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Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis
EQUITIES MAY 21, 2015
Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis.

By Jeff Benjamin
How portfolio diversification can help deliver more income to clients
EQUITIES MAY 21, 2015
How portfolio diversification can help deliver more income to clients

Customized trade-offs between volatility and income benefits can help clients meet a variety of investment goals.

By Thomas Hoops
Global bond market selloff is now described as 'violent'
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 20, 2015
Global bond market selloff is now described as 'violent'

Plus: Currency traders become the new yield producers, building a global portfolio, and what Yogi Berra might say about today's financial markets

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 20, 2015
Puerto Rico investors sue UBS for $4.5 million

Claim says UBS mismanaged a trust to keep monies invested in closed-end bond funds.

By Mason Braswell
George Soros pitches a currency move to prevent a third world war
EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
George Soros pitches a currency move to prevent a third world war

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The billionaire investor is calling on the United States to allow China's currency to join the International Monetary Fund's basket of currencies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gold bulls celebrate the strongest run since January
EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
Gold bulls celebrate the strongest run since January

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Gold enjoys its best performance since January as the dollar's run takes a breather.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bill Gross says 35-year bull market in stocks and bonds coming to an end
EQUITIES MAY 12, 2015
Bill Gross says 35-year bull market in stocks and bonds coming to an end

Janus money manager says attempt by global central banks to cure a debt crisis with more debt doesn't have much further to run.

By Bloomberg
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike
EQUITIES MAY 10, 2015
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's no harm in helping investors better understand what it means for them when the Fed starts to tighten interest rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 10, 2015
Alan Greenspan warns of another taper tantrum when the Fed lifts interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> What's going to happen to the markets when the Fed pulls the interest rate hike trigger? Alan Greenspan has an idea, and it's not pretty.

By Jeff Benjamin
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Stock buybacks hit an all-time high in April as companies continue to view repurchase plans as the best use of cash stockpiles.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Fed Chief Janet Yellen warns on stock valuations

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The chairwoman of the Federal Reserve called equity valuations 'quite high,' bond yields low and said the combination raises 'potential dangers.' Her comments roiled markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
The bear market in bonds has arrived
FIXED INCOME MAY 06, 2015
The bear market in bonds has arrived

Joining Gross and Buffett, another top strategist says government bonds are too expensive. With or without the Fed, the march to higher rates has begun.

By Bloomberg
Advisers, investors reopen rate hike debate, send stocks higher after so-so jobs report
EQUITIES MAY 06, 2015
Advisers, investors reopen rate hike debate, send stocks higher after so-so jobs report

Strong market rally and mixed jobs report adds fresh fuel to the debate over when the Fed might institute the first rate hike since 2006. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150506/FREE/150509951/forget-a-rate-hike-ndash-peter-schiff-expects-more-quantitative&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schiff: Forget rate hike, look for QE4</a>)</i>

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 06, 2015
Jeffrey Gundlach places big bet on Puerto Rico

DoubleLine Capital chief more than doubles holdings in island's junk-rated debt.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock alternative credit fund hopes to play rising rates to its advantage
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2015
BlackRock alternative credit fund hopes to play rising rates to its advantage

Hedging out rate risk puts the focus on credit opportunities ... and manager sees plenty of them ahead.

By Jeff Benjamin
The housing market steps up to provide a needed economic boost
EQUITIES APR 29, 2015
The housing market steps up to provide a needed economic boost

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The solid housing market stands in contrast to the dismal first quarter GDP numbers.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2015
Bernanke backs Pimco, not Gross, with Fed rate hike forecast

Janus fund manager says impact of falling oil prices could hinder Fed, but former central bank chief says focus will be on momentum.

By Bloomberg
Retail brokers are shut out of the SEC's market reform efforts
EQUITIES APR 28, 2015
Retail brokers are shut out of the SEC's market reform efforts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Retail brokerages are shut out of the SEC's advisory committee for market reforms to protect retail investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Citi Private Bank adjusts equity allocations with eye toward end of the bull market
EQUITIES APR 28, 2015
Citi Private Bank adjusts equity allocations with eye toward end of the bull market

Global CIO Wieting says 'significant market drop' likely by the end of the decade.

By Jeff Benjamin
4 ways to keep clients' portfolios from getting taxed to death
OPINION APR 27, 2015
4 ways to keep clients' portfolios from getting taxed to death

Your clients will appreciate it if you help them avoid the 43.4% tax bracket

By Rob Kuharic