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EQUITIES APR 15, 2014
Markets brave a presidential-cycle speed bump

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> It's a bad time for stocks, based on the presidential cycle. Plus: The Nasdaq tests correction territory; most money managers think U.S. stocks are pricey (but there is a market they love); a tech ETF for nervous investors; what advisers wish investors knew; and having delicious fun with Cr&egrave;me Eggs.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 15, 2014
Stocks search for direction on a data-rich day

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Which way for stocks on big data day? Plus: The downside of low rates; GM gets some love; Earth Day and earthy companies; the surging price of shrimp makes cheap food, well, less so; and reflection and hope in Boston.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 15, 2014
Stocks have worst week since 2012 as investors fret over valuations

Major stock market indexes wrapped up their worst week since 2012 with more losses on Friday as investor concern over too-high stock prices sent them to the exits. With the S&amp;P 500 erasing its gains for the year and earnings season just starting, is the long-awaited correction at hand?

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2014
Net exposure: The long and short of it

Long/short strategies can play an important role in a portfolio, but they're not all created equal.

By Jack L. Rivkin
ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2014
CommonWealth REIT removes full board of trustees

A special meeting to elect a new board will be called on or before May 23, according to a statement by the Newton, Mass., real estate investment trust.

By Matt Ackermann
ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2014
Securities America focus of second state nontraded-REIT inquiry

B-D that was part of Massachusetts settlement is now facing questions from Pennsylvania

By Bruce Kelly
ETFS APR 14, 2014
Nuveen Investments rethinks ETFs after pioneering, then abandoning, them

After shutting its exchange-traded fund unit in 2002, Nuveen comes back to the table with a new plan.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2014
Environmental services draws investor attention

Progress, the needs of an expanding population and globalization bode well for the environmental services sector, which is a $55 billion industry, spanning everything from protecting the water supply to the disposal of nuclear waste.

By Craig Lawson
EQUITIES APR 14, 2014
Living with market volatility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The bull run is not over; neither is the spike in volatility. Plus: The upside of suddenly cheaper stocks, JPMorgan's big miss, mutual fund investors always get creamed, placing speed bumps in front of high-frequency traders and not having Kathleen Sebelius to kick around anymore.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2014
Finra examining trading in new Puerto Rico Bonds

Earlier this month, Puerto Rico sold $3.5 billion in bonds but since the sale, some of the bonds have changed hands at less than the minimum amount for some investors. Finra is taking a look.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2014
Hedge funds request Puerto Rico borrow to last two years

Hedge funds seeking to participate in Puerto Rico's planned bond offering are asking that the commonwealth raise enough money to meet its needs for two years, two people with knowledge of the preliminary talks said.

By Matt Ackermann
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2014
Puerto Rico cuts push OppenheimerFunds' junk holdings above limit

Fund company says while there's &#8220;room for improvement,&#8221; commonwealth &quot;moving in the right direction.&quot;

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES APR 13, 2014
Four top executives of private-placement syndicator DBSI head to jail for fraud

Four top executives of DBSI Inc., one of the leading syndicators of private-placement investments, were convicted by a federal jury on multiple counts of fraud.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES APR 11, 2014
Investors turn focus to first-quarter earnings

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> All eyes are on earnings. Plus: The SEC discovers high-frequency trading, momentum takes out passive investors, AAA credit ratings becoming extinct, new love for emerging markets, six solid stocks to watch this week, overwhelmed at the IRS, and Switzerland votes for the world's highest minimum wage.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 11, 2014
S&P 500 caps worst two-day drop since June

Stocks dropped amid disappointing results at JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. and signs hedge funds were dumping the bull market's best performers.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES APR 11, 2014
Staying on the sidelines of the tech sell-off

Tech stocks are off sharply but one technical strategist is advising clients not to buy the dip. Here's why.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES APR 11, 2014
Market stems sell-off but volatility is here to stay

Advisers agree investors need to stay calm and avoid knee-jerk selling.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 11, 2014
Markets are bracing for a rough start to the week

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Why investors are bracing for a rough start to the week. Plus: The SEC hones in on hedge funds, rethinking stock buyback programs, trading stocks on your phone, and using your phone to break bad habits

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 11, 2014
Fear of rising rates hits high dividend-paying stocks

Investors' fear of rising interest rates is driving down shares of companies like Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, that pay high dividends. Some strategists suggest keeping at least a little exposure to these stocks as a bond substitute.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES APR 10, 2014
Nontraded business development company plans to list on NYSE on April 16

FS Investments also will increase its monthly cash distribution rate.

By Bruce Kelly