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No one can agree on the stock market's valuation
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
No one can agree on the stock market's valuation

<i> Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Some say the stock market is overvalued. Some say it's not. Either way, buckle up for a bumpy ride.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors shake off Federal Reserve chief Yellen's warning on stock valuations
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Investors shake off Federal Reserve chief Yellen's warning on stock valuations

Central banker may sense increasing urgency to rein in investors as the Fed prepares to raise interest rates.

By Bloomberg
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the market's reaction to a repeal of Obamacare might not be pretty. Plus: Financial advisers take on defined contribution plans, cheap oil uncovers driller debt burdens, and Kraft Foods gets (Cadbury Cr&egrave;me) Egg on its face.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wirehouses raise clients' exposure to alternatives, but reps still just dabbling
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2015
Wirehouses raise clients' exposure to alternatives, but reps still just dabbling

The 5-10% allocation most advisers are using is not enough to manage risk

By Jeff Benjamin
Big fixed income shop prepares for the worst
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JUN 23, 2015
Big fixed income shop prepares for the worst

TCW has the highest level of cash in its credit funds since the 2008 financial crisis.

By Bloomberg
A portfolio strategy that goes all in for alts to dial down market risk
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 23, 2015
A portfolio strategy that goes all in for alts to dial down market risk

Altegris founder launches new model likely to draw naysayers (who will be singing a different tune when the market corrects)

By Jeff Benjamin
Latest twist on the annuity hits the market
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 23, 2015
Latest twist on the annuity hits the market

Natixis launching 'retirement spending account' through advisers; other companies expected to follow with me-too products.

By Bloomberg
Royal Alliance to pay $1.4 million over nontraded REIT, VA sales
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 22, 2015
Royal Alliance to pay $1.4 million over nontraded REIT, VA sales

Award is tied to string of cases brought by retirees who said a broker placed them in unsuitable investments.

By Mason Braswell
The world braces for a slower Chinese economy
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
The world braces for a slower Chinese economy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A weakening China will show the world how much it is really hooked on the Chinese economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond fund alternative is turning heads with hot performance
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
Bond fund alternative is turning heads with hot performance

Income stream made of put options is up 12.7% so far this year, triple the S&amp;P 500.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 22, 2015
Investors pull loads of money from bond ETFs

Investors have pulled $1.44 billion from fixed income ETFs so far in June amid a drop in Treasuries, making it a smart move. But lurking uncertainties mean the jury is still out.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Why male advisers are still not connecting with female clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Male financial advisers still can't find a way to fully communicate with the female half of client couples. Here's why.

By Jeff Benjamin
Credit Suisse: Low U.S. stock volatility may be calm before storm
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Credit Suisse: Low U.S. stock volatility may be calm before storm

Relative calm in U.S. equities trading is an indication that the current bull market may become a bubble.

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2015
Legg Mason latest mutual fund manager to step into ETFs

Fund company's new products attempt to capitalize on the growth of smart beta.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 18, 2015
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic

Just because your house hasn't burned down yet doesn't mean you can skip insurance.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC member Stein calls for scrutiny of alternative mutual funds and ETFs
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2015
SEC member Stein calls for scrutiny of alternative mutual funds and ETFs

Kara Stein says mutual funds and ETFs that use complex, illiquid strategies 'operate in a gray area'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INVESTING ETFS JUN 18, 2015
Money managers like Jeffrey Gundlach scramble to jump into ETFs

Fund managers like DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach are arriving late to the ETF game and sound ambivalent about how popular ETFs will become &amp;mdash; but they don't want to be left behind. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150419/ETF042015&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">Our full Spotlight on ETFs special report</a>)</b></i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Guns, booze, cigs and sin: The Vice Fund has changed its name, but not its investment philosophy

Since inception in August 2002, the fund has an average annual return of 9.9%, beating the 8.7% for the S&amp;P 500.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
F-Squared files for bankruptcy

Filing caps rise-and-fall story of an ETF manager popular with financial advisers. Broadmeadow Capital has agreed to acquire F-Squared's intellectual property, investment strategies and other assets.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Private-equity investing made easy for financial advisers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2015
Private-equity investing made easy for financial advisers

Due diligence and connectivity is expected to expand the market of PE investors

By Jeff Benjamin