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ETFS FEB 27, 2014
New deal could build competition among China-stock ETFs

Market Vectors partnership gives U.S. investors direct access to Chinese exchanges.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME FEB 27, 2014
Goldman attracts record deposits to bond fund

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is drawing record deposits into a bond mutual fund that's making money even as interest rates rise, giving the bank a boost in one of the few Wall Street businesses it hasn't dominated.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES FEB 27, 2014
In search of the perfect China ETF

A new fund seeks to provide exposure to hard-to-access Chinese stocks but the drawbacks are significant.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2014
Five years since the bottom, looking at stocks' recovery

Friday's menu: Looking at stocks' recovery five years from the bottom. Plus: A big day for econ data, a bitcoin exchange crashes but new products spring up, Morgan Stanley gets a lawsuit tossed and Ukraine update

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2014
An ETF 'missionary,' Dave Camp's tax plan

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> A man called &quot;Mr. ETF,&quot; plus the skinny on Dave Camp's tax plan, Edward Jones settles cold calling case, a Wall St. cop moves on and a new take on &quot;insider&quot; trading.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2014
Emerging markets activity shows portfolio diversification key to performance

Among all the noise over interest rates, economic growth and overextended equity market valuations, advisers could be missing the biggest risk: Ignoring the basics.

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 26, 2014
Emerging-markets fixed income: A constructive view for the discriminating eye

Fundamentals remain solid, valuations have improved but significant risks remain.

By Ehsan Iraniparast
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2014
How much energy does the bull have left?

Many investors are questioning how much longer the bull market can run before it collapses from exhaustion. AllianceBernstein's Kurt Feurerman has an answer.

By Kurt Feuerman
ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2014
Bitcoin trouble, another coin bonanza and Tesla shines

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Trouble in bitcoin land (but there's a silver lining) while one couple strikes gold with other coins. Plus: Tesla shines, Credit Suisse does not and looking for Macy's shoppers.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES FEB 25, 2014
Holding cash and making no excuses

First Eagle's Kimball Brooker Jr. says the stock market is fairly to fully priced but has pockets of opportunity. Still, he's got a 20% cash position and is making no excuses for it.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES FEB 25, 2014
Stocks hit record, McDonald's gets competition and Buffett boils it down

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> How stocks reached a record, who's joined the fast food breakfast battle, Warren Buffett boils it all down and who is @gselevator 'tattletale'?

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 25, 2014
Buffett warns of liquidity curse

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., cited a farm he's owned since 1986 in cautioning individuals against frequent buying and selling of stocks.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES FEB 25, 2014
Investing opportunities abound in Europe

After six straight quarters of contraction, eurozone may perform as well as the S&amp;P 500 this year.

By CODONNELL
ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2014
Institutional investors moving more cash to diversified strategies

Friday's Breakfast with Benjamin featuring what big investors are doing with their cash. Plus: Bracing for an SEC exam, robo-adviser asset-gathering update, stocks to watch next week, and more ways to spend bitcoin.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2014
It's here! A fund that invests in Bitcoin

This just in: SecondMarket, where shares of private companies such as Facebook Inc. traded before they went public, has launched the first U.S. fund investing solely in the Bitcoin virtual currency.

By Gregory Crawford
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2014
Einhorn: Don't be fooled by companies beating estimates

Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn cautioned against betting on the extension of a U.S. stock- market rally that he said was fueled by conditions that are difficult to sustain.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2014
Bull market lifts average 401(k) balance above $89K

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin: </i>The average 401(k) balance tops $89K. Plus: Comcast buying Time Warner, Fink likes emerging markets while Buffet shuns Graham Holdings, California drought hits agriculture stocks, and the ultimate smart car.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2014
Capital gain distributions making a comeback

Actively managed equity mutual funds are expected to distribute capital gains taxes at a far greater rate at the end of this year than any time since the market meltdown.

By Jason Kephart
FIXED INCOME FEB 23, 2014
In a tale of two muni markets, it's far, far better for advisers to find the middle ground

Neither the best- nor worst-case scenario is accurate and that means credit analysis is more important than ever.

By Robert F. Collins
FIXED INCOME FEB 23, 2014
Detroit bankruptcy has surprising long-term implications

Through last week, muni bond mutual funds have experienced 27 consecutive weeks of net outflows and while the investor exodus has not helped fund performance, it has contributed to the reality of basic bond math, which means higher yields.

By Jeff Benjamin