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EQUITIES NOV 25, 2013
Bob Doll: 'Equity market remains in pause mode'

But over six to 12 months, conditions favor stocks over bonds, Nuveen strategist says

By By Bob Doll
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 24, 2013
Mutual funds not in 'too big to fail' category

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2013
Iran nuke accord is already moving markets

Plus: Fed taper could hit savers hard, new scrutiny on company stock in K plans, the stocks hedge funds love and Consumer Report's annual "naughty and nice" list. All in today's Breakfast with Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2013
The Weekly Takeaway: The cons of alts seem to outweigh the pros

By Joshua Brown
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2013
Will bitcoin bury the banks?

One tech guru says the value and promise of bitcoin can completely revolutionize the global economy and has the potential to bypass banks altogether.

By Flip" Filipowski
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2013
Do your clients really need long-term care insurance?

What's <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin reading this morning? Whether your clients need long-term care insurance, hedge funds loading up on GM stock, Greenspan calls Bitcoin a bubble, JPMorgan confirms cardholders were hacked and Britain gets bullish. Breakfast with Benjamin is served.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2013
An alternative to alternatives

Ventura Wealth Management's strategy analyzes 40 different asset classes as part of an ongoing asset-rotation technique designed to emphasize the potential of the top five asset classes.

By Andrew Leigh
Money management tips from central bankers
FIXED INCOME NOV 20, 2013
Money management tips from central bankers

With huge balance sheets to manage, central banks diversify away from bonds, buy gold. What can advisers learn from the Ben Bernankes of the world?

By David Franklin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 20, 2013
Investors pour back into money funds after debt deal

Investors pumped $8.9 billion into money-market mutual funds on Thursday, the first day of deposits in more than two weeks, as an agreement by lawmakers in Washington averted a government default.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES NOV 19, 2013
When undervalued stocks are expensive

How to find undervalued stocks in a bull market. Plus, Bitcoin (yes, Bitcoin) gets legit; big investors licking their chops at BofA $8.5B settlement proposal; some good news for Madoff victims; and welcome back cap gain distributions. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 19, 2013
Survey says ... Our many moods about money

Filtering out the nonsense in a month's worth of financial polls to uncover the most striking findings, providing some insight into the minds of investors.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES NOV 19, 2013
Three simple ways to make volatility your ally

Joe Duran offers three simple ways to make volatility your ally by preparing clients now for the next big market drop. They'll thank you later.

By Joe Duran
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2013
To manage steep gains, advisers need to open the tax toolbox

This year's big stock market gains are forcing advisers to think about how to help their clients contend with a potentially stiff capital gains tax bite from mutual fund distributions.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES NOV 18, 2013
Buffett sitting pretty in hedge fund bet, but strategy leaves much to be desired

Recent history shows why and how diversification and active strategies not only work but are necessary.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 18, 2013
How one manager invests like Buffett

Few follow Warren Buffett's maxim &amp;mdash; &#8220;Put all of your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket&#8221; &amp;mdash as diligently as Scott Moore. A high concentration of stocks should make investing more volatile but since November 2008, he's beaten the market.

By Gregory Crawford
FIXED INCOME NOV 18, 2013
World keeps faith in Treasuries

Finance chiefs from nations holding more than $1.3 trillion of Treasuries signaled no plans to sell even as the U.S. faced condemnation for the fiscal fight plaguing the world's largest economy.

By Matt Ackermann
ALTERNATIVES NOV 18, 2013
Schorsch's American Realty Capital trims offer price for related nontraded REIT

&quot;Challenging&quot; market environment leads to slightly lower price for ARC IV.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2013
Guidance on taxes lacking for certain alternatives

By Richard F. Stolz
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2013
Solving the alternatives riddle

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES NOV 15, 2013
Finding income in surprising places

It's still hard to find income in today's markets. So where is BlackRock's multiasset income honcho Michael Fredericks looking? Jason Kephart finds out.

By JKEPHART