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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Best- and worst-performing alternatives funds

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Largest alternatives funds

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 14, 2014
Stock-index futures gain, indicating an S&P 500 rebound

After slipping from a record high, stock futures point to the S&P's advancing again.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2014
Liquid alts suffer big asset drop; MainStay Marketfield takes biggest hit

After strong growth, the category suffers its first outflows in two years in the month of October. Redemptions were dominated by a continued sell-off of the MainStay Marketfield Fund, the largest in the alternative category.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 13, 2014
Stocks, dollar climb but gold drops

Slow eurozone recovery has investors on hold

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 13, 2014
Morningstar's latest Pimco remarks spark catty comments

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: A string of catty comments accompany a Morningstar talk-up of Pimco's outlook. Plus, what municipal bond investors can learn from Detroit and Stockton, avoid getting sucked in by the market's latest winning streak, and much more.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2014
Stock-index futures signal pullback from record highs

Rally pushes valuations to highest level since 2009; financials in focus.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2014
With stock off sharply, Schorsch's RCS Capital says 'We're not ARCP'

Both companies controlled by the REIT czar but broker-dealer not involved in accounting trouble at American Realty Capital Properties.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 12, 2014
Strong dollar makes a strong case for currency-hedged ETFs

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's making dollar bulls cheer. Plus: Picking winners and losers in the net-neutrality fight, Goldman's coveted promotion cycle, Dems suddenly like the Keystone XL pipeline, and Tim Geithner ruffles the Europeans.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 12, 2014
Stock-index futures flat as investors pause after another record

Valuations getting high but solid earnings provide strong foundation for market gains.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2014
Broker-dealers slap a stop order on Nicholas Schorsch's REITs

B-Ds halting sales of Schorsch's REITs include some of the largest and most influential in the industry

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2014
Soros' Quantum puts $500 million with Gross at Janus

Bond manager announces the news on Twitter

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Sweet deal at Goldman Sachs lets partners invest alongside the bank

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> It's all about access at Goldman. Plus: U.S. soldiers sue banks for helping Iran finance attacks in Iraq, adjusting portfolios for a fourth-quarter ride, oil prices are expected to hang low till the next OPEC meeting, and a hats off to companies taking their hats off to veterans today.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
U.S. stock futures little changed before jobs data

S&amp;P heads for a weekly gain as October's jobs report expected to add to signs of strength in the U.S. economy

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Republican victory boosts stocks as the dollar strengthens, gold slumps

S&amp;P 500 expected to reach new record high as investors cheer business-friendly GOP.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2014
Fidelity targets bruised Pimco, launches actively managed bond ETFs

Fidelity's active management heft and huge product-distribution capacity now extend to a corner dominated by Pimco as it launches actively managed bond ETFs.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Pimco boss shrugs off Gross' exit

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees Pimco CEO Douglas Hodge downplay Bill Gross' exit, big-money players identifying a stock market entry point, JPMorgan's huge data breach, and more.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2014
Brokerage firms and mutual fund companies need better training for complex products

Companies must heed the gentle warnings being given to them by Finra and the SEC on complex investments.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 07, 2014
Stock-index futures flat as focus turns to earnings

Stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index posted a third weekly gain, as investors watched corporate results.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 07, 2014
Stocks expected flat as investors take breather after election

October jobless data become the focus amid solid earnings.