Bill Gross, who recommended shorting the Chinese stock market last month before it plunged, didn't actually do the trade. Instead he wagered against both the S&P 500 emerging market currencies.
At Pimco, Bill Gross built a reputation as the world's best bond trader. Now, at Janus Capital, he's managing a much smaller fund — all while being measured against his younger self.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Companies in the S&P 500 are generating less and less of their income in the U.S., which means investors might have more exposure to international markets than they think.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> An expected drop in crude prices to $30 to $40 a barrel this fall might not be enough to balance global oil markets.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> For bond investors worried about what might happen when the Fed starts whittling down its $2.46 trillion of Treasuries, there's good news.
While alts have risen in popularity as a way to hedge Fed action, their usefulness is overstated, says strategist
Amazon.com, Google and other megacap companies driving market-weighted indexes while equal-weighted compatriots are falling behind.
A new study looks at the evidence and finds a link between flows and performance. The question is why.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Avoid these investing missteps when the next bear rumbles through the market.
Advisers should take action now and proactively suggest tax-management strategies to clients rather than waiting for them to approach you.
Even with crude oil now hovering around $45 a barrel, there is debate over whether it is time to buy or steer clear of the global commodity.
Untested category suffers $4B in net outflows this year as it is about to be tested by higher rates.
The bond manager said regulators are looking into how the firm valued some mortgage-backed securities in the exchange-traded fund version of its flagship Fund.
Advisers need to provide better guidance so that clients get into &mdash; and out of &mdash; nontraditional bond funds at the right times.
As China sorts through a serious market plunge and economic contraction, overexposure can slice into gains
If Chinese policymakers don't alter course soon, the current correction could turn into a stock market plunge similar to what happened in the United States in 1929.
Eaton Vance looks to win the "VHS/Betamax war" for the future of actively managed investments.
It's premature to think Chinese stocks are over the worst, but investing for the long term changes the picture.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach believes $40 oil is something investors should be worried about.
