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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2014
Hedge funds short small caps most since 2004

Money managers are turning on stocks that have delivered the best returns during the bull market: small caps.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 09, 2014
Sell emerging markets, Goldman and JPMorgan say

Wall Street's biggest banks say the slump in emerging-market assets that left equities trailing advanced-nation shares by the most since 1998 last year will prove more than a fleeting selloff.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2014
DoubleLine hires Pimco exec as Gundlach seeks expansion

DoubleLine Capital hired Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Ignacio Sosa as director for a newly created product solutions group as chief executive Jeffrey Gundlach looks to expand outside the U.S.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2014
Want to cut your retirement income? Make this short-sighted move

Premature withdrawals from retirement accounts have become America's new piggy bank, cracked open in record amounts during lean times by people such as Cindy Cromie, who needed the money to rent a U-Haul and start a new life.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 05, 2014
Buffett wants to forgive and forget Bank of America blunder

Warren E. Buffett, who invested $5 billion in Bank of America Corp., said he's confident the lender will overcome an accounting mistake that forced the firm to suspend an increased payout to shareholders.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2014
Principal CEO scoffs at private equity in 401(k)s

Private equity funds are probably too complicated for the average investor's retirement account, according to Principal Financial Group Inc., which provides the plans to 3.8 million people.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 04, 2014
Zuckerberg to Buffett show wealthy owners dominating big M&A

Seven of the 15 U.S. takeover bids worth more than $10 billion since January 2013 were initiated by firms founded and controlled by one of the 200 wealthiest men in the world, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 04, 2014
How Warren E. Buffett's top book purchase could guide an adviser to beat the market

Warren E. Buffett, in his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. last week, said the best investment he ever made was buying a copy of “The Intelligent Investor” by Benjamin Graham. The billionaire isn't the only prominent investor who considers that purchase money well spent.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 03, 2014
Deutsche Bank launches China ETF

Deutsche Bank AG's asset management unit has started the first U.S.-based exchange traded fund that allows investors to buy Chinese stocks trading in both the domestic and foreign markets.

NEWS RIAS MAY 01, 2014
Lazard profit exceeds estimates

Lazard Ltd., the largest independent financial-advisory firm, reported a surge in first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as revenue from advising on mergers doubled.