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INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 31, 2016
Handful of mutual funds set up for big capital gains distributions

Plus: Wells Fargo's woes continue, the scariest presidential election could get even scarier, and how to spend that extra hour this weekend

Why performance-chasing investors will love the new 5-year rolling averages
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 31, 2016
Why performance-chasing investors will love the new 5-year rolling averages

The flipside is the 3-year averages are getting worse.

Investopedia Anxiety Index a step ahead of the VIX?
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 31, 2016
Investopedia Anxiety Index a step ahead of the VIX?

The financial encyclopedia website has started measuring online searches as a way to forecast buying and selling in the markets.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 27, 2016
Fresh FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton sets the markets on edge

Plus: Bilked Madoff investors get some pay back, the economics of Halloween, and forecasting the election outcome based on costume sales

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 27, 2016
IRA investors may disappear from IPOs

The Department of Labor's fiduciary rule prohibits individual IRA investors from participating in initial public offerings with the assistance of their financial adviser.

Financial advisers miss the mark by measuring alternative investments against stock market
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 24, 2016
Financial advisers miss the mark by measuring alternative investments against stock market

It's no different than comparing stocks to bonds.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 20, 2016
Despite the temptation, an all-stock portfolio is crazy

Plus: Investors think the Fed will hike in December, here come the boring post-DOL portfolios, and now is a good time to ask for a raise

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 13, 2016
A pricey stock market may get pricier

Plus: Buffett's way ain't easy, how we survived Black Monday October 1987, and Bob Dylan is being Bob Dylan

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 13, 2016
Financial wisdom from Deepak Chopra

Plus: Revisiting the Janus-Henderson marriage, don't chase that record-setting IPO, and Curt Schilling aims to strikeout Elizabeth Warren

Small-cap stocks have more room to run
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 12, 2016
Small-cap stocks have more room to run

The category has had a strong year, but that doesn't scare some financial advisers.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 10, 2016
Stock market falls into earnings season

Plus: Gold prices tilt toward a December rate hike, a new look at the 4% retirement rule, and big league pensions

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 09, 2016
Viewing a recession threat through rose-colored glasses

Plus: Warren Buffett thumps Donald Trump on taxes, Russia drives energy ETF rally, and Ken Bone and his famous red sweater

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 07, 2016
Cyberattack threats to nation's utilities pose credit risk for investors

Moody's says the sector is both vulnerable and attractive to those seeking to disrupt the national grid

Prudential Investments joins the fee-cut bandwagon
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 07, 2016
Prudential Investments joins the fee-cut bandwagon

Asset manager cuts expenses on nine mutual funds, after a string of ETF fee cuts by Charles Schwab and BlackRock. <b><i>(Related read: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160628/FREE/160629906/fidelity-takes-on-vanguard-by-cutting-prices-on-index-funds-etfs&quot;" target="&#8221;blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fidelity takes on Vanguard by cutting prices</a>)</i></b>

Testing the limits of ETF tax efficiency
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 06, 2016
Testing the limits of ETF tax efficiency

Index tweak forces ETF providers to get creative.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 06, 2016
Smart beta complexity is hurting investors

Plus: The SEC's fuzzy enforcement rules, a fighting chance for active management, and the worst part of being rich

Janus Capital agrees to merge with London's Henderson Global
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 04, 2016
Janus Capital agrees to merge with London's Henderson Global

The deal creates a global active management complex with $320 billion under management.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 04, 2016
Deutsche Bank shares fall to a record low

The German bank's riskiest bonds also declined after a media report said the German government wouldn't step in to back the lender, fueling investor concerns about its weakened finances.

Alternative investments shop 361 Capital 'diversifies' into long-only management
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 03, 2016
Alternative investments shop 361 Capital 'diversifies' into long-only management

First post-merger mutual fund already filed.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 03, 2016
Advisers weigh pros and cons of Janus-Henderson merger

Expanded distribution, consolidation and some lower fees expected.