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EQUITIES FEB 10, 2016
Stock buyback programs become the next best hope for stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> U.S. companies are becoming the biggest buyers of stock, which isn't exactly how it's supposed to work.

By Jeff Benjamin
What is keeping fund investors surprisingly calm?
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 10, 2016
What is keeping fund investors surprisingly calm?

The Standard and Poor's 500 stock index is down 9.15% this year, but mutual fund investors aren't fleeing &amp;mdash; and that may be because of financial advisers.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 07, 2016
Edward Jones' success may lead to trouble

With regulators cracking heads over sales of proprietary products, could the overwhelming success of Edward Jones' Bridge Builder program be a problem?

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES FEB 03, 2016
Survey: African-American investors optimistic

African-Americans are more bullish on the stock market than they have ever been, but still feeling sting from the U.S. real estate crash.

By John Waggoner
ETF launches test the limits of creativity and logic
EQUITIES FEB 03, 2016
ETF launches test the limits of creativity and logic

If there's a will, there's a way to package it into an ETF.

By Jeff Benjamin
Muni bond funds providing shelter from global market mayhem
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 01, 2016
Muni bond funds providing shelter from global market mayhem

Municipal bond funds have remained relatively non-correlated to the turbulence infecting virtually every other investment category.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fine-tuning the emerging markets
EQUITIES FEB 01, 2016
Fine-tuning the emerging markets

Fund industry pushes more specialized access, strategies for an eventual turnaround in emerging markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JAN 25, 2016
Smart-beta strategies can help today's investors, but they're not all created equal

Advisers have to explain smart-beta funds' features and potential benefits to clients to ensure they philosophically align.

By Rick Genoni
Legg Mason joins the smart-beta ETF space, without calling it that
EQUITIES JAN 25, 2016
Legg Mason joins the smart-beta ETF space, without calling it that

The firm joins Goldman, JP Morgan and John Hancock by jumping into the ETF space with passive strategies based on proprietary quantitative research.

By Jeff Benjamin
Loomis Sayles is bullish on junk debt
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 22, 2016
Loomis Sayles is bullish on junk debt

Bond shop betting on an oil-price recovery.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC warning could lower mutual fund fees paid to brokers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2016
SEC warning could lower mutual fund fees paid to brokers

The agency issued guidance to directors saying they should install a process to evaluate whether administrative fees are being used to encourage distribution.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Emerging markets now in bear territory
EMERGING MARKETS JAN 19, 2016
Emerging markets now in bear territory

Emerging markets funds are in a bear market. If you've put your clients in such a fund, the thing to do is keep your expenses low and explain your strategy carefully to clients.

By John Waggoner
Goldman Sachs benches its BRIC strategy
EQUITIES JAN 14, 2016
Goldman Sachs benches its BRIC strategy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Brazil, Russia, India and China assets are down 88% since their 2010 peak.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 13, 2016
Avenue Capital stops sharing fund flow data following junk-bond outflows

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Avenue Capital decided to deal with the outflows from its junk-bond fund by not reporting them to Lipper and Morningstar. That should do the trick.

By Jeff Benjamin
Amidst the market carnage, liquid alt funds lived up to their promise
EQUITIES JAN 12, 2016
Amidst the market carnage, liquid alt funds lived up to their promise

Diversifying beyond a single fund or single strategy is key.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social funds get boost from oil
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 11, 2016
Social funds get boost from oil

By John Waggoner
DoubleLine's Gundlach calls unconstrained bond funds a 'gimmick' and constrained
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 08, 2016
DoubleLine's Gundlach calls unconstrained bond funds a 'gimmick' and constrained

The money manager doesn't see a bright future for go-anywhere funds, with the notable exception of his own DoubleLine Flexible Income Fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
5 key takeaways from 2015 ETF flows
EQUITIES JAN 08, 2016
5 key takeaways from 2015 ETF flows

After taking in $238 billion in 2015, it's time for the annual reading of the fund flow tea leaves

By Bloomberg
Massachusetts' Galvin to probe 'unprecedented decision' by Third Avenue fund
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 07, 2016
Massachusetts' Galvin to probe 'unprecedented decision' by Third Avenue fund

Massachusetts' Securities Division sent out a subpoena Monday to look into the fund closure and liquidation plan.

By Bloomberg
SEC proposes rule to cap use of derivatives in mutual funds
ETFS JAN 07, 2016
SEC proposes rule to cap use of derivatives in mutual funds

Rule limiting fund leverage represents one of the most aggressive responses by regulators to risks exposed during the 2008 financial crisis

By Bloomberg