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Don't wait till year-end to offer tax tips to high-net-worth clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2015
Don't wait till year-end to offer tax tips to high-net-worth clients

Advisers should take action now and proactively suggest tax-management strategies to clients rather than waiting for them to approach you.

By Joyce Schnur
Falling commodity prices draw speculators and speculation
EQUITIES AUG 12, 2015
Falling commodity prices draw speculators and speculation

Even with crude oil now hovering around $45 a barrel, there is debate over whether it is time to buy or steer clear of the global commodity.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors flee nontraditional bond funds at the worst possible time
ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2015
Investors flee nontraditional bond funds at the worst possible time

Untested category suffers $4B in net outflows this year as it is about to be tested by higher rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors in unconstrained bond funds capturing less than half of returns: Morningstar
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2015
Investors in unconstrained bond funds capturing less than half of returns: Morningstar

Advisers need to provide better guidance so that clients get into — and out of — nontraditional bond funds at the right times.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES AUG 11, 2015
China in the bull shop

As China sorts through a serious market plunge and economic contraction, overexposure can slice into gains

By MFXFeeder
SEC denies active ETF proposal as NextShares launches salvo against competitors
ETFS AUG 11, 2015
SEC denies active ETF proposal as NextShares launches salvo against competitors

Eaton Vance looks to win the "VHS/Betamax war" for the future of actively managed investments.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says $40 oil is something to worry about
EQUITIES AUG 10, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says $40 oil is something to worry about

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach believes $40 oil is something investors should be worried about.

By Jeff Benjamin
Facebook stock-fraud venture lands fund manager in hot water
EQUITIES AUG 10, 2015
Facebook stock-fraud venture lands fund manager in hot water

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Tampa-based fund manager to plead guilty to investment fraud in relation to $9M worth of Facebook stock he purchased then sold and was caught short when the stock price rebounded.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 10, 2015
State Farm hit with excessive fees suit over target date funds

Plaintiffs accuse firm of receiving almost half of the management fees while a sub-adviser did most of the work.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2015
American Funds making inroads with fee-based advisers

In its sales turnaround, third largest U.S. fund company relies on retention of existing advisers and lower-cost share classes.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Pimco Total Return Fund suffered $2.5 billion drain from investors in July
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 06, 2015
Pimco Total Return Fund suffered $2.5 billion drain from investors in July

Withdrawals mark 27th-straight month of outflows but pace continues to slow.

By Bloomberg
Closed-end funds could help advisers solve the dilemma of where to invest when rates go up
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 05, 2015
Closed-end funds could help advisers solve the dilemma of where to invest when rates go up

Research finds that the overall level of closed-end fund discounts trumps interest rate changes.

By Eric Boughton
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers
EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers

Advisers say the presidential hopeful and real estate mogul's investments reveal a scattered approach to money management. <i>(See <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150723/FREE/723009998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">the top five fund companies holding Mr. Trump's money</a>.)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2015
RBC cutting expenses on four mutual funds to draw advisers, investors

Expense ratios to be cut between 39% and 44% for new and existing shareholders through October 2017.

By Jeff Benjamin
Puerto Rico's uncertain future leaves muni bond fund investors in limbo
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2015
Puerto Rico's uncertain future leaves muni bond fund investors in limbo

All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'

By Jeff Benjamin
Long/short equity, event-driven liquid alt funds top stocks in first half
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2015
Long/short equity, event-driven liquid alt funds top stocks in first half

Flows turn mixed but overall universe expected to grow by 5% this year to about $495 billion.

By Jessica Rabe
ETF trading tops U.S. GDP as turnover reaches 870% a year
ETFS AUG 04, 2015
ETF trading tops U.S. GDP as turnover reaches 870% a year

In the past 12 months investors traded $18.2 trillion worth of exchange-traded fund shares, which means the amount of dollars exchanging hands through ETFs is now more than the U.S. gross domestic product, which stands at $17.4 trillion.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 04, 2015
Here's why advisers should avoid leveraged ETFs

The compounding effect in leveraged ETFs is a bit like a full moon. It's pretty when it happens, but it is the exception and not the norm. Normally, the daily resetting can hurt investors over longer holding periods. Gold miner ETFs offer a case study.

By Bloomberg
Lessons from a walk through the ETF graveyard
ETFS AUG 04, 2015
Lessons from a walk through the ETF graveyard

Although the exchange-traded product business is booming, that doesn't mean a lot of funds aren't being closed, which could be one sign of a healthy market.

By Ari I. Weinberg
ETFS AUG 04, 2015
ETF pioneer Ben Fulton launches torpedo at an idea he helped popularize

Former PowerShares executive says the exchange-traded fund world includes &#8220;some really ill-conceived ideas.&#8221;

By Trevor Hunnicutt