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EQUITIES NOV 12, 2014
Strong dollar makes a strong case for currency-hedged ETFs

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's making dollar bulls cheer. Plus: Picking winners and losers in the net-neutrality fight, Goldman's coveted promotion cycle, Dems suddenly like the Keystone XL pipeline, and Tim Geithner ruffles the Europeans.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 12, 2014
Stock-index futures flat as investors pause after another record

Valuations getting high but solid earnings provide strong foundation for market gains.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2014
Broker-dealers slap a stop order on Nicholas Schorsch's REITs

B-Ds halting sales of Schorsch's REITs include some of the largest and most influential in the industry

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2014
Promise of ACA's small business initiative falls flat

By Carolyn McClanahan
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Shorting chickens becomes hot trade after prices surge

With no futures market to speculate on chicken-price movements, short sellers have turned to the equity market, borrowing record amounts of shares of two poultry producers that they in turn sell in anticipation of declines.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2014
Soros' Quantum puts $500 million with Gross at Janus

Bond manager announces the news on Twitter

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Investor appetite for China A-shares sends ETF assets toward record

X-trackers Harvest, Market Vectors ChinaAMC exchange-traded funds get surge of cash as stock pipeline opens.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Sweet deal at Goldman Sachs lets partners invest alongside the bank

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> It's all about access at Goldman. Plus: U.S. soldiers sue banks for helping Iran finance attacks in Iraq, adjusting portfolios for a fourth-quarter ride, oil prices are expected to hang low till the next OPEC meeting, and a hats off to companies taking their hats off to veterans today.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Gold's 'dead-cat bounce' is a temporary distraction from an inevitable fall

Also on Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Janus rides the wave of a Bill Gross effect, bond managers talk their book, IN's deep-dive into bond fund assets shifts, some oil stocks are worth buying on the dips, and happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
U.S. stock futures little changed before jobs data

S&amp;P heads for a weekly gain as October's jobs report expected to add to signs of strength in the U.S. economy

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Republican victory boosts stocks as the dollar strengthens, gold slumps

S&amp;P 500 expected to reach new record high as investors cheer business-friendly GOP.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2014
Fidelity targets bruised Pimco, launches actively managed bond ETFs

Fidelity's active management heft and huge product-distribution capacity now extend to a corner dominated by Pimco as it launches actively managed bond ETFs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Pimco boss shrugs off Gross' exit

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees Pimco CEO Douglas Hodge downplay Bill Gross' exit, big-money players identifying a stock market entry point, JPMorgan's huge data breach, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Wholesalers make hay with Pimco

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Fixed-income firms scramble to capture funds unleashed by Pimco turmoil

With interest rates near historic lows and signs pointing to a new Fed tightening cycle, the movement of money sparked by Bill Gross' exit from Pimco might be the start of a major bond transition. <b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20141109/BONDKINGS&quot;>See our full report on the new bond kings</a>)</b></i>

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2014
Brokerage firms and mutual fund companies need better training for complex products

Companies must heed the gentle warnings being given to them by Finra and the SEC on complex investments.

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Janus fixed-income chief steps into the spotlight

The chief investment officer overseeing Janus' bond business adjusting to the added attention on the firm.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Interest rate call: Still 'low for long'

Barring something unforeseen, global risk will remain tamped down

By Krishna Memani and Peter Strzalkowski
EQUITIES NOV 07, 2014
Stock-index futures flat as focus turns to earnings

Stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index posted a third weekly gain, as investors watched corporate results.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 07, 2014
Stocks expected flat as investors take breather after election

October jobless data become the focus amid solid earnings.

By Bloomberg