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Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients
RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2015
Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features an adviser sentenced to 51 months of jail time for stealing from elderly clients. Plus: Bill Gross doesn't see a rate hike till late in the year, the latest bet for oil, and a don't-miss webcast sets the stage for 2015.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 08, 2015
Green bonds climb as investors try to match their environmental goals

Issuance of green bonds hit $36.6 billion last year, more than six times the $6 billion issued in 2012

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 08, 2015
BlackRock takes Pimco assets with No. 1 total return fund

At a recent BlackRock event, fund manager Rick Rieder told about 100 advisers that he expects interest rates to remain low. The talk was enough to persuade at least one adviser to shift even more client money from Pimco to BlackRock.

By Bloomberg
Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bar will keep rising for banks as mixed stress test results come in for some of the world's largest banks.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 06, 2015
How to use volatility in the bond market to your advantage

Distinguishing between bonds that suffer price declines but no change in quality from those that could suffer permanent damage.

By David Sherman
Japanese stock funds reflecting long-awaited economic turnaround
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 06, 2015
Japanese stock funds reflecting long-awaited economic turnaround

'Abe-enomics' joins quantitative easing with corporate patriotism

By Jeff Benjamin
What Obama's attempt to tax 529 plans says about the safety of Roth IRA assets
RIA NEWS MAR 04, 2015
What Obama's attempt to tax 529 plans says about the safety of Roth IRA assets

Changes could spark revolt, but 'when Congress needs dollars, they're going to get them,' one adviser says.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 04, 2015
What investors might be missing in the big picture

Everyone knows what inflation is, but deflation is another story. What questions should investors be asking?

By David F. Sand
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Oil-price slide is starting to get scary

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Talk of an oil comeback is fading fast. Plus: Some good news for gold investors, bankers head for greener pastures, and a St. Patty's Day spelling bee

By Jeff Benjamin
Gross' fund at Janus Capital suffers net redemptions as performance trails
FIXED INCOME MAR 03, 2015
Gross' fund at Janus Capital suffers net redemptions as performance trails

February marks first month of outflows since bond manager joined firm

By Bloomberg
Keys to building, or re-building, your bond portfolios
FIXED INCOME MAR 03, 2015
Keys to building, or re-building, your bond portfolios

With talk of interest rates starting to rise, investors may be nervous about investing in fixed income markets. Here's how to help your clients keep things in perspective.

By Scott Couto
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Advisers slow to embrace socially responsible investments sought by clients

Despite being increasingly in-demand from clients like Bryan Wilson (pictured), advisers have been slow to embrace socially responsible investments. <b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150301/IMPACTINVEST&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full Impact Investing special report</a>)</b></i>

By Liz Skinner
Bill Gross a victim of the plunge in oil prices
ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2015
Bill Gross a victim of the plunge in oil prices

Manager's $1.46 billion fund at Janus hit by investments in debt issued by U.S., Russian and Brazilian energy companies.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies
ETFS MAR 03, 2015
BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies

Money manager set to launch new strategy as &#8220;smart&#8221; way to dodge investment risks as rates rise.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2015
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?

Advisers and experts say 'the Fed really is hamstrung' by European Central Bankers' planned $50-billion-per-month quantitative easing program, meaning they can't raise or lower interest rates in this environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Coming off a big year, Janus files for exotic ETFs

Move launches competition with Goldman Sachs in alternative space

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
Fresh rate-hike rumors will be testing investor nerves this week

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors' nerves tested by rate hike talk this week. Plus: Most of the world's major oil projects are doing just fine at current price levels, retirement savings in a nutshell, and the chokehold of consumer debt.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Go where the NBA finals go: Cleveland and Oakland looking better as investment destination

Is there Examining the correlation between success in professional basketball and the economic performance and cultural dominance of particular cities.

By David F. Sand
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Why an offense-only strategy won't succeed

Risk management is as important to long-term financial planning as the growth of investments

By Michael Russo
Socially conscious funds ranked by one-year total return
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Socially conscious funds ranked by one-year total return

The top-performing socially conscious funds broken down by category.

By Trevor Hunnicutt