Fixed Income

Displaying 3082 results
EQUITIES DEC 22, 2014
Russia crisis hits Pimco

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If it isn't Bill Gross, it's something else. Plus: The Russia crisis is hitting some 401(k)s too; the bull market could be in jeopardy; who's going to calm the markets; cuts at Wells and giving finance a bad name.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Time to strap in for the downsides of cheap oil, higher interest rates

Booming equity markets leave investors blissfully unaware of risks.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Shrugging off diversification, more advisers chase stock market performance

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, advisers are starting to shun alternatives to avoid the risk of missing out on the stock market's run. Plus: Venezuela's sinking credit rating, attractive valuations even at these prices, and investing rules from Stephen Colbert

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 19, 2014
Bill Gross says take chips off the table as end to asset increases nears

In latest outlook report, Janus bond manager, using Punch and Judy to analyze central bank policies, wonders how a debt crisis can be solved with more debt.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME DEC 19, 2014
Off with his head: How Pimco deposed the Bond King

The inside story of the final months of turmoil at Pimco as Bill Gross lost control.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2014
Pimco Total Return outflows slow as performance picks up

Investors pull just $9.5 billion from flagship fund after $32B drawdown in October.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FIXED INCOME DEC 18, 2014
Federal Reserve to end bond buying but keep interest rates low

Policy makers say labor market has improved while inflation likely to remain subdued over the near term.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
Russia troubles worry big investors

Cascading economic troubles spark concern over possible Moscow market controls.

By Sophie Baker
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
If you only pay attention to a few market experts, Mark Mobius should be one

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu also includes: There's always John Bogle ... or not; how much insider trading is now legal, about that spike in gold and the battle between oil and stocks is about to turn.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 16, 2014
John Bogle eats his own cooking: Traditional 60/40, intermediate-term bonds

Legendary Vanguard founder invests only in U.S. and, of course, in index funds.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 11, 2014
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach thinks the dollar will keep getting stronger

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, Jeffrey Gundlach calls for more of the dollar's rally. Plus: Warren Buffett places an early bet on Hillary Clinton in 2016, bond manager urges maximum flexibility, and Robert Shiller picks stocks over houses.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2014
Jack Bogle recommends a firm grip on U.S. stocks

On <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Jack Bogle recommends a firm grip on U.S. stocks. Plus: The tide is turning in favor of active management, the oil-price slide is spreading across the commodities markets, and OPEC fades as a cartel.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME DEC 10, 2014
Vanguard files for 'ultra' short-term bond fund

Offering will restrict maturity of holdings to one year.

By Bianca Flowers
EQUITIES DEC 09, 2014
Troubled SAC Capital hedge fund becomes a family office

Breakfast with Benjamin is back. Today: SAC Capital is now a family office; gold and silver start to shine; navigating bonds with ETFs; another debt-ceiling fight; cheaper gas in 2014; and the biggest product flops of 2013.

By Jeff Benjamin
Janus sees Gross as a 'game changer'
EQUITIES DEC 08, 2014
Janus sees Gross as a 'game changer'

After years of redemptions and on its third CEO, Denver investment company is giving the ball to the Bond King.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 08, 2014
Pimco plucks two from Schroders for equities expansion effort

Giles Money joins as a money manager in global growth equity strategies and Lucrecia Tam as an equity analyst focused on industrials,

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 05, 2014
The 30-year bond is wrapping up a stellar year

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu includes: What to know if you want to use active bond funds, all the jobs news is not good, oil climbs but it won't last, and the mother of all corporate tax inversions.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME DEC 05, 2014
W. Curtis Livingston, former leader of Legg Mason unit, dies at 71

The executive, who led Western Asset Management Co. during its purchase by Legg Mason Inc., spent more than three decades in the investing industry.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2014
All-weather bond funds sacrifice traditional benefits of core

The key is diversification, not amplification

By Robert Smith
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2014
It's not too early to start worrying about a spike in oil prices

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features a warning over it not being too early to worry about a jump in oil prices. Plus, Vanguard ramps up its financial advice offerings, the pain of diverging global economies in 2015, and John Paulson's painful comeback effort.

By Jeff Benjamin