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The Fed has lost all credibility with the bond market
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 29, 2015
The Fed has lost all credibility with the bond market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market appears uninterested in the Fed's subtle hints of a looming rate hike next month, or the month after that, or someday, maybe, eventually.

A 60-40 portfolio can no longer deliver growth and inflation protection, investment strategist warns
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 28, 2015
A 60-40 portfolio can no longer deliver growth and inflation protection, investment strategist warns

The new model includes private equity, venture capital, activist investing, gold, timber and collectibles

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 28, 2015
Like it or not, the U.S. economy does better with a Democrat in the White House

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The economy has historically done better with a Democrat in the White House. Why that is remains a mystery.

Investors facing the dark side of MLP investing
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 28, 2015
Investors facing the dark side of MLP investing

Poor performance could send the income-generating category back to direct investing, where it belongs.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 27, 2015
The flip side of a strong October for stocks is usually a weak finish for the year

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: When October's bad, it's usually historically so. But when it's a good month for stocks, the rest of the year is usually a real stinker.

Markets got you confused? You're not alone
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 27, 2015
Markets got you confused? You're not alone

Over the past few weeks, Credit Suisse's global equity strategist has met with customers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The takeaway is that everyone is baffled.

Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 26, 2015
Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase

Strategists say pricing anomalies should be considered buying opportunity as Fed action expected to be small.

The best and worst-performing liquid alternatives funds
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 25, 2015
The best and worst-performing liquid alternatives funds

Funds that employ alternative strategies — even those in the same general category — can perform drastically differently.

Stocks rally to fourth-straight weekly gain on stimulus, earnings
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 23, 2015
Stocks rally to fourth-straight weekly gain on stimulus, earnings

Central-bank stimulus and a clutch of strong earnings from the tech sector pushed the S&amp;P toward its best monthly gain since 2011 and close to its all-time high.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 23, 2015
Jim Cramer's stock picks miss the mark

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: TV stock barker Jim Cramer received a failing grade from a finance professor for a dismal 28% success rate in picking stocks.

Sounding the secular stagnation alarm bells
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 22, 2015
Sounding the secular stagnation alarm bells

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Larry Summers is sounding the alarm for secular stagnation.

Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 22, 2015
Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs

New zero-to-100 rating would indicate the environmental, social and governance impact of a fund's holdings.

Carl Icahn campaigns against corporate inversions and for himself
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 21, 2015
Carl Icahn campaigns against corporate inversions and for himself

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Carl Icahn's smooth move to try and halt corporate inversions in the name of tax patriotism is, naturally, also pretty good for his own portfolio.

Warren Buffett doesn't have time to fiddle with activist investing
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 21, 2015
Warren Buffett doesn't have time to fiddle with activist investing

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Warren Buffett's distaste for activist investing boils down to simple math.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 20, 2015
Results not guaranteed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Financial adviser Rick Kahler says advisers could lose clients who expect to be given guarantees. And that's OK.

Investors pulling money from stocks ... at the wrong time
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 19, 2015
Investors pulling money from stocks ... at the wrong time

After its third-straight weekly advance, the S&amp;P 500 is on track for its best month in four years but investors are heading for the exits in a big way.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 17, 2015
Rising rates not expected to have a huge impact on stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Just because Janet Yellen and the Fed are going to be raising interest rates soon doesn't mean there won't be investment opportunities.

El-Erian: Don't be too quick to discount a December Fed rate hike
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 16, 2015
El-Erian: Don't be too quick to discount a December Fed rate hike

The risk of misreading global and domestic economic context.

A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs

Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk

Stay calm and don't worry about Black Monday
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
Stay calm and don't worry about Black Monday

Parallels between now and 1987 are thin at best