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EQUITIES DEC 03, 2014
Americans feeling squeezed in saving for retirement

BlackRock poll show most find it hard to pay bills and put money aside for retirement; Social Security considered key source of income.

By Bianca Flowers
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2014
Bill Gross speaks out on Pimco exit, vows to regain crown at Janus Capital Group

In an <i>InvestmentNews</i> exclusive, the Bond King explains his 'constructive obsession' with defeating rivals and answers advisers' burning questions. <b>More coverage: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20141006/GROSS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our special report on Gross' next chapter</a></b>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES DEC 02, 2014
Fed sends rate signal and markets react

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Janet Yellen and her Fed colleagues remove a key phrase in discussing rates and stocks rally, gold declines. Plus: Is it good news for savers? And an offbeat year-end list; Obama normalizes relations with Cuba.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 02, 2014
Stock futures little changed after big jump as jobs data looms

After equities rose the most in a month, investors await key reports on jobs and the economy

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2014
Finding some glitter among gold-mining stocks

Gold price disconnect signals a value play for select miners and ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS DEC 02, 2014
How to avoid the unexpected capital gain gift

Even if an investor didn't sell shares in a fund this year, if a manager took profits or sold to meet redemptions, the investor shares in the tax burden.

By Todd Rosenbluth
FIXED INCOME DEC 02, 2014
Legg Mason says bond 'transition' to set billions in play

Legg Mason CEO Joseph Sullivan said a &#8220;transition&#8221; of assets is under way in the bond industry after the departure of Bill Gross from Pimco to Janus Capital prompted investors to set billions of dollars in motion..

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
The case for investing in the European small-cap sector

Investors looking to diversify and add growth potential to their equity portfolios shouldn't be frightened by Europe's macroeconomic malaise.

By Liliana Castillo Dearth and Alan Connery
ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2014
Schorsch's RCS Capital, American Realty Capital Properties, bury hatchet in $60 million settlement

Two companies in Nicholas Schorsch's REIT empire have settled their dispute as RCS Capital Corp. agrees to pay American Realty Capital Properties to back out of its deal to buy Cole Capital.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Stocks still 'best game in town' as energy prices decline

European shares rally on stimulus hope while U.S. Stock futures trade flat.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Oil producers are feeling the heat from falling prices

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, some oil producers have a lot to lose from cheap oil. Plus: Merrill brokers are heading for greener pastures, activist investors are taking over, and tune up your holiday tipping practices.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Corporate bonds fly off the shelves ahead of looming rate hikes

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features bond sales hitting a new record as rate hikes loom. Plus: Bracing for a global currency war, falling oil prices catch fund managers by surprise, and making 2015 the year of the maxed-out 401(k).

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
ETFs in need of an exorcism

Performance makes funds seem bedeviled, but sometimes curse lifts.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Oil traders are liquidating positions as oil prices drop and uncertainty mounts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Oil traders put on their seatbelts. <i>Plus:</i> Hedge funds becoming mutual funds; it's going to be a good holiday for tech gadget junkies; and the big difference between a purebred heritage turkey and the one you'll probably be eating tomorrow.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 30, 2014
How to make good use of long-term capital gains

With stocks up sharply since 2009, a lot of people have long-term capital gains in taxable portfolios and can make cost-effective tax moves by donating appreciated stock.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 30, 2014
After November gains, stocks expected to slip as oil prices extend decline

Investors focusing on retail sales numbers after Black Friday and signs that China's manufacturing slowed

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 30, 2014
This ETF acts like a bond and will give $800 million back to investors

'Swallowing hard' and sending checks to clients, Guggenheim sticks with strategy for advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2014
Why did active fund managers do a bad job picking stocks this year?

Wall Street strategists have crunched a lot of numbers recently in an effort to answer a simple question: Why have active fund managers done such a lousy job picking stocks this year?

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2014
Why the IRS is toothless in the fight against supersized IRAs

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, the Government Accountability Office solves the riddle of the multimillion-dollar IRA. Plus: Oil stocks bounce on the Senate's Keystone 'no' vote, seniors can't wait for Social Security, and strippers pose a threat to the '1099 economy.'

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
China share ETF suffers record drop amid new debt curbs

Largest U.S. exchange-traded fund that tracks mainland Chinese stocks sank more than 7% after policy makers tightened curbs on the local debt market, fueling a rout across asset classes.

By Bloomberg