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Bears absent in stock market rally, raising some worries
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 05, 2015
Bears absent in stock market rally, raising some worries

Analysts, unanimously bullish, on average expecting another 166-point advance in the S&P 500 this year, according to Bloomberg.

Debunking the January effect
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 05, 2015
Debunking the January effect

'As goes January, so goes the year' sounds good but isn't very actionable.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 05, 2015
Malkiel on investment opportunities, financial advice and robos

The author of 'A Random Walk Down Wall Street' talks about investing in today's world, the financial advice business and robos.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 05, 2015
Finra fines Wall Street banks $43.5M for pushing analysts on IPOs

Regulator fines 10 banks for total of $43.5 million for promising positive analyst coverage after initial public offering.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 31, 2014
Are the equity markets running out of energy?

Opportunity knocks for patient investors, but 2015 gains won't be as sharp as this year's.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 30, 2014
Stocks overcome global upheavals to keep bull market chugging through sixth year

Dow up about 175% since March 2009, aided by Fed bond buying, better-than-forecast economic data and corporate earnings that beat analyst forecasts.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 30, 2014
Stocks and the economy are hooked on the Fed's punch bowl

Policy critics charge the markets are 'artificial,' but some strategists say the central bank can manage continued stimulus pullback.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 29, 2014
The predictable downside of chasing performance

The last <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu of the year features: A cautionary tale on chasing performance; why active management is not dead yet; cheap oil claims its first energy-sector victim; and a reminder that annuities are not investments.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 29, 2014
Small caps break record as rally broadens out amid sluggish trade

The Russell 2000 Index climbed to an all-time high and the Nasdaq Composite Index reached a level not seen since 2000 as an equities rally that started last week continued through one of the slowest trading days of the year.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 25, 2014
John Maynard Keynes: Economist by day, high-flying portfolio manager by night

A look at the famed economist, who was a sterling money manager because of his willingness to question prevailing opinion and act against the consensus.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2014
6 market developments to watch for in 2015

Legg Mason's seven asset management affiliates offer differing views on global investment opportunities ahead.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2014
Cheap oil is drawing bargain hunters to energy ETFs

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Cheap oil draws interest in energy ETFs. Plus: Finding value under the hood of hedge funds, how to talk like a Wall Street guru, and get insurance or get ready for Obamacare taxes.

INVESTING RIAS DEC 23, 2014
Case for active management gets stronger every day as stocks power ahead

As the stock market wraps another solid year, advisers are beginning to wonder how long the indexed-investing run can last and are startign to think about risk management, which means looking for active managers.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2014
Why the financial markets get so excited by revised growth numbers

On the <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu today: Mohamed El-Erian breaks down the better-than-expected economic growth numbers. Plus: Warren Buffett's big year, gold investors are only starting to feel the hurt, and finding value where others only see tax-loss selling.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2014
Stocks and bonds catch a ride on the surging dollar

As economic strength and Fed policy push the greenback to a 7-year high, market strategists see knock-on gains for other assets.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 22, 2014
Advisers and analysts scramble to make sense of a wild market ride

Giving the Fed credit and blame for pushing markets past fundamentals.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 22, 2014
Russia crisis hits Pimco

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If it isn't Bill Gross, it's something else. Plus: The Russia crisis is hitting some 401(k)s too; the bull market could be in jeopardy; who's going to calm the markets; cuts at Wells and giving finance a bad name.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Stocks carry momentum into the holiday-shortened trading week

Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features stocks poised to move higher in a holiday-shortened week. Plus: Lots of data in just a few days, OPEC plays a game of chicken, and using dividend stocks to make up for an under-funded retirement portfolio

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 20, 2014
New platforms for alternatives trading miss the mark

Smart money should be focused on finding ways to help advisers first navigate the liquid alts world.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Time to strap in for the downsides of cheap oil, higher interest rates

Booming equity markets leave investors blissfully unaware of risks.