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Want high-yield exposure? Forget ETFs
FIXED INCOME NOV 13, 2015
Want high-yield exposure? Forget ETFs

If you have a short-term view on high yield, an exchange-traded fund might be right for you. But if you want long-term exposure, ETFs are a terrible choice.

By Gershon Distenfeld
December rate increase would be rough on stocks and bonds, Gundlach says
FIXED INCOME NOV 12, 2015
December rate increase would be rough on stocks and bonds, Gundlach says

Hike could potentially drive up the value of the dollar to the point where it weakens the economy, fund manager says.

By Bloomberg
The apolitical Fed is becoming a political target
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2015
The apolitical Fed is becoming a political target

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Even though it's designed and expected to be apolitical, the Federal Reserve is becoming a popular target of political attacks.

By Jeff Benjamin
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 10, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund

DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach plans a new global bond fund just as a potential Fed hike could create new risks and opportunities for managers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2015
Ex-Ameriprise adviser gets 7 years in the slammer for bilking clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Susan Elizabeth Walker was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for taking over $1 million from clients' accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach
EQUITIES NOV 04, 2015
DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach

Manager is hoping to garner assets in a crowded market through a strategy targeting the stability of investors' retirement income stream.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Active target date managers make tweaks ahead of Fed rate hike

Active managers have made small changes on the margins of their TDF portfolios, which could give them a short-term advantage over passive managers.

By Greg Iacurci
EQUITIES OCT 31, 2015
The Fed's monetary policy is making income inequality even worse

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The numbers are in, and it turns out the $12.4 trillion worth of quantitative easing has only worsened inequality.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME OCT 30, 2015
Investors, bond market warm to December rate increase

Comments from Fed chair Janet Yellen and solid October jobs report has futures traders betting on sooner rather than later hike.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 30, 2015
Jobs report has the bond market on edge

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The specific things to watch for in today's jobs report that could influence the Fed's decision on interest rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
The Fed has lost all credibility with the bond market
EQUITIES OCT 29, 2015
The Fed has lost all credibility with the bond market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market appears uninterested in the Fed's subtle hints of a looming rate hike next month, or the month after that, or someday, maybe, eventually.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cruz and Rubio come out on top after third Republican debate
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2015
Cruz and Rubio come out on top after third Republican debate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Another debate full of heated clashes &amp;mdash; including with the moderators &amp;mdash; but the candidates who rose to the top were not the usual suspects.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors facing the dark side of MLP investing
EQUITIES OCT 28, 2015
Investors facing the dark side of MLP investing

Poor performance could send the income-generating category back to direct investing, where it belongs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase
EQUITIES OCT 26, 2015
Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase

Strategists say pricing anomalies should be considered buying opportunity as Fed action expected to be small.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS OCT 18, 2015
Bond funds slump amid global crises and Fed inaction

By Jeff Tjornehoj and InvestmentNews Data
Yellen, yuan and yields: Global economies are more closely linked than ever
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 16, 2015
Yellen, yuan and yields: Global economies are more closely linked than ever

When China sneezed last quarter, the world caught a cold but smart investors found opportunity.

By Charles Reinhard
El-Erian: Don't be too quick to discount a December Fed rate hike
EQUITIES OCT 16, 2015
El-Erian: Don't be too quick to discount a December Fed rate hike

The risk of misreading global and domestic economic context.

By Mohamed El-Erian
How to position fixed-income portfolios for rising rates and volatility
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 16, 2015
How to position fixed-income portfolios for rising rates and volatility

Benchmark hugging will not benefit most investors, so advisers must look far and wide for opportunity.

By Tom Marthaler
A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs

Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk

By Rick Genoni
FIXED INCOME OCT 11, 2015
Interest rates: Lower for longer

Deteriorating demographics, low productivity growth and a need for more deleveraging will keep a lid on rates for the foreseeable future.

By Charles Tan