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Making bigger bets with smaller portfolios
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 31, 2015
Making bigger bets with smaller portfolios

A fund with a limited number of stocks might outperform in volatile markets

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 31, 2015
Finding hidden gems in global small caps

They're less expensive than their U.S. counterparts and can lower portfolio volatility.

Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All the messy stock market turmoil of the past few weeks has created a sweet opportunity in the closed-end funds space.

Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market pullback is just getting started
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market pullback is just getting started

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach thinks that as painful as it's been over the past week, the markets still need a thorough housecleaning.

Liquid alts funds pass first real test with flying colors
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Liquid alts funds pass first real test with flying colors

Reducing downside risk as traditional strategies bite the dust amid market meltdown.

That awkward moment when the Fed realizes it can't raise interest rates
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
That awkward moment when the Fed realizes it can't raise interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, says delaying a rate hike until 2016 'will be awkward.'

In hindsight, China's market meltdown wasn't really that bad
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
In hindsight, China's market meltdown wasn't really that bad

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now that the dust has started to settle, China's stock market meltdown doesn't seem all that awful.

Market tumult pushes Federal Reserve rate hike expectations out
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
Market tumult pushes Federal Reserve rate hike expectations out

A long-anticipated move by the Fed to raise interest rates next month would be &#8220;very strange,&#8221; given the volatility rocking financial markets, according to the top bond strategist for Charles Schwab's retail research unit.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
Global financial turmoil brings the Fed's plan into focus

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Asia's biggest economy is slowing, the Fed is about to kick off an interest rate tightening cycle, and China has just devalued its currency. Is the current market turmoil foreshadowing yet another region-wide bust?

Citadel, big stock trading firm, seeks bigger influence in Washington
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Citadel, big stock trading firm, seeks bigger influence in Washington

Privately held firm run by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is speaking up to regulators and sometimes disagreeing with other market players.

Gloom overshadows Wall Street, but some economists still see a September rate hike
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Gloom overshadows Wall Street, but some economists still see a September rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Despite the mood on Wall Street getting downright gloomy, some economists still think the Fed will raise interest rates next month.

Advisers hold steady on equities despite seeing more drops ahead
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Advisers hold steady on equities despite seeing more drops ahead

<i>InvestmentNews</i> survey shows most financial professionals in &quot;wait and see&quot; mode, while some consider rebalancing. <i>(Don't miss: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150824/FREE/150829959/investors-react-to-news-of-1000-point-fall&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Investors react to market's move</a>.)</i>

Fear and greed swamp stocks as volatility spikes
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Fear and greed swamp stocks as volatility spikes

Panic selling off the opening bell leads to investors buying the drop but more losses possible as all eyes focus on China's problems.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Computer glitch halts trading on the New York Stock Exchange

Investors forced to steer orders away from the Big Board; other venues operating as normal, picking up the runoff.

Investors react to news of 1,000-point fall
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 24, 2015
Investors react to news of 1,000-point fall

Clients likely felt the pang of crashes past during the early Dow drop this week, but, believe it or not, they are continuing to watch for opportunities.

Stock sell-off continues but cool-headed advisers keep clients focused on the long term
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 24, 2015
Stock sell-off continues but cool-headed advisers keep clients focused on the long term

As investors continued to flee the stock market Friday, cool-headed advisers kept their clients focused on the long term by pointing out that the week-long pullback, as sharp as it has been, comes in the wake of a seven-year bull market run.

At least one timing signal is already saying it is time to sell stocks
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 22, 2015
At least one timing signal is already saying it is time to sell stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> One troubling result of Thursday's big stock drop, in which the Dow industrials lost 358 points, or just over 2%, is that the market's oldest timing signal flashed a sell signal.

Stock market rout overdone, some strategists say
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2015
Stock market rout overdone, some strategists say

Some market strategists say the sell-off in stocks this week that wiped out the year's gains has been overblown and that the S&amp;P 500 could still rally 12% by year's end.

Fight those Fed fears and stick with dividend investment
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2015
Fight those Fed fears and stick with dividend investment

Dividend rally is slowing, but still alive and well.

The trend is no longer investors' friend
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 21, 2015
The trend is no longer investors' friend

The momentum trade that has worked extremely well so far in 2015 is reaching a turnaround point, Citigroup analysts warn.