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ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2014
Schorsch empire strikes back on perception of illiquid investments

Nicholas Schorsch's camp opposes regulatory efforts to limit investor exposure to illiquid products such as nontraded REITs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES OCT 16, 2014
Buckle up for more volatility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> today features: More market volatility on the way and not just for stocks. Plus: Consumers' bad attitudes, Fed chief Janet Yellen's first big test, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2014
Alternatives: A key piece of the investment puzzle

The case for traditional long-only allocations to stocks and bonds is getting weaker by the day, increasing the importance of finding a way to fit alternatives into client portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2014
What Derek Jeter can teach investors about the economy and markets

Was the now-retired Yankee shortstop one of the greats or overrated? It depends on who's telling the story.

By Michael Conway
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2014
Market strategists unbowed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Wall Street observers' resolve likely to be tested today, plus what could lift stocks out of their funk, solid earnings from Goldman Sachs and Janet Yellen's puzzle.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2014
When in doubt, follow the bond market's lead

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> When in doubt, follow bonds' lead. Plus: Consumer spending to the rescue, Johnson replaces Johnson at Fidelity, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 15, 2014
Allianz joins Wells Fargo's new indexed annuity platform

Insurer brings its Essential Income 7 indexed annuity, Essential Income Benefit feature, to the platform.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 15, 2014
Abigail Johnson succeeds father as CEO of Fidelity Investments

Replaces father, Edward &#8220;Ned&#8221; Johnson, who will retire but remain chairman.

By James Comtois
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 15, 2014
Emerging-markets ETFs' quandary

Investors using market-cap-constructed funds run risk of overweighting near-developed economies

By Tim Atwill
WIREHOUSES OCT 15, 2014
UBS blocks some investors from buying Pimco funds as wirehouses take stock

UBS is preventing some clients from investing in Pimco funds following the abrupt departure of Bill Gross, as well as increased scrutiny from influential investment researchers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FIXED INCOME OCT 14, 2014
The endless bond bull market

A lot of downside risk in fixed income has been removed and investors should take advantage of strong investment opportunities that have formed in the bond market.

By Bob Michele
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2014
Fed tightening should not disrupt stock market

If you can withstand early bumps, growing economy will justify stock market gains.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME OCT 14, 2014
Treasuries sneak quietly into favor

Despite hunger for risk with stock rally, appetite also strong for world's safest asset.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2014
Greenspan says stocks to see 'significant correction'

Former Fed chief not so sure on timing as equities not &quot;grossly overpriced&quot;

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES OCT 14, 2014
Puerto Rico debt depresses UBS Wealth earnings

Despite record revenue at UBS Wealth Management Americas, profits fell in the second quarter as the firm reported that it had to set aside $44M for litigation costs, mostly related to the firm's investments in Puerto Rico.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2014
No stock shock as central bank holdings keep ballooning

Combined balance sheets of U.S., Japan and euro area likely to swell another 20%.

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 14, 2014
Muni bond funds face ongoing Puerto Rican woes

Muni bond funds face ongoing Puerto Rican woes as Franklin Templeton and OppenheimerFunds challenge legality of Puerto Rican debt law

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2014
Bond market message to Fed: Your 4% rate outlook is too high

The bond market, unparalleled in predicting shifts in the U.S. economy over the decades, has a message: Interest rates aren't going to rise as high as even the Federal Reserve's own forecast.

By Andrew Leigh
EQUITIES OCT 13, 2014
Practice your play-calling for the next market correction

Proactive service during turbulent markets can help strengthen existing client relationships &amp;ndash; and help forge new ones.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS OCT 13, 2014
New Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson wants to be 'accessible to advisers'

Abigail Johnson, successor at the privately owned, family-run company, wants to understand the businesses of her clients, including advisers.

By Joyce Hanson