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INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 28, 2014
Russia and the energy-stock short-sale question

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Is it time to short energy stocks, given the Russian rabble rousing? Plus: Gold's reaction to Fed chief Yellen, Candy Crush IPO's dizzy math, how to retire with $1M, and at tax time, age counts (the younger, the better).

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 27, 2014
When women-run retirement funds beat the boys

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Women-run retirement funds have consistently higher returns than those run by men. Here's why. Plus: Four data points to watch this morning, dealing with a bankrupt hedge fund, how the FBI is watching high-frequency trading, and April Fool's Day around the web.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 26, 2014
Every day is Veterans Day at Drexel Hamilton

Longtime Wall Streeter James Cahill's firm trains ex-military members for finance jobs.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 25, 2014
What are the economic consequences of the next Cold War?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> How the Russia situation could hit the economy. Plus: JPMorgan abandons its commodities business, Morningstar's deep dive into the Pimco mess, expect the expected from Yellen today, retirees give Boomers the playbook, and, big surprise, short-sellers badmouth stocks.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 24, 2014
Obama administration's call for boycotting Russian stocks falls flat

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors not taking President Obama's advice. Plus: Fed warns there's always time to worry about bubbles, Morgan Stanley doubles down on biotech, the cloud computing frenzy marches on, activist investor challenges Coke management perks, and index investing to cut the tax bill

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 21, 2014
Gold rally draws critics along with fans, but it's still a rally

<i>Friday's menu:</i> Both sides of the gold rally. Plus: Who won at last night's Lipper Awards; Yellen gets credit for driving the dollar higher; nearly all big banks pass stress tests; Russian sanctions taking hold; and when to use home equity to buy stocks.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 21, 2014
Stocks continue rally as safe haven moves slow

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Stocks continue to rally after Putin weighs in while one Fed official hopes for a quicker taper. Also: Obama's budget met with groans, the Comcast-Time Warner deal isn't done yet, Credit Suisse expanding in Asia and Facebook's drone dreams

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 21, 2014
U.S. stocks fall amid global equities selloff on Ukraine

U.S. stocks sank, tracking a global selloff in equities, as investors sought havens on concern that Russia's military presence in Ukraine could lead to a larger conflict. How long and deep could it go?

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 21, 2014
Investors not buying gold bounce despite Ukraine tension

The yellow metal is back in the spotlight, but strategists say that despite Ukraine tension, a long-term comeback is not in the cards. <i> Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140303/FREE/140309988&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Ukraine worries sink stocks</a>.</i>

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 20, 2014
Trailblazer who broke Wall St. gender barrier dies at 80

Muriel Siebert bought seat on Big Board in 1967, breaking up all-male bastion.

Marketing inequality In financial planning firms is growing
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 20, 2014
Marketing inequality In financial planning firms is growing

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Hey Janet, talk is cheap

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Markets don't buy the Fed chief's words. Plus: More data today, who's going after indie advisers, Apple's Pushmi-pullyu, Icahn's intentions, a headline says it all and the Madness begins.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
ICI pushes back on too-big-to-fail label for big fund firms

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> ICI resists 'Too Big to Fail' label for fund firms plus Crimea chooses Mother Russia and what that means for the markets. And guess what, the Fed is out of ammo, Pimco spins the Mohamed El-Erian departure while Mr. El-Erian opens a Twitter account.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Asian investors spooked by China, Ukraine

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Asian investors spooked by China economic worries, Ukraine. Plus: Japan concerns surface, U.S. stock valuations not horrible, Washington as a Wall Street battleground and look who's worried about the Treasury market.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Keep calm and stay in the market

Fear and greed drive stocks, so the key is not to try to time your exposure to the market but to manage it effectively.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 18, 2014
A case for not talking to management

Why should investors avoid talking to company management at firms they invest in? One portfolio manager doesn't and says factors such as an exuberant CEO or creative financial reporting can exert undue influence.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 18, 2014
Stock market strategists call for calm after global stock wipeout

Strategists from the Goldman Sachs Group to AMP Capital Investors and JPMorgan Chase are telling clients to hang on after losses that began with currencies in Turkey and Argentina spread to developed markets.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 18, 2014
Bob Doll puts his money where his mouth is

Nuveen's chief equity strategist Bob Doll isn't just making a list of 10 predictions. He's created an investable portfolio of stocks based on those predictions. Jeff Benjamin has the details.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 17, 2014
Stocks look surprisingly resilient following big spike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Stocks holding steady after spike. Plus, Global markets shrug off Obama's meager sanction efforts, Yellen tries to have it both ways with rates, the Senate's housing market destruction plan, and 1,000 years of European border shifts.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 15, 2014
Markets brace for Sunday's Crimea vote

Friday's menu: Already on edge, investors brace for Sunday's vote in Crimea. And will sanctions against Russia even work? Plus: riding the storm out by staying invested, going long in emerging markets and taking a fresh look at copper. Oh, btw, it's jellybean Friday.