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Bill Gross adds voice to chorus warning of liquidity crunch for fund investors
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 02, 2015
Bill Gross adds voice to chorus warning of liquidity crunch for fund investors

Bond manager says most investors have yet to be tested with a long-term downtrend and that's when liquidity will be an issue.

By Bloomberg
Market reaction to Greece doesn't signal end of bull market
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2015
Market reaction to Greece doesn't signal end of bull market

Expect more volatility, but country isn't big enough to have lasting impact on eurozone

By Paul Schatz
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Stock buybacks come under fire from politicians

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's a rising backlash for record-level stock-buyback programs, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren issues charges of 'stock manipulation.'

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Crazy as it might sound, the new all-in bet is going long on Greek stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If you've got a really strong stomach, the time looks ripe to buy the fear and jump into Greek equities.

By Jeff Benjamin
Greek capital controls send ripples across global financial markets
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Greek capital controls send ripples across global financial markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Greece locks down its banks in a desperate attempt to prevent a public panic.

By Jeff Benjamin
What lies ahead for the market in the second half of the year
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
What lies ahead for the market in the second half of the year

Six investment experts discuss where the markets could be headed for the rest of 2015

By Jeff Benjamin
Pimco's Income Fund becomes the firm's new star
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Pimco's Income Fund becomes the firm's new star

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Pimco's Income Fund (PIMIX) is shining bright under Dan Ivascyn, raising the question: Bill Gross who?

By Jeff Benjamin
Bill Gross tweets and technical analysts get all giddy
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Bill Gross tweets and technical analysts get all giddy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond manager tweets out a nerdy note that only technical analysts understand, but the translation is both bearish and fun.

By Jeff Benjamin
Oakmark's Bill Nygren: Investors penalize 'shareholder-unfriendly' CEOs too much
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 26, 2015
Oakmark's Bill Nygren: Investors penalize 'shareholder-unfriendly' CEOs too much

Top portfolio manager takes another perspective on an issue that BlackRock's Fink and other corporate critics have championed.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
No one can agree on the stock market's valuation
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
No one can agree on the stock market's valuation

<i> Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Some say the stock market is overvalued. Some say it's not. Either way, buckle up for a bumpy ride.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors shake off Federal Reserve chief Yellen's warning on stock valuations
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Investors shake off Federal Reserve chief Yellen's warning on stock valuations

Central banker may sense increasing urgency to rein in investors as the Fed prepares to raise interest rates.

By Bloomberg
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the market's reaction to a repeal of Obamacare might not be pretty. Plus: Financial advisers take on defined contribution plans, cheap oil uncovers driller debt burdens, and Kraft Foods gets (Cadbury Cr&egrave;me) Egg on its face.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wirehouses raise clients' exposure to alternatives, but reps still just dabbling
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2015
Wirehouses raise clients' exposure to alternatives, but reps still just dabbling

The 5-10% allocation most advisers are using is not enough to manage risk

By Jeff Benjamin
A portfolio strategy that goes all in for alts to dial down market risk
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 23, 2015
A portfolio strategy that goes all in for alts to dial down market risk

Altegris founder launches new model likely to draw naysayers (who will be singing a different tune when the market corrects)

By Jeff Benjamin
The world braces for a slower Chinese economy
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
The world braces for a slower Chinese economy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A weakening China will show the world how much it is really hooked on the Chinese economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond fund alternative is turning heads with hot performance
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
Bond fund alternative is turning heads with hot performance

Income stream made of put options is up 12.7% so far this year, triple the S&amp;P 500.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Why male advisers are still not connecting with female clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Male financial advisers still can't find a way to fully communicate with the female half of client couples. Here's why.

By Jeff Benjamin
Credit Suisse: Low U.S. stock volatility may be calm before storm
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Credit Suisse: Low U.S. stock volatility may be calm before storm

Relative calm in U.S. equities trading is an indication that the current bull market may become a bubble.

By Bloomberg
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 18, 2015
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic

Just because your house hasn't burned down yet doesn't mean you can skip insurance.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Guns, booze, cigs and sin: The Vice Fund has changed its name, but not its investment philosophy

Since inception in August 2002, the fund has an average annual return of 9.9%, beating the 8.7% for the S&amp;P 500.

By Bloomberg