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EQUITIES SEP 25, 2012
SSgA skips commodities in new managed-futures fund

Low-volatility offering to invest in equity, fixed-income and currency futures

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES SEP 25, 2012
Three investing lessons learned from this summer

This week should be a good time to ponder what we all learned this summer and what this means for investing going forward.

By David Kelly
EQUITIES SEP 24, 2012
Why Bruce Berkowitz's bullish stance on AIG is paying off

By Paul Menchaca
Junk bin looking mighty attractive right now
FIXED INCOME SEP 24, 2012
Junk bin looking mighty attractive right now

Speculative-grade debt now seen as an alternative to equities, says JPMorgan's Shanahan; balance sheets 'in pretty good order'

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: Advisers and clients don't talk Medicare

Survey finds that the discussion never comes up; yawning opportunity?

By Mary Beth Franklin
FIXED INCOME SEP 23, 2012
House OKs do-over of Dodd-Frank muni reg

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2012
Radnor Capital Management is back - this time as an RIA

By AOSTERLAND
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2012
Still shellshocked by "08, clients are oblivious to market run, research shows

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 23, 2012
Money managers are avoiding Mideast as turmoil spreads

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2012
Why bad news makes for good investments

By Bloomberg
As stocks rise, investor confidence inches up, too
EQUITIES SEP 21, 2012
As stocks rise, investor confidence inches up, too

Survey finds financial advisers ranking second on most-trusted list

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Martha speaks: Vanguard's King skewers iShares fee cuts
ETFS SEP 21, 2012
Martha speaks: Vanguard's King skewers iShares fee cuts

Low-cost investing not a 'Johnny-come-lately' strategy for us, she says.

By JKEPHART
ETFS SEP 21, 2012
BlackRock gears up for a fee war

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES SEP 21, 2012
Bill Gross: The price of money is too low

When credit is priced such that carry is no longer as profitable at a customary amount of leverage/risk, then the system will stall, list, or perhaps even tip over, says Pimco's Gross.

By Bill Gross
INsider: Where will Jeffrey Gundlach find his equity stars?
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 21, 2012
INsider: Where will Jeffrey Gundlach find his equity stars?

Stock pickers at ex-employer TCW are on a roll, but many have committed to stay

By JKEPHART
Study: Alt ETFs growing on advisers
ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2012
Study: Alt ETFs growing on advisers

Advisers plan to increase their use of alternative ETFs at twice the rate of alternative mutual funds over the next two years; overall alternatives use slipping.

By JKEPHART
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 21, 2012
Life insurance execs: Plenty of capacity for variable annuity business

Product features and pricing becoming 'rational' amid market tumult, low rates

By Darla Mercado
Heat is on as three fixed-income giants subadvise single small fund
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 21, 2012
Heat is on as three fixed-income giants subadvise single small fund

What happens when Jeffrey Gundlach, Michael Hasenstab and Matthew Eagan all team up to subadvise a single fund? We're about to find out.

By JKEPHART
'Fundamental shift' coming to VA business
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2012
'Fundamental shift' coming to VA business

Carriers targeting fee-based advisers with new I-share offerings; next frontier

By Darla Mercado
Former 'King of Bonds' makes bid to regain crown
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 21, 2012
Former 'King of Bonds' makes bid to regain crown

The onetime 'King of Bonds' is making a serious bid to regain the fixed-income crown. How? By courting retail investors — and their advisers

By JKEPHART