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Bill Gross says he will short the German bund, eventually
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2015
Bill Gross says he will short the German bund, eventually

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Bill Gross calls out the 10-year German bund, but you'll want to wait more than a year for the end of Europe's easing.

Rethinking how you build clients' equity portfolios
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 09, 2015
Rethinking how you build clients' equity portfolios

How cyclical and sector stock investing intersect represent an untapped opportunity for clients to diversify and see risk-adjusted returns.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 07, 2015
Even outside U.S., passive investments widen share of sales over active

Gap between active and passive funds in international equities reaches highest level since financial crisis.

Jobs report's bad news is bad news
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 07, 2015
Jobs report's bad news is bad news

With any luck, by the time the market re-opens Monday, the stunningly weak report will be fully absorbed and diluted along with a weekend full of marshmallow bunnies, chocolate eggs and whatever other news develops. But don't bet on it.

Job growth is the economy's only bright side, and it isn't very bright
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 03, 2015
Job growth is the economy's only bright side, and it isn't very bright

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The data show companies are hiring, but virtually everything else in the economy is falling.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 01, 2015
The surging dollar could crush unhedged global mutual funds

Simple ways to remove the currency risk are available but advisers need to find &amp;mdash; and understand &amp;mdash; them.

HSBC says the dollar's powerful days are numbered
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 23, 2015
HSBC says the dollar's powerful days are numbered

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: HSBC thinks the strong dollar is poised to run out of steam, though it might just be wishful thinking.

The looming threat of an increasingly powerful dollar
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 20, 2015
The looming threat of an increasingly powerful dollar

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: It's important to understand the scary downside of an extremely strong U.S. dollar.

DoubleLine's Jeffery Gundlach says 'blockhead' Fed should postpone raising rates
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 20, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeffery Gundlach says 'blockhead' Fed should postpone raising rates

$44.6 billion DoubleLine Total Return Fund manager says central bank should hold off on raising rates; gives a nod toward gold, India equities and shorting the dollar.

Foreign mutual funds look like a good way to dodge some U.S. market risk
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS MAR 17, 2015
Foreign mutual funds look like a good way to dodge some U.S. market risk

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Foreign mutual funds might be a good hiding spot for investors as U.S. stocks peak in cost.

Merrill Lynch tells its advisers to get some water
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 17, 2015
Merrill Lynch tells its advisers to get some water

Nontraditional investment could benefit from long-term trends, values-based investing: CIO Bartels.

In rare move, Vanguard beefs up international exposure in target date funds
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 10, 2015
In rare move, Vanguard beefs up international exposure in target date funds

Fund giant also plans to launch lower-cost institutional series to expand its market reach.

Maxing out a 401(k) doesn't mean you can't keep saving for retirement
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Maxing out a 401(k) doesn't mean you can't keep saving for retirement

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Having a maxed-out 401(k) is a good problem to have, but saving for retirement shouldn't end there.

Smart money moving to the sidelines as earnings signal flashes red
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Smart money moving to the sidelines as earnings signal flashes red

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Earnings signal flashing red, sending some investors to the sidelines, Gross sets a timeline, Bernanke wants the president to have more power, ETF investors hedge currencies and chase corporate bonds, and the first-year numbers behind Colorado's legal weed.

Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients
INVESTING RIAS MAR 09, 2015
Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features an adviser sentenced to 51 months of jail time for stealing from elderly clients. Plus: Bill Gross doesn't see a rate hike till late in the year, the latest bet for oil, and a don't-miss webcast sets the stage for 2015.

Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bar will keep rising for banks as mixed stress test results come in for some of the world's largest banks.

Japanese stock funds reflecting long-awaited economic turnaround
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS MAR 06, 2015
Japanese stock funds reflecting long-awaited economic turnaround

'Abe-enomics' joins quantitative easing with corporate patriotism

Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?
INVESTING RIAS MAR 03, 2015
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?

Advisers and experts say 'the Fed really is hamstrung' by European Central Bankers' planned $50-billion-per-month quantitative easing program, meaning they can't raise or lower interest rates in this environment.

How Warren Buffett's $1 billion prize for a perfect NCAA bracket went bust
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
How Warren Buffett's $1 billion prize for a perfect NCAA bracket went bust

Plus: Learn from the U.S. and invest in Europe, Carly Fiorina chides Hillary Clinton over email excuses, and St. Patrick's Day, American-style

Socially conscious funds ranked by one-year total return
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Socially conscious funds ranked by one-year total return

The top-performing socially conscious funds broken down by category.