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Finra orders Oppenheimer & Co. to pay $2.9M for unsuitable sales of nontraditional ETFs
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2016
Finra orders Oppenheimer & Co. to pay $2.9M for unsuitable sales of nontraditional ETFs

More than 30,000 non-traditional ETF transactions, totaling approximately $1.7 billion, were carried out by Oppenheimer representatives, according to the regulator.

By Tanvi Acharya
The ETF liquidity mirage
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2016
The ETF liquidity mirage

Are investors making a huge mistake in thinking ETFs are somehow more liquid than their underlying investments?

By Bob Rice
T. Rowe Price makes a $190 million misstep
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 06, 2016
T. Rowe Price makes a $190 million misstep

Wrong vote in 2013 on Dell proxy costs shareholders.

By John Waggoner
Pimco's new catchphrase to sum up the global economy: stable, but not secure
INVESTING ETFS JUN 06, 2016
Pimco's new catchphrase to sum up the global economy: stable, but not secure

Central bank policies showing signs of exhaustion, investment giant says.

By John Waggoner
Megacaps now S&P 500's curse as smart beta gets payback
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 03, 2016
Megacaps now S&P 500's curse as smart beta gets payback

Equal-weighted index beats S&P 500 by most in three years.

By Bloomberg
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope

Fund giant offering financial advisers a tool for evaluating the funds that adheres to the 2013 guidance from the Department of Labor.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stock sellers got burned in May but volatility set to return in June
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
Stock sellers got burned in May but volatility set to return in June

June has been a good month to do something besides invest in the stock market.

By John Waggoner
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach names deputy CIO as assets reach $100 billion
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 01, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach names deputy CIO as assets reach $100 billion

By Bloomberg
Energy funds iPath, VanEck and Highland soar as oil rebounds above $50 a barrel
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Energy funds iPath, VanEck and Highland soar as oil rebounds above $50 a barrel

The best performing fund was iPath's exchange-traded note (OIL), which pumped out a cumulative 81.9% gain.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Passive funds see big inflows in April

Investors yank money from stock funds in time to miss May rally.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 31, 2016
Wall Street turns to ETFs to sidestep illiquidity in bond market

Global fixed-income ETFs attracted $60 billion through May 25 and are on pace to exceed annual record of $93.5 billion in 2015.

By Bloomberg
China reality check halts stock rally
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 31, 2016
China reality check halts stock rally

S&P 500 falls for first time in March, Treasuries rally

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2016
The ultimate alternative investment: Really expensive watches

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Instead of timing the market, how about investing in time? Specifically, really expensive watches.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 27, 2016
Small-cap stocks gaining momentum while rates stay low

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Small caps have started to outperform, and it might be connected to the Fed's downward revision on 2016 rate hikes.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Sky-high cash stockpiles expose rising investor unease

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> If the heaping cash stockpiles are any indication, investors are getting more nervous by the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales

Most robos boast standard safeguards to prevent wash sales on accounts on the platforms, but can't guard against non-platform trading.

By Jeff Benjamin
Avoid the TIPS rally. It's merely an inflation head-fake
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 24, 2016
Avoid the TIPS rally. It's merely an inflation head-fake

Recent performance can be deceiving.

By Jeff Benjamin
Why it's a good thing that investors and financial advisers are bearish
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 23, 2016
Why it's a good thing that investors and financial advisers are bearish

When's the last time a client berated you for not being bullish enough?

By John Waggoner
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits

The suits allege that money market funds were imprudent investment choices given that their returns were lower than stable value funds.

By Greg Iacurci
ETF providers step up to defend the status quo
INVESTING ETFS MAY 20, 2016
ETF providers step up to defend the status quo

As comment period ends, firms hope to ensure the SEC knows that ETFs help, and don't hurt, liquidity, price discovery.

By Jeff Benjamin