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EQUITIES FEB 13, 2014
Bill Gross compares Chinese economy to 'mystery meat'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>The Bond King: China's a big risk. Plus: JPMorgan goes on a settlement binge, finance industry tells investors to stay calm, Obama administration catches a CBO boomerang, and some healthy balance sheets for the New Year.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 12, 2014
Franklin Templeton lifts Ukraine bet by over $250 million

Asset manager is the country's largest debtholder; growing violence spurs unprecedented losses.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 12, 2014
BlackRock's Fink calls market drop 'old-fashioned correction'

CEO says long-term investors staying the course, blames hedge funds for volatility.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 12, 2014
Fed tapers another $10B a month; stocks extend losses

Slight economic improvement keeps central bankers on track as they commit to keeping target interest rate near zero.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2014
Racing with Tesla

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Tesla races ahead of the rest of Wall Street as the Fed talks rate increase. Plus: What firm stands to win big in the Facebook-WhatsApp deal; wealthy investors take interest in some unusual currencies other than Bitcoin and who manages your mortgage?

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME FEB 11, 2014
Inside Pimco's Income Strategy fund

In this Q&amp;A, Pimco's Dan Ivascyn and Alfred Murata, recently named fund managers of the year by Morningstar, open up about generating income and preserving capital.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2014
Investors shift record amounts from U.S. stocks to bonds

Investors shifted record amounts out of U.S. stock funds and into bonds in seven-day period ended Feb. 5, while withdrawing money from emerging-market equities for a 15th straight week.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2014
Cry me a river: Tears of fear or tears of joy

After a rocky first month of the year and a downright awful start to February, one could be forgiven for wondering whether the stock market is correcting or beginning a longer-term slide. Advisors Asset Management's Scott Colyer takes a look at the bearish case and the bullish case.

By Scott Colyer
FIXED INCOME FEB 10, 2014
Gross: Focus on shorter maturities as inflation trumps jobs

Pimco's Bill Gross is recommending investors focus on shorter-duration debt. Why? More important than the upcoming jobs report, the slow pace of inflation indicates the Fed will keep its benchmark interest rate at or close to zero.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES FEB 09, 2014
Time for a gut check on risk tolerance

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES FEB 07, 2014
All eyes on the jobs report as investors pull money from stocks

Friday's menu: All eyes on the jobs report as investors pull cash from stocks, what the frigid winter in the U.S. could wreak, what is Apple up to (aside from buying back its stock) and at long last, the Winter Olympics in Sochi begin.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS FEB 07, 2014
Companies start lining up floating-rate Treasury ETFs

WisdomTree Investments and State Street Global Advisors wasted no time getting ready to launch exchange-traded funds that will track the U.S. Treasury's latest innovation: floating-rate Treasuries.

By Jason Kephart
EQUITIES FEB 05, 2014
Sustained drop in stocks not likely despite uncertainties, global worries

Citing weak but recovering economy, monetary policy, Nuveen's Doll says, &quot;We have been in the sweet spot for some time, and it is likely to continue.&quot;

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME FEB 05, 2014
Muni bond contrarian stands firm

By Dan Loughran
EQUITIES FEB 04, 2014
More bad news for gold

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If rates rise, gold won't. Plus: Warren Buffett's $1B tease, a new twist on stock valuations, bitcoin marches on, another solar energy push and, what's good about hoping for a flat market.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME FEB 03, 2014
Withdrawals pick up steam at Gundlach's DoubleLine

After $1.2B yanked in June, $2.1B, the most ever, pulled in September.

By Gregory Crawford
FIXED INCOME FEB 02, 2014
Fidelity aims to help advisers see how different market conditions impact fixed income portfolios

New tool allows modeling of specific bond-exposure choices as clients ask about rising rates.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FIXED INCOME JAN 31, 2014
How to play fixed income with rising rates on the way

Taper is one thing, rising rates another but strategist offers insight into navigating the seas

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS JAN 29, 2014
Pimco launches first actively managed covered-bond ETF

Pacific Investment Management Co. has joined with London-based exchange-traded products provider Source UK Services to offer the first actively managed ETF focused on covered bonds.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2014
The 2014 contrarian investment tour, from rupees to copper

Risks of the strategy can be great the returns even greater.

By Gregory Crawford