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EMERGING MARKETS OCT 18, 2015
China equity exposure, already big in some funds, expected to increase in 2016

MSCI plans to add nearly two-dozen foreign-listed companies, including two of China's biggest, to its global indexes.

By Todd Rosenbluth
ETFS OCT 18, 2015
Bond funds slump amid global crises and Fed inaction

By Jeff Tjornehoj and InvestmentNews Data
EQUITIES OCT 17, 2015
Rising rates not expected to have a huge impact on stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Just because Janet Yellen and the Fed are going to be raising interest rates soon doesn't mean there won't be investment opportunities.

By Jeff Benjamin
Yellen, yuan and yields: Global economies are more closely linked than ever
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 16, 2015
Yellen, yuan and yields: Global economies are more closely linked than ever

When China sneezed last quarter, the world caught a cold but smart investors found opportunity.

By Charles Reinhard
El-Erian: Don't be too quick to discount a December Fed rate hike
EQUITIES OCT 16, 2015
El-Erian: Don't be too quick to discount a December Fed rate hike

The risk of misreading global and domestic economic context.

By Mohamed El-Erian
How to position fixed-income portfolios for rising rates and volatility
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 16, 2015
How to position fixed-income portfolios for rising rates and volatility

Benchmark hugging will not benefit most investors, so advisers must look far and wide for opportunity.

By Tom Marthaler
Voya restricts variable-annuity sales under regulatory pressure
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2015
Voya restricts variable-annuity sales under regulatory pressure

In response to Finra's warning on suitability, the firm's affiliated brokers will no longer sell certain types of L share annuities, a move that puts the company in line with other B-Ds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs

Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk

By Rick Genoni
Stay calm and don't worry about Black Monday
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
Stay calm and don't worry about Black Monday

Parallels between now and 1987 are thin at best

By Jeff Benjamin
Hedge funds could post worst year since 2011
ALTERNATIVES OCT 15, 2015
Hedge funds could post worst year since 2011

But performance of the alternative asset class still ahead of stocks.

By Christine Williamson
Gender-focused investment strategy skips over common sense
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
Gender-focused investment strategy skips over common sense

$1.4 billion TAMP seizes on an opportunity, but its strategy seems ill-conceived.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2015
Warren Buffett is having a bad year in the stock market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Warren Buffett's top stock picks are not doing well this year. A temporary blip or has the Oracle of Omaha lost his touch?

By Jeff Benjamin
Gold rises from the dead
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2015
Gold rises from the dead

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A dead asset no longer, gold shines bright above its 200-day moving average for the first time in five months.

By Jeff Benjamin
It's not too late to hitch a ride on the tech-sector consolidation wave
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2015
It's not too late to hitch a ride on the tech-sector consolidation wave

Record-setting Dell-EMC deal is just the beginning.

By Jeff Benjamin
MassMutual teams with Envestnet on defined-contribution managed-account service
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2015
MassMutual teams with Envestnet on defined-contribution managed-account service

Insurer is trying to capitalize on big growth seen among asset-allocation products in the DC market and betting managed accounts become more widely used.

By Greg Iacurci
ALTERNATIVES OCT 13, 2015
Advisers using alternative investments still struggle with allocations

How much to allocate is both an unanswerable question in general and one that absolutely needs to be addressed for each client. </br><b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20151011/ALTS2015&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>IN's Spotlight on Alternative Investments special report</a>)</b></i>

By Jeff Benjamin
Hillary Clinton's Tweet-induced biotech sell off has created buying opportunity
EQUITIES OCT 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton's Tweet-induced biotech sell off has created buying opportunity

Sector already feeling wrath of nervous investors, gets second look after presidential contender's comments spark big drop.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME OCT 11, 2015
Interest rates: Lower for longer

Deteriorating demographics, low productivity growth and a need for more deleveraging will keep a lid on rates for the foreseeable future.

By Charles Tan
Fallout at Fortress Investment Group
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2015
Fallout at Fortress Investment Group

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Top hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz (pictured) hits the bricks, and the firm is closing its flagship macro hedge fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Banks take center stage in earnings season
EQUITIES OCT 11, 2015
Banks take center stage in earnings season

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All eyes will be on banks this week and earnings season welcomes the reports from the financial sector.

By Jeff Benjamin