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Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management
EQUITIES JUN 21, 2016
Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management

The departures include top managers and the closure of some funds.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES JUN 20, 2016
Morningstar brings smart beta into the active-passive debate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Morningstar reshuffles the deck in the active-passive debate, expanding the framework to fold in strategic beta.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
Pimco issues urgent warning about state of commercial real estate market

Plus: Why Wall Street is avoiding pot investments, where to invest $10k today, and become financially better off by not doing this

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME JUN 15, 2016
Allianz's El-Erian says the Fed is putting the U.S. economy at risk

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The critics of the Fed's monetary policy are getting louder. Meanwhile, the Fed continues to march to the beat of its own drummer.

By Jeff Benjamin
AQR's Asness, Research Affiliates' Arnott agree that a little market timing is okay
EQUITIES JUN 15, 2016
AQR's Asness, Research Affiliates' Arnott agree that a little market timing is okay

Defining value as something that's not cheap, but should be.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS JUN 15, 2016
Don't let the fickle Fed hamstring your bond portfolio

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There are ways to protect your bond holdings from the whims of the Federal Reserve.

By Jeff Benjamin
'Brexit' campaigns suspended after British lawmaker killed in shooting
EQUITIES JUN 14, 2016
'Brexit' campaigns suspended after British lawmaker killed in shooting

After the attack, campaigning halted in UK's European Union membership referendum.

By Bloomberg
The case for favoring revenue bonds over general obligation bonds
FIXED INCOME JUN 12, 2016
The case for favoring revenue bonds over general obligation bonds

General obligation bonds have encountered problems as municipal issuers face rising fixed legacy costs that challenge revenue growth.

By Peter Hayes
EMERGING MARKETS JUN 08, 2016
Bill Gross highlights the dirty downside of negative interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> According to Janus' Bill Gross, just because negative interest rates feel good doesn't mean they're a good thing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pimco's new catchphrase to sum up the global economy: stable, but not secure
ETFS JUN 06, 2016
Pimco's new catchphrase to sum up the global economy: stable, but not secure

Central bank policies showing signs of exhaustion, investment giant says.

By John Waggoner
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope
EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope

Fund giant offering financial advisers a tool for evaluating the funds that adheres to the 2013 guidance from the Department of Labor.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Today's jobs report might disappoint, but it won't likely move the Fed

Plus: Don't make these mistakes with closed-end funds, the sleeping risks in auto loans, and when leaving at 7 p.m. on Friday is perk

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Passive funds see big inflows in April

Investors yank money from stock funds in time to miss May rally.

By John Waggoner
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales
EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales

Most robos boast standard safeguards to prevent wash sales on accounts on the platforms, but can't guard against non-platform trading.

By Jeff Benjamin
Avoid the TIPS rally. It's merely an inflation head-fake
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 24, 2016
Avoid the TIPS rally. It's merely an inflation head-fake

Recent performance can be deceiving.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pay rule may give BlackRock recruiting boost over JPMorgan
EQUITIES MAY 17, 2016
Pay rule may give BlackRock recruiting boost over JPMorgan

U.S. incentive-compensation proposal toughest on large lenders.

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAY 16, 2016
Bond ETFs brace for a June rate hike

Plus: Millennials don't invest like the rest of us, mid-cap stocks to the rescue, and Big Pharma pulls a fast one

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
Why the inventor of 401(k)s came to view them as 'monsters'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why the father of the 401(k) came to think the plans were better at helping the financial industry than retirement savers.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 16, 2016
Don't rule out a June rate hike by the Federal Reserve

Plus: Deciding between ETFs and mutual funds, why borrowing from a 401(k) is a bad idea, and how to tell if you're traveling next to an economist

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 15, 2016
Survey of 50 states shows 'stable' finances, for most

By John Waggoner