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Lessons from a week of highs and severe lows with clients
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 12, 2016
Lessons from a week of highs and severe lows with clients

Now that the dust has settled, it's time to learn from the Brexit fallout on what to say and do next time markets tank and clients lose their cool.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 11, 2016
Japan's stock market rally has investors suddenly looking eastward

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The sudden rally in Japan has some citing a turnaround, riding on the wave of Abenomics.

Beaten down financial-sector stocks trigger debate over when to jump in
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 11, 2016
Beaten down financial-sector stocks trigger debate over when to jump in

Being early is the same thing as being wrong.

Equity precious metals funds are riding higher on Brexit wave
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 11, 2016
Equity precious metals funds are riding higher on Brexit wave

Some funds up more that 100% so far this year.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 06, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Donald Trump would be huge for stocks, not so much for bonds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says a Donald Trump presidency would be bad for bonds, but good for stocks.

Fed rate-hike bets back on table after strong economic reports
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 05, 2016
Fed rate-hike bets back on table after strong economic reports

Traders are pricing in higher chances that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates some time this year after U.S. economic reports signaled improving growth.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 05, 2016
BlackRock's stock buyback plan at odds with CEO Larry Fink's statements

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Larry Fink has been critical of the buyback trend, but that hasn't stopped BlackRock from buying back $275 million worth of its own stock on a quarterly basis.

The world's richest people lost $19 billion in 2015
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 05, 2016
The world's richest people lost $19 billion in 2015

Warren Buffett, the world's third-richest person, shed $11.3 billion as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had its first negative annual return since 2011.

Unlike other active funds, First Eagle's fund champions its passion for cash
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2016
Unlike other active funds, First Eagle's fund champions its passion for cash

First Eagle Overseas Fund's large cash holdings gives it a 'leg up' when markets turn choppy.

Financial advisers reach out to clients as stocks plunge in Brexit wake
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2016
Financial advisers reach out to clients as stocks plunge in Brexit wake

Advisers tried to prepare investors for Friday's wild ride as global markets digested the United Kingdom's surprising vote to exit the European Union after 43 years.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2016
Stocks rebound from the Brexit vote in a show of resilience that should be alarming

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> What does it say about the U.S. stock market when it reacts so violently to the Brexit vote, and then just puffs right back up again?

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2016
The safe-haven utilities sector has become extremely overextended

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Something amiss when safe-haven investments move into bubble territory. The utilities sector is up 21% so far this year.

Brexit vote whipsaws markets, tests financial advisers' resolve
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2016
Brexit vote whipsaws markets, tests financial advisers' resolve

The fallout from Britain's shocking vote could last at least two years. Meanwhile, advisers told their clients to <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160624/FREE/160629940/financial-advisers-reach-out-to-clients-as-stocks-plunge-in-brexit&quot;>keep calm and carry on</a> as stock markets tumbled, creating a buying opportunity.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
SEC going after advisers for reverse churning

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The commission is specifically looking at why some clients are in advisory accounts versus brokerage accounts.

Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab kicks off Morningstar with nod to emerging markets
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab kicks off Morningstar with nod to emerging markets

Uncovering value in unloved economies.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
Wall Street's fear index rises as global markets face unrest

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> As the Brexit vote approaches and markets face global uncertainties, the CBOE Market Volatility Index climbs above a symbolic threshold.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 23, 2016
If all else fails, blame the sluggish economy on demographics

Plus: European activists hedge funds are nicer, Soros gets it all wrong, and crowdfunding for dummies

U.S. stock futures tumble with global markets on surprise Brexit results
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 22, 2016
U.S. stock futures tumble with global markets on surprise Brexit results

U.K. vote to leave the European Union after more than four decades of membership sends U.S. stock futures tumbling.

Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 21, 2016
Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management

The departures include top managers and the closure of some funds.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 20, 2016
Morningstar brings smart beta into the active-passive debate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Morningstar reshuffles the deck in the active-passive debate, expanding the framework to fold in strategic beta.