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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 26, 2013
San Diego adviser faces SEC cherry-picking allegation

San Diego adviser allegedly steered winning trades to favored clients and lied about how money was spent.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 22, 2013
The worst investment of 2013 was...

Find out which asset fared the poorest this year, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Hedge funds' secret may lie in luck

The best hedge fund managers tend to find profits in short-term, contrarian bets.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 20, 2013
Investors still favor cash, BlackRock's Kapito says

BlackRock Inc. President Robert Kapito said investors are still largely in cash five years after the financial crisis.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS DEC 20, 2013
BlackRock predicts deeper emerging-markets rout

Wall Street's biggest firms are predicting intensifying bond losses in emerging markets, where borrowing costs have already soared to the highest in more than four years versus U.S. corporate debt, as the Federal Reserve considers curtailing record stimulus.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 19, 2013
Gold drops below $1,200 as Fed tapers

After the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus helped gold jump 70%, the commodity dropped below $1,200 an ounce to a five-month low after the Fed said it would trim its monthly bond purchasing.

NEWS RIAS DEC 19, 2013
Wall Street broker contests SEC's probe with harassment lawsuit

Companies usually keep a low profile when the Securities and Exchange Commission investigates them. Robert DePalo decided to sue.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2013
Treasuries snap advance before Fed announces taper decision

Treasuries snapped the biggest advance in a month before the Federal Reserve announces a decision today on whether it will slow asset purchases from $85 billion a month.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 18, 2013
Pimco's El-Erian says 40% to 60% chance of Fed taper this week

There's a 40% to 60% chance that the Federal Reserve will announce a reduction in its asset purchase program tomorrow, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 18, 2013
BlackRock's Kapito recommends real assets over pricey stocks

Investors should buy assets such as real estate and infrastructure funds as U.S. stocks have hit record levels.