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15 years later, Nuveen Investments gets a go-ahead on ETFs
INVESTING ETFS JUN 12, 2015
15 years later, Nuveen Investments gets a go-ahead on ETFs

Money manager's rebooted efforts to sell ETFs get a nod from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Are bond fund investors running toward a cliff?
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 12, 2015
Are bond fund investors running toward a cliff?

$5.3 billion flows into bond mutual funds in first week of June, even as yields continue to rise

By Jeff Benjamin
New alt investments online platform attacks hedge fund fees
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 12, 2015
New alt investments online platform attacks hedge fund fees

HedgeCoVest targets retail investors and advisers, who will be able to allocate and liquidate clients' SMAs at any time, without typical hedge fund gate provisions.

By Alessandra Malito
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 11, 2015
Icahn says Apple shares worth $240, 86% more than they are today

Billionaire activist investor says the market continues to misunderstand the maker of iPhones and iPads, which should buy back more of its stock.

By Bloomberg
The bond markets are mysteriously losing liquidity
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 10, 2015
The bond markets are mysteriously losing liquidity

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The worst part about the bond market selloffs in the U.S. and Europe is the not knowing why.

By Jeff Benjamin
With one quarter down, Bob Doll still likes his 2015 outlook
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 10, 2015
With one quarter down, Bob Doll still likes his 2015 outlook

He plans to get by with a lot of help from consumers

By Jeff Benjamin
Latest Obamacare ruling could spark a sell-off in health care sector stocks
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 09, 2015
Latest Obamacare ruling could spark a sell-off in health care sector stocks

Sudden volatility could create short-term buying opportunity.

By Jeff Benjamin
How Fed policy is wrecking the bond market
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 09, 2015
How Fed policy is wrecking the bond market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Welcome to the upside-down world of too much liquidity creating illiquidity.

By Jeff Benjamin
Salient Partners designs liquid alts strategy with advisers in mind
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 09, 2015
Salient Partners designs liquid alts strategy with advisers in mind

Waiting for a market pullback so alts can strut their stuff.

By Jeff Benjamin
It's time for retirees to start bracing for higher interest rates
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 09, 2015
It's time for retirees to start bracing for higher interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Even if the Fed isn't sure when they'll occur, retirees should be bracing for rising interest rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
Defying market logic, small-cap funds ride the strong dollar to beat large caps
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 09, 2015
Defying market logic, small-cap funds ride the strong dollar to beat large caps

Some advisers are getting in on the rally, but others are staying diversified.

By Jeff Benjamin
Big change coming soon for high income Medicare beneficiaries
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2015
Big change coming soon for high income Medicare beneficiaries

Buried in the new &#8220;Doc Fix&#8221; law are provisions that will adversely affect some folks on Medicare

By Katy Votava
The next big worry is that the Fed already missed its chance to raise rates
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 08, 2015
The next big worry is that the Fed already missed its chance to raise rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: More Fed handwringing is coming, as concern that the Fed already missed its chance to raise rates persists.

By Jeff Benjamin
Apple's Tim Cook is the new bond king
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 08, 2015
Apple's Tim Cook is the new bond king

Apple Inc., led by CEO Tim Cook, and other tech giants have joined the ranks of the biggest buyers of corporate debt, a market traditionally dominated by the likes of Pimco, BlackRock and Vanguard.

By Bloomberg
Investors pull $13 million from Bill Gross' fund at Janus
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 05, 2015
Investors pull $13 million from Bill Gross' fund at Janus

May marks second month of redemptions since money manager joined after bolting Pimco last year

By Bloomberg
Financial advisers are putting ETFs in the driver's seat
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 05, 2015
Financial advisers are putting ETFs in the driver's seat

Mutual fund popularity fades as the bull market lives on.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stock buybacks, now propping up the market, could become a victim of rising interest rates
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 05, 2015
Stock buybacks, now propping up the market, could become a victim of rising interest rates

The end of aggressive repurchase plans could be the end of the market's run.

By Jeff Benjamin
Senate passes national insurance registry
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 05, 2015
Senate passes national insurance registry

Bill that would help agents practice in multiple states moves to president's desk.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INVESTING ETFS JUN 04, 2015
Mashups reach the exchange-traded crowd

ETF issuers act like Dr. Frankenstein and combine popular strategies hoping the result will be greater than the sum of its parts.

By Bloomberg
The no-growth first quarter doesn't take a rate hike off the table
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 04, 2015
The no-growth first quarter doesn't take a rate hike off the table

Still blaming the weather and the strong dollar for the economy's sluggishness, advisers see Fed Chairwoman Yellen in a pickle.

By Jeff Benjamin