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It's not too late to hitch a ride on the tech-sector consolidation wave
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2015
It's not too late to hitch a ride on the tech-sector consolidation wave

Record-setting Dell-EMC deal is just the beginning.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hillary Clinton's Tweet-induced biotech sell off has created buying opportunity
EQUITIES OCT 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton's Tweet-induced biotech sell off has created buying opportunity

Sector already feeling wrath of nervous investors, gets second look after presidential contender's comments spark big drop.

By Jeff Benjamin
Banks take center stage in earnings season
EQUITIES OCT 11, 2015
Banks take center stage in earnings season

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All eyes will be on banks this week and earnings season welcomes the reports from the financial sector.

By Jeff Benjamin
FTSE announces first emerging markets indexes with China A shares exposure
EQUITIES OCT 08, 2015
FTSE announces first emerging markets indexes with China A shares exposure

Allows institutional investors to add an initial increment of China A shares exposure to their emerging markets benchmarks.

By Douglas Appell
An extreme tale of two liquid alt funds in the same category
EQUITIES OCT 07, 2015
An extreme tale of two liquid alt funds in the same category

When fund managers can go anywhere, sometimes they do.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wall Street is now fretting over the threat of another recession
EQUITIES OCT 07, 2015
Wall Street is now fretting over the threat of another recession

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The word 'recession' is being used openly on Wall Street, in case you needed more proof that the U.S. economy is barely moving forward.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFs having a tough year after roaring 2014
EQUITIES OCT 06, 2015
ETFs having a tough year after roaring 2014

Only 10% in positive territory while at this time last year, 66% of ETFs were up.

By Bloomberg
Emerging-market investors ran to the exits in the third quarter
EQUITIES OCT 06, 2015
Emerging-market investors ran to the exits in the third quarter

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investors gave no love to emerging market economies in the third quarter, as they saw the biggest quarterly outflows since 2008.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bank of America isn't banking on a 4Q stock market rally
EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
Bank of America isn't banking on a 4Q stock market rally

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The lack of corporate outlooks this earnings season could be a bad sign for stocks over the next few months.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers pouring more money into smart beta funds
EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
Advisers pouring more money into smart beta funds

Reports find understanding remains scanty and strategies used don't always match goals.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
What markets to watch when the Fed hands down its rate decision

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> 'The decision' for Fed on interest rates could rock these 6 markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Smart beta and market cap indexing: Better together
EQUITIES OCT 02, 2015
Smart beta and market cap indexing: Better together

It's not an either/or proposition; when combined, the two strategies can achieve broad diversification.

By Anthony B. Davidow
A weak outlook for earnings doesn't bode well for stocks
EQUITIES OCT 01, 2015
A weak outlook for earnings doesn't bode well for stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Corporate earnings are expected to decline 4.1%, and the stock market hunkers down for a rough earnings season.

By Jeff Benjamin
Active fund managers took it on the chin in the third quarter
EQUITIES OCT 01, 2015
Active fund managers took it on the chin in the third quarter

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The third quarter was not kind to active fund managers, with two-thirds unable to beat their benchmarks.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 29, 2015
BlackRock proposes shutting stock market down when volatility spikes

Money manager says total trading halt when a certain number of shares stop trading would give traders time to regroup.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES SEP 29, 2015
Hedge fund marketers have independent advisers in their sights

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now that hedge funds have the green light to market their wares, they're zeroing in on independent advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Edward Jones' proprietary funds are outselling nearly all active managers
EQUITIES SEP 29, 2015
Edward Jones' proprietary funds are outselling nearly all active managers

Firm has raised $8.1 billion for its seven Bridge Builder funds this year as it moves money from its fee-based platform.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2015
Jackson National to offer DoubleLine smart beta fund in VAs

Smart-beta strategies got their latest seal of approval in the form of a $100 million mandate from variable annuity giant Jackson National, which has added the DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund to its menu of VA investment options.

By Jeff Benjamin
Biotech beat down weighs on the markets
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2015
Biotech beat down weighs on the markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The biotech stock bloodbath is starting to look like more than just political bluster.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial advisers get more tools for navigating the liquid alts space
EQUITIES SEP 25, 2015
Financial advisers get more tools for navigating the liquid alts space

Stock market volatility drives up the appetite for alternative strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin