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UBS loses $18 million arbitration award over Puerto Rico closed-end bond funds
FIXED INCOME DEC 28, 2016
UBS loses $18 million arbitration award over Puerto Rico closed-end bond funds

Largest award to date as investors seek to recoup funds lost investing in public projects on the Caribbean island.

By Bruce Kelly
Can Pimco's new CEO escape the shadow of Bill Gross?
EQUITIES DEC 27, 2016
Can Pimco's new CEO escape the shadow of Bill Gross?

Pacific Investment Management Co. turns to outsider Manny Roman, who revived Man Group, the world's largest hedge fund.

By Bloomberg
Stocks versus bonds: Which best help meet retirement goals?
EQUITIES DEC 22, 2016
Stocks versus bonds: Which best help meet retirement goals?

The asset-side case for stocks is unambiguous, though most people think that bonds hedge human capital better than stocks.

By Sebastien Page and James Tzitzouris
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 20, 2016
Top emerging markets for investors in 2017

All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico's cheap peso.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME DEC 15, 2016
Charts say bond bull market has gasped its last breath

Bull run in bonds over after 10-year yields pierced 2.5%, market technician says

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 09, 2016
BlackRock banks on cheaper ETFs

Plus: Bank stocks and the election, how the DOL rule could hit adviser pay, and seven 'stupid' ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 05, 2016
The markets brace for Puerto Rico's default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Plan to default on $1 billion worth of general obligation bonds has markets on alert.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME NOV 11, 2016
Investors flood TIPS funds as Trump win stokes inflation concerns

Funds that invest in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities saw a net inflow of $1 billion the week ended Nov. 9, the second-largest since records began in 2002.

By John Waggoner
FIXED INCOME NOV 11, 2016
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach predicted Donald Trump victory

One of the few prominent money managers who correctly predicted the next president of the U.S. also pretty much nailed this year's bottom for Treasuries

By Lisa Abramowicz
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2016
Making sense of the stock market's post-election run

Plus: Industrial stocks ride infrastructure-spending hopes, Warren Buffett makes nice with Donald Trump, and suddenly it's the Democratic party that might not survive in tact

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers brace for the transition toward a President Trump
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2016
Advisers brace for the transition toward a President Trump

Republican power balance puts DOL rule into question

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME NOV 09, 2016
The Federal Reserve meets Donald Trump

Plus: The Obama administration fast-tracks banking regs, active managers feel pain in the bottom line, and embracing a little humility

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2016
Donald Trump's transition team says scrapping Dodd-Frank is job one

Plus: Five ETFs to help you prosper under the Trump administration, Dawn Bennett lands in more hot water, sending the media back to journalism school, and Happy Veterans Day

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2016
Cautious investors hedge a Donald Trump presidency to the bitter end

Plus: Record bets on the election outcome, questions for your CTA, and don't take financial advice from your family

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2016
The markets fear a contested presidential election

Plus: Going for the gold, retiring with a $500k nest egg, and Templeton Global Bond Fund under the microscope

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 02, 2016
Stocks fall as bonds and gold prices climb on U.S. election jitters

Investors are crowding into haven assets after the latest U.S. election polls suggest a tighter race.

By Bloomberg
Gundlach takes Federal Reserve to task, compares Trump to unconstrained bond funds
FIXED INCOME NOV 01, 2016
Gundlach takes Federal Reserve to task, compares Trump to unconstrained bond funds

Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, believes investors and financial advisers should not get too comfortable with the recent pattern of Federal Reserve monetary policy.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 01, 2016
Eaton Vance to buy Calvert Investments

Acquisition of $12.3B social investment manager marks big step into the ESG market.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES OCT 31, 2016
Handful of mutual funds set up for big capital gains distributions

Plus: Wells Fargo's woes continue, the scariest presidential election could get even scarier, and how to spend that extra hour this weekend

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 27, 2016
Fresh FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton sets the markets on edge

Plus: Bilked Madoff investors get some pay back, the economics of Halloween, and forecasting the election outcome based on costume sales

By Jeff Benjamin