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Hillary Clinton's Tweet-induced biotech sell off has created buying opportunity
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton's Tweet-induced biotech sell off has created buying opportunity

Sector already feeling wrath of nervous investors, gets second look after presidential contender's comments spark big drop.

Banks take center stage in earnings season
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 11, 2015
Banks take center stage in earnings season

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All eyes will be on banks this week and earnings season welcomes the reports from the financial sector.

FTSE announces first emerging markets indexes with China A shares exposure
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 08, 2015
FTSE announces first emerging markets indexes with China A shares exposure

Allows institutional investors to add an initial increment of China A shares exposure to their emerging markets benchmarks.

An extreme tale of two liquid alt funds in the same category
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 07, 2015
An extreme tale of two liquid alt funds in the same category

When fund managers can go anywhere, sometimes they do.

Wall Street is now fretting over the threat of another recession
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 07, 2015
Wall Street is now fretting over the threat of another recession

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The word 'recession' is being used openly on Wall Street, in case you needed more proof that the U.S. economy is barely moving forward.

ETFs having a tough year after roaring 2014
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 06, 2015
ETFs having a tough year after roaring 2014

Only 10% in positive territory while at this time last year, 66% of ETFs were up.

Emerging-market investors ran to the exits in the third quarter
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 06, 2015
Emerging-market investors ran to the exits in the third quarter

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investors gave no love to emerging market economies in the third quarter, as they saw the biggest quarterly outflows since 2008.

Bank of America isn't banking on a 4Q stock market rally
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
Bank of America isn't banking on a 4Q stock market rally

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The lack of corporate outlooks this earnings season could be a bad sign for stocks over the next few months.

Advisers pouring more money into smart beta funds
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
Advisers pouring more money into smart beta funds

Reports find understanding remains scanty and strategies used don't always match goals.

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
What markets to watch when the Fed hands down its rate decision

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> 'The decision' for Fed on interest rates could rock these 6 markets.

Smart beta and market cap indexing: Better together
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 02, 2015
Smart beta and market cap indexing: Better together

It's not an either/or proposition; when combined, the two strategies can achieve broad diversification.

A weak outlook for earnings doesn't bode well for stocks
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 01, 2015
A weak outlook for earnings doesn't bode well for stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Corporate earnings are expected to decline 4.1%, and the stock market hunkers down for a rough earnings season.

Active fund managers took it on the chin in the third quarter
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 01, 2015
Active fund managers took it on the chin in the third quarter

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The third quarter was not kind to active fund managers, with two-thirds unable to beat their benchmarks.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 29, 2015
BlackRock proposes shutting stock market down when volatility spikes

Money manager says total trading halt when a certain number of shares stop trading would give traders time to regroup.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 29, 2015
Hedge fund marketers have independent advisers in their sights

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now that hedge funds have the green light to market their wares, they're zeroing in on independent advisers.

Edward Jones' proprietary funds are outselling nearly all active managers
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 29, 2015
Edward Jones' proprietary funds are outselling nearly all active managers

Firm has raised $8.1 billion for its seven Bridge Builder funds this year as it moves money from its fee-based platform.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 28, 2015
Jackson National to offer DoubleLine smart beta fund in VAs

Smart-beta strategies got their latest seal of approval in the form of a $100 million mandate from variable annuity giant Jackson National, which has added the DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund to its menu of VA investment options.

Biotech beat down weighs on the markets
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 28, 2015
Biotech beat down weighs on the markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The biotech stock bloodbath is starting to look like more than just political bluster.

Financial advisers get more tools for navigating the liquid alts space
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 25, 2015
Financial advisers get more tools for navigating the liquid alts space

Stock market volatility drives up the appetite for alternative strategies.

The Fed tosses out another teaser that rates could still be hiked this year
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 24, 2015
The Fed tosses out another teaser that rates could still be hiked this year

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If you can believe it, Janet Yellen is still teasing the markets with the idea of rate hike this year.