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INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 07, 2014
Losers of '14 come roaring back

The best stocks this month, like Netflix, Tesla and TripAdvisor, which are all up more than 16% in the past four weeks, were the market's biggest losers just a few months ago. What gives?

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 07, 2014
What can mutual fund flow data tell us?

Fund flows contain useful information that advisers can use to gauge the popularity of different trading strategies and identify changes in market focus.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
Stock market rally is more than a big number

Even with the Dow heading toward another milestone, Astor Investment Management's Rob Stein says the stock market is virtually in set-it and forget-it mode. In this Take Five interview, he explains why.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
World stocks riding high on fresh market data

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Stocks around the world are rallying. Plus: New rules and regs are not helping investors, the psychological impact of low volatility, investing in consumer spending, and toast tries to become gourmet dish. Toast.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
New stock market highs get no respect

Stocks have navigated successfully through headline risk, incurring an occasional sharp and abrupt pullback, but always bouncing back.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
Sell in May? No way, says almanac

Pattern now showing that it's time for defensive postures.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
No edge for active managers as stock prices diverge

Still, investors can bet on managers who can outperform

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
Barclays looks like the latest bank to back away from commodities trading

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays backing away from commodities. Plus: Goldman hangs tough in the commodity-trading arena, getting esoteric with income investing, riding on an M&amp;A high, and IRS bonuses whether you've paid your taxes or not

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
Jobs report looks beyond the winter blues

<i>Friday's menu:</i> Jobs report looks past winter blues; investing in weed for a pot of gold; GM execs get PR all wrong; five funds set to bounce: jumping on the HFT bandwagon, and when the rich don't feel rich

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 02, 2014
Three yards and a cloud of dust: The economy, the stock market and bonds

Wasatch Funds' Sam Stewart invokes legendary football coach Woody Hayes in reviewing the first quarter and says that today, sticking to the basics in a slow-growth economy with unprecedented monetary stimulus is the way to go.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2014
The value of Twitter

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The (awesome) value of Twitter. Plus: J.D. Power's annual survey of advisers' job satisfaction, mid-year stock review, yes, ETF cost matters, bringing back volatility, and a car maker returns.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2014
The grim reality of inflation without wage growth

On Friday's menu: Inflation without wage growth: Cause for concern? Plus: The Fed has painted itself into a corner, consumer stocks are likely to take a hit, bracing for Treasury yield volatility, silver outshines gold in June, and how to live to be 100.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2014
The Fed views inflation through rose-colored glasses

On Wednesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: The Fed dons rose-colored glasses. Plus: Junk bond yields get scary low, commodity hedge funds fall out of favor, what you need to know about stock buyback ETFs, and the inequality mob is driving the rich to hoard cash

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2014
Equities awaiting stronger growth before next move

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2014
Does the market decline signal a pullback?

Nuveen's Robert Doll analyzes the market's pullback, says the next few days are critical and provides his longer-term perspective.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2014
European equities have room to climb as global stocks continue to recover

Around the world, long-term returns are still below historical averages and valuations remain reasonable.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2014
The stock market stays eerily calm despite a world of chaos

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Calm before the stock market storm? Plus: Hedge fund investors inch toward the exits, the Fed sees low inflation while consumers live with higher prices, and Icahn goes after Family Dollar Stores with a vengeance

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2014
Russell 2000 index trying to join record-high party

Small-cap laggards not a big concern as the sector takes a breather.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2014
World stock markets get nervous as Iraq melts down

Plus: Deutsche Bank shows its hand with World Cup bets, Wall Street fines are a cash cow for the Treasury Dept., navigating Social Security before you retire, and eating at home gets pricey in a hurry.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2014
Wary investors start to heed advice on bull market, put cash to work

Many advisers think mom-and-pop investors should warm to the bull market