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Goldman Sachs fires a shot at high-speed trading
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 13, 2016
Goldman Sachs fires a shot at high-speed trading

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Goldman Sachs cuts loose on high-speed trading and an out-of-control market.

Odds are, the Powerball winner will need lots of advice
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 13, 2016
Odds are, the Powerball winner will need lots of advice

Even if the odds of winning the record $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday are 292.2 million to one, it could happen. Here's what to do if it does.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 13, 2016
What early stock market volatility means for the year ahead

Market watchers say stocks are fragile on multiple fronts.

Oil prices, stocks plummet in global selloff
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 12, 2016
Oil prices, stocks plummet in global selloff

Dow falls more than 390 points as a slump in crude oil sent markets reeling after Chinese shares tumbled into a bear market.

Amidst the market carnage, liquid alt funds lived up to their promise
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 12, 2016
Amidst the market carnage, liquid alt funds lived up to their promise

Diversifying beyond a single fund or single strategy is key.

Morgan Stanley posts fourth-quarter profit as legal costs drop
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 11, 2016
Morgan Stanley posts fourth-quarter profit as legal costs drop

Morgan Stanley reported a $908 million fourth-quarter profit as legal costs shrank.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 11, 2016
Securitization makes a comeback

Breakfast with Benjamin: Securitization comes back and it's not all bad...Plus, how JPMorgan is positioned for rising rates, Deutsche Bank suspends currency traders, GM pays a dividend, and more minimum wage math.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 10, 2016
Let's not make a volatile situation worse

The market's swoon to start 2016 offers a sobering reminder that unexpected roller-coaster rides remain as real a threat as they were in 2015.

Gundlach paints bearish outlook for 2016 investing
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 08, 2016
Gundlach paints bearish outlook for 2016 investing

One of the market's biggest bears says there's more bad news ahead.

5 key takeaways from 2015 ETF flows
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 08, 2016
5 key takeaways from 2015 ETF flows

After taking in $238 billion in 2015, it's time for the annual reading of the fund flow tea leaves

The SEC has reduced the charges against SAC Capital's Steve Cohen
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 08, 2016
The SEC has reduced the charges against SAC Capital's Steve Cohen

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: SEC backs away from part of its charges, moving Steve Cohen a step closer to again managing outside capital.

Making sense of China's huge stock market selloff
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 07, 2016
Making sense of China's huge stock market selloff

The recent sharp selloff in Chinese stocks on the back of a very positive economic policy package from Beijing seems irrational.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 06, 2016
Don't let fear cloud focus on China

What looks scary could be a good opportunity to increase exposure in the Chinese economy

ETF options juggernaut marches on amid market turmoil
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
ETF options juggernaut marches on amid market turmoil

As investors rush to protect their portfolios in a tumultuous start to the year, odds are they will be using options on exchange-traded funds to do it.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
No point in comparing Bill Gross' performance at Janus to what he did at Pimco

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> While it might be tempting to pit the Bond King's new Janus fund against the Pimco Total Return Fund, they are different animals.

SEC report revisits sting of unsolved Aug. 24 market slide
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
SEC report revisits sting of unsolved Aug. 24 market slide

That date still leaves some ETF fans shaking in their boots. The report tells us what happened, but not why or what to do to prevent future recurrences.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
Economic forecasters predict market volatility in 2016

Plus: The Fed's rate hike isn't likely to be enough to derail corporate America's borrowing binge.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 31, 2015
India cover story

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 30, 2015
The junk-bond correction is not the next financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why those claiming the junk bond market looks just like the start of the 2008 financial crisis are wrong.

What we'll remember about the markets in 2015
INVESTING RIAS DEC 30, 2015
What we'll remember about the markets in 2015

Some highs and lows, swings and misses