Volcker rule, and EU Commission levies heavy fine for rate rigging.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2013
Getting into the market on the cheap

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin includes: Facing the reality of capital gains, Hilton IPO sheds light on hotel stocks, hedge funds go long-only, and the Brits outshop Americans.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2013
Grab your gains and hold on tight – at least till New Year's

With the S&P 500 up more than 29% from the start of the year, on the heels of a 15% gain last year, it is a safe bet that there are plenty of taxable gains sitting inside client portfolios. But even if you feel the market is getting rich, it might be worth waiting until after Jan. 1 to cash out.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2013
Economic underpinnings strengthen as stocks climb

Nuveen's chief equity strategist Bob Doll says economic underpinnings, including revenue growth, are strengthening as stock prices continue to climb. And valuations? Not insane.

By Bob Doll
EQUITIES DEC 02, 2013
Markets are poised for 'Santa rally' and 'January effect'

Markets are poised for the Santa rally and January effect. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Cyber Monday becomes Cyber Week, global factory growth, CEO pay and stock performance, and financing 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.'

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 02, 2013
Global markets riding high on the 'Yellen effect'

Did Janet Yellen affect global markets? Better believe it. Also, four U.S. banks get cut by Moody's, some big names load up on gold and yes, there's an ETF with a chunk of Twitter. From <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin, who adds a Turkey Day preview.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 30, 2013
Gold's luster going from bad to worse

Plus: How-to for advisers going solo, global investors bail on Obama, deflating market bubble babble

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana

Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana, the pre-holiday data dump, giving thanks to clients, green dividend stocks, and how to properly carve a turkey.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Markets brace for housing, consumer confidence data

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Markets brace for big economic data, insider selling at 30-year high, SEC tries to get tough, measuring Fed-speak, and how to behave at the company holiday party. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i>' senior columnist Jeff Benjamin

By Jeff Benjamin