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Federal Reserve may wait a long time for second rate hike
FIXED INCOME SEP 04, 2015
Federal Reserve may wait a long time for second rate hike

Bill Gross says if the Fed raises interest rates this month, policy makers are increasingly likely to wait at least six months before a second hike. Market measures indicate the wait may be twice that long.

By Bloomberg
Wild market ride creating entry points for long-term investors
EQUITIES SEP 03, 2015
Wild market ride creating entry points for long-term investors

The stock market roller-coaster ride showed some signs of relative calm Wednesday, but not all market watchers are ready to claim the worst is over.

By Jeff Benjamin
Puerto Rico outlines plan to clear higher debt-restructuring hurdles
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 02, 2015
Puerto Rico outlines plan to clear higher debt-restructuring hurdles

BlackRock says commonwealth is facing a 'real solvency issue' as the risk of additional debt defaults increases.

By Bloomberg
Pension giant CalSTRS ponders dumping $20B in stocks and bonds in favor of alt strategies
EQUITIES SEP 02, 2015
Pension giant CalSTRS ponders dumping $20B in stocks and bonds in favor of alt strategies

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: CalSTRS, the country's second-largest pension fund, considers moving $20 billion out of traditional investments and into alternatives.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers who fled Pimco Total Return pay a price in 2015
FIXED INCOME SEP 02, 2015
Advisers who fled Pimco Total Return pay a price in 2015

Funds that won money from Pimco lag Bill Gross' replacements this year, but advisers say it will take more than a few months of outperformance to win back their business.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
As stock market enters correction, some advisers look to buy
EQUITIES SEP 02, 2015
As stock market enters correction, some advisers look to buy

With the stock market's correction no longer a matter of if, some market watchers and financial advisers have taken to preaching a sense of calm as investors hunker down for a heretofore rare bout of volatility, not a bear market.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 01, 2015
Go-anywhere bond funds have failed to go anywhere positive over the past year

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Nontraditional bond funds that sounded too good to be true are looking like a bust, so far.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman Sachs' BDC launch signals high-yield investments on the rise
ALTERNATIVES SEP 01, 2015
Goldman Sachs' BDC launch signals high-yield investments on the rise

Financial advisers would be wise to bone up on the asset class because they'll be getting sales pitches.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 31, 2015
Put your bond manager to the liquidity test

Bond market liquidity is drying up &#8212; something every investor and financial adviser should take seriously. But liquidity risk can also provide an additional source of returns.

By Douglas J. Peebles and Ashish Shah
SEC commissioners push for bond transparency in wake of Edward Jones settlement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 28, 2015
SEC commissioners push for bond transparency in wake of Edward Jones settlement

Regulator says Finra and MSRB should issue rules 'requiring the disclosure of mark-ups and mark-downs.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess
EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All the messy stock market turmoil of the past few weeks has created a sweet opportunity in the closed-end funds space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market pullback is just getting started
EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market pullback is just getting started

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach thinks that as painful as it's been over the past week, the markets still need a thorough housecleaning.

By Jeff Benjamin
Liquid alts funds pass first real test with flying colors
EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Liquid alts funds pass first real test with flying colors

Reducing downside risk as traditional strategies bite the dust amid market meltdown.

By Jeff Benjamin
That awkward moment when the Fed realizes it can't raise interest rates
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
That awkward moment when the Fed realizes it can't raise interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, says delaying a rate hike until 2016 'will be awkward.'

By Jeff Benjamin
In hindsight, China's market meltdown wasn't really that bad
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
In hindsight, China's market meltdown wasn't really that bad

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now that the dust has started to settle, China's stock market meltdown doesn't seem all that awful.

By Jeff Benjamin
Market tumult pushes Federal Reserve rate hike expectations out
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
Market tumult pushes Federal Reserve rate hike expectations out

A long-anticipated move by the Fed to raise interest rates next month would be &#8220;very strange,&#8221; given the volatility rocking financial markets, according to the top bond strategist for Charles Schwab's retail research unit.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Gloom overshadows Wall Street, but some economists still see a September rate hike
EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Gloom overshadows Wall Street, but some economists still see a September rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Despite the mood on Wall Street getting downright gloomy, some economists still think the Fed will raise interest rates next month.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers hold steady on equities despite seeing more drops ahead
EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Advisers hold steady on equities despite seeing more drops ahead

<i>InvestmentNews</i> survey shows most financial professionals in &quot;wait and see&quot; mode, while some consider rebalancing. <i>(Don't miss: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150824/FREE/150829959/investors-react-to-news-of-1000-point-fall&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Investors react to market's move</a>.)</i>

By Liz Skinner
FIXED INCOME AUG 25, 2015
Make your short-term bond investment work smarter

Crossover approach includes taxable and tax-exempt bonds.

By Bloomberg
Investors react to news of 1,000-point fall
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2015
Investors react to news of 1,000-point fall

Clients likely felt the pang of crashes past during the early Dow drop this week, but, believe it or not, they are continuing to watch for opportunities.

By Liz Skinner