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EQUITIES MAR 04, 2015
What investors might be missing in the big picture

Everyone knows what inflation is, but deflation is another story. What questions should investors be asking?

By David F. Sand
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Oil-price slide is starting to get scary

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Talk of an oil comeback is fading fast. Plus: Some good news for gold investors, bankers head for greener pastures, and a St. Patty's Day spelling bee

By Jeff Benjamin
Gross' fund at Janus Capital suffers net redemptions as performance trails
FIXED INCOME MAR 03, 2015
Gross' fund at Janus Capital suffers net redemptions as performance trails

February marks first month of outflows since bond manager joined firm

By Bloomberg
Keys to building, or re-building, your bond portfolios
FIXED INCOME MAR 03, 2015
Keys to building, or re-building, your bond portfolios

With talk of interest rates starting to rise, investors may be nervous about investing in fixed income markets. Here's how to help your clients keep things in perspective.

By Scott Couto
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Some funds using cash for protection. Lots of it. Plus: Adviser charged with stealing $1.3M from widows and church friends, up from the ashes arises a new subprime giant, and Wall Street courts millennials.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Advisers slow to embrace socially responsible investments sought by clients

Despite being increasingly in-demand from clients like Bryan Wilson (pictured), advisers have been slow to embrace socially responsible investments. <b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150301/IMPACTINVEST&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full Impact Investing special report</a>)</b></i>

By Liz Skinner
Bill Gross a victim of the plunge in oil prices
ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2015
Bill Gross a victim of the plunge in oil prices

Manager's $1.46 billion fund at Janus hit by investments in debt issued by U.S., Russian and Brazilian energy companies.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies
ETFS MAR 03, 2015
BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies

Money manager set to launch new strategy as &#8220;smart&#8221; way to dodge investment risks as rates rise.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?
RIAS MAR 03, 2015
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?

Advisers and experts say 'the Fed really is hamstrung' by European Central Bankers' planned $50-billion-per-month quantitative easing program, meaning they can't raise or lower interest rates in this environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Coming off a big year, Janus files for exotic ETFs

Move launches competition with Goldman Sachs in alternative space

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Most investors still don't own ETFs: study
ETFS MAR 02, 2015
Most investors still don't own ETFs: study

Low usage reflects widespread lack of familiarity with the investments.

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
How Warren Buffett's $1 billion prize for a perfect NCAA bracket went bust
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
How Warren Buffett's $1 billion prize for a perfect NCAA bracket went bust

Plus: Learn from the U.S. and invest in Europe, Carly Fiorina chides Hillary Clinton over email excuses, and St. Patrick's Day, American-style

By Jeff Benjamin
ARCP names new CEO
ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2015
ARCP names new CEO

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
Fresh rate-hike rumors will be testing investor nerves this week

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors' nerves tested by rate hike talk this week. Plus: Most of the world's major oil projects are doing just fine at current price levels, retirement savings in a nutshell, and the chokehold of consumer debt.

By Jeff Benjamin
Is biotech the next bubble?
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
Is biotech the next bubble?

Since 2011, money has flowed almost nonstop into the industry as investors buy into the promise of new drugs. Signs are increasingly pointing toward an end to the boom.

By Bloomberg
RCS Capital Corp. suffers big revenue hit in fourth quarter
ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2015
RCS Capital Corp. suffers big revenue hit in fourth quarter

Fallout from ARCP hurt wholesaling unit but executives remain confident in recovery.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Go where the NBA finals go: Cleveland and Oakland looking better as investment destination

Is there Examining the correlation between success in professional basketball and the economic performance and cultural dominance of particular cities.

By David F. Sand
ESG MAR 01, 2015
Catch the impact investing wave now

It's surprising that most advisers remain agnostic about impact investing, even while client demand grows.

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Why an offense-only strategy won't succeed

Risk management is as important to long-term financial planning as the growth of investments

By Michael Russo
Socially conscious funds ranked by one-year total return
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Socially conscious funds ranked by one-year total return

The top-performing socially conscious funds broken down by category.

By Trevor Hunnicutt