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SEC proposes crowdfunding rules
The SEC announced its proposal for crowdfunding rules, but advisers remain extremely wary. With a potential vulnerability for fraud and failed investments, will the due diligence required for crowdfunding outweigh its actual benefits?
Investors looking to protect capital as debt ceiling looms
No panic as many see last-minute deal getting done.
Adviser gets sacked after ripping off her NFL linebacker client
What Jeff's reading today: Jail time for adviser who ripped off her NFL linebacker client, plus: the taper question, 98% chance of a market crash next year, the yen-dollar trade, New Yorkers dodge taxes, and (surprise!) Congress wastes your money.
Treasury bond sell-off is now a buying opportunity
Investors over-shoot by over-reading Fed's tea leaves.
More bad news for savers where unemployment is high
Louisiana deposit yields double those in Ohio
The election is over: Let’s get down to business
The U.S. economy is headed toward a fiscal cliff, and shortly thereafter, toward another debt ceiling confrontation, which carries the risk of another rating action on U.S. long-term debt. This white paper from Invesco explores why it is important to address these risks in order to promote sustainable long-term economic growth.
Gross says low quality of debt threatens monetary system
Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said the lower quality of sovereign debt represents a threat to the global monetary system.
Wealthy clients seek safe place to park cash
With interest rates barely measureable, cash isn't quite king anymore. But for wealthy investors, cash remains an…
Retail money fund deposits fall as investors go to online banks, insurers
Advisers seeking higher yields than money markets can offer
Fed policy makes doing right by clients difficult
The following is excerpted from the quarterly commentary of Ben Inker, head of the Asset Allocation group for…
Money funds have biggest redemptions this year amid debt talks
Investors last week pulled more money from money-market mutual funds than any week this year.
Corporate stash of cash is paying dividends for this fund
The nearly two-year trend of companies' hoarding cash due to economic uncertainty plays right into the hand of the $560 million JPMorgan Equity Income Select Fund.
Pimco’s Gross says bank fees to hold cash ‘unheard of’
Pimco's Bill Gross said Bank of New York Mellon Corp.'s decision to charge clients for large deposits shows how the government's efforts to revive the economy are distorting markets and hurting savers.
What currency does Axel Merk like that ‘everybody hates’?
As all eyes focused on the equity markets, one easily overlooked development yesterday was the Treasury's 30-year bond auction. Guess which player didn't take part?
Money funds get $38B deposits after debt-ceiling deal
Money-market mutual funds took in $24.9 billion yesterday, bouncing back from their second-worst week of withdrawals, as investors unsettled by the debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling returned to the market.
The buck stops fear? Treasury-wary advisers should consider cash
Financial advisers might want to consider their options with regard to cash management if for no other reason than peace of mind.
Dollar bear bets rise to highest since May on debt focus
Aggregate wagers against the greenback rose for the fourth consecutive week, data from the CFTC show.
Former Schwab exec to pay $150K in SEC YieldPlus case
Ex-Charles Schwab Corp. investment company manager Randall Merk agreed to pay a $150,000 civil fine to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors in its YieldPlus fund.
Federated plans to buck the tide on money funds
Some asset management executives would argue that now isn't a good time to be in the money market fund business
