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EQUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Stocks carry momentum into the holiday-shortened trading week

Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features stocks poised to move higher in a holiday-shortened week. Plus: Lots of data in just a few days, OPEC plays a game of chicken, and using dividend stocks to make up for an under-funded retirement portfolio

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 20, 2014
New platforms for alternatives trading miss the mark

Smart money should be focused on finding ways to help advisers first navigate the liquid alts world.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Time to strap in for the downsides of cheap oil, higher interest rates

Booming equity markets leave investors blissfully unaware of risks.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Shrugging off diversification, more advisers chase stock market performance

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, advisers are starting to shun alternatives to avoid the risk of missing out on the stock market's run. Plus: Venezuela's sinking credit rating, attractive valuations even at these prices, and investing rules from Stephen Colbert

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 18, 2014
Restored Cuba relations will lead to travel, cigars, not investment opportunities

Even if Cuba's economy doubled, it still wouldn't be 'big enough to move the needle for the U.S.'

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
Russia troubles worry big investors

Cascading economic troubles spark concern over possible Moscow market controls.

By Sophie Baker
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
Here comes Santa Claus right down Wall Street

Rumors of the bull market's demise have be exaggerated, so don't count the annual Santa Claus rally out.

By Paul Schatz
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
If you only pay attention to a few market experts, Mark Mobius should be one

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu also includes: There's always John Bogle ... or not; how much insider trading is now legal, about that spike in gold and the battle between oil and stocks is about to turn.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
Collapsing oil prices get real with no bottom in sight

Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring serious speculation about how bad oil prices might get. Plus: Russian equities take a direct hit, gold prices tank on a Swiss no-vote, and using Cyber Monday to satisfy your inner foodie.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 16, 2014
John Bogle eats his own cooking: Traditional 60/40, intermediate-term bonds

Legendary Vanguard founder invests only in U.S. and, of course, in index funds.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 16, 2014
Stocks' momentum to last through year end, top forecasters say

Falling oil prices, accelerating economic growth to provide fuel for further gains.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 16, 2014
Global economic worries send stocks lower; focus turns to U.S. data

Salesforce, Keurig knocked lower by weak forecasts; secondary offering sinks GoPro.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 14, 2014
Latest twist in robo-advice: Actively managed funds

Untested approach compared to adding cyanide to cupcakes

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 14, 2014
Maybe the Fed isn't going to raise rates next year

Paul Krugman is skeptical of the consensus for a rate hike. <i>Plus:</i> The risky downside of oil's slide, passive investing all the rage, Congress actually does something, Americans turn bullish.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 11, 2014
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach thinks the dollar will keep getting stronger

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, Jeffrey Gundlach calls for more of the dollar's rally. Plus: Warren Buffett places an early bet on Hillary Clinton in 2016, bond manager urges maximum flexibility, and Robert Shiller picks stocks over houses.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 11, 2014
Didn't get in on the Alibaba IPO? These ETFs did

Strategic moves by two exchange-traded fund managers underscore the uniqueness of the offering.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2014
Jack Bogle recommends a firm grip on U.S. stocks

On <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Jack Bogle recommends a firm grip on U.S. stocks. Plus: The tide is turning in favor of active management, the oil-price slide is spreading across the commodities markets, and OPEC fades as a cartel.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2014
SPY: The ETF that's challenging Vanguard for world's biggest fund

The SPDR S&amp;P 500 Trust is a favorite of both long-term investors and short-term traders, and a good example of how an ETF can work for all kinds of investors with all kinds of goals.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2014
Unprecedented demand for ETF tracking Chinese stocks

Manager of the $646 million Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 A-shares forced to all but stop taking in new money.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 09, 2014
The strange tale of Wall Street's bull

The tale of Wall Street's bull. Plus: Gross, Gundlach disagree; the $72 million high school trader; Yahoo's big score; Goldman's liquidity call and Russia's rate hike.

By Jeff Benjamin