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INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Stocks fall as stimulus doubts persist

Stocks retreated with government bonds, as investors looked past an unprecedented boost to European stimulus to focus on rising anxiety that central banks have lost the ability to boost global growth.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
The junk-bond selloff is raining on the Fed's rate-hike parade

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Just when the Fed felt it was safe to move off a zero-rate policy, all kinds of heck is busting loose in the high-yield bond market.

Interest rates headed up, but how fast will they rise?
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Interest rates headed up, but how fast will they rise?

Most analysts and advisers expect a gradual climb tempered by economic performance.

Third Avenue rattles the junk bond market
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 11, 2015
Third Avenue rattles the junk bond market

Plus: JPMorgan's David Kelly second-guesses the Fed, MLP investors hang on for dear life, and Joe Montana gets his VC groove on

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 11, 2015
Oil drops sharply as glut fears take hold

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The price of oil dropped to levels not seen in more than six years amid fears the global glut will be with us for a while. But there is an upside for some.

Fear, greed and how to invest regardless of the direction of interest rates
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 10, 2015
Fear, greed and how to invest regardless of the direction of interest rates

It's easy to see why many advisers and investors are concerned as asset values &#8212; from stocks to bonds to real estate &#8212; have soared, but that doesn't mean cash should be king.

Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab: Bond markets aren't ready for higher U.S. interest rates
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 10, 2015
Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab: Bond markets aren't ready for higher U.S. interest rates

Franklin Templeton's Michael Hasenstab says his bond-market peers aren't prepared for higher U.S. interest rates.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 09, 2015
Correcting the adviser-client disconnect over the definition of risk

Clients need to understand what advisers mean by risk because it can affect decisions, goals

Alternative growth strategies for a fearful low-growth world
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 09, 2015
Alternative growth strategies for a fearful low-growth world

Making the case for alternatives is less about the absolute returns they can deliver, but their potential over full market cycles.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 08, 2015
Donald Trump could spook financial markets in 2016

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump could become a major cause of volatility in financial markets throughout the first half of 2016. His rhetoric favoring protectionist economic policies is bad news for investors.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 08, 2015
Santa Claus rally? Not if the Grinch has anything to say about it

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The last two weeks of the year typically ushers in the Santa Claus rally in stocks but this year, there's a big obstacle in the way.

Bob Doll: Bearish arguments for stocks overstate the negatives
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 08, 2015
Bob Doll: Bearish arguments for stocks overstate the negatives

Investment landscape poised for significant change but stocks should beat bonds over the next six to 12 months.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 07, 2015
Holiday season not the time to buy retail ETFs

Retail-oriented ETFs tend to underperform the market during the holiday shopping season. In the nine years since retail ETFs began to trade, investors would have been better off sticking with a boring old S&amp;P 500-stock index fund.

Are HFT and computers to blame for the market's quick drop?
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 07, 2015
Are HFT and computers to blame for the market's quick drop?

The Dow's 1,100-point drop off the opening bell Monday cost investors untold amounts of money and suggests the market is still broken.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 05, 2015
What the jobs report means for the Fed's plan to raise rates gradually

Will another strong jobs report make the Federal Reserve act too slowly to lift interest rates?

Manager of a fake hedge fund faces real prison time
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 04, 2015
Manager of a fake hedge fund faces real prison time

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Security guard/waiter/travel agent posing as a hedge fund manager has been convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from 17 investors.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 04, 2015
Bonds fall $270B at the start of December

December has been a bruising month for bond traders, with a $270 billion drop &amp;mdash; and we've only just begun.

Pimco and Eaton Vance funds hit unsuspecting investors with big capital gains
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 04, 2015
Pimco and Eaton Vance funds hit unsuspecting investors with big capital gains

Fund names can be deceiving and when outflows hit, distributions are unavoidable.

INVESTING OPINION DEC 04, 2015
3 steps to get going on harvesting those tax losses

This year's spike in equity market volatility creates fertile ground for the strategy. Plus, check out our <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20151129/TAXESTATE2015&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">special report on tax and estate planning</a>.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 03, 2015
Advisers take heed: Investment crowdfunding coming soon to a client near you

Legion M offers hope for a Hollywood-level debut.