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BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities

World not going to fall apart, says BlackRock big; Treasuries a losing proposition

Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 27, 2012
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008

Managers recommending speculative-grade bonds after the debt declined 6.7% since the end of July.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 26, 2012
Advisers should tread carefully in subprime market

Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2012
Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget

In the proposed 2013 budget released today, Obama reprised his call to cap deductions, including tax-exempt interest, for families earning more than $250,000 a year.

White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2012
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors

RiverNorth Capital Management set to lock buyers out of its strategic-income fund; DoubleLine connection a big draw

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 22, 2012
SIFMA and ASF create covered-bond group

Announced today, the council aims to be a collaborative forum for market participants to promote the U.S. covered-bonds market.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors move into local-currency debt

How does AA grab you? S&P talking another U.S. ratings cut
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 17, 2012
How does AA grab you? S&P talking another U.S. ratings cut

One in three chance Uncle Sam downgraded again; 'political brinksmanship hasn't gone away'

DoubleLine's first closed-end fund expected tomorrow
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 16, 2012
DoubleLine's first closed-end fund expected tomorrow

Star manager Jeffrey Gundlach makes his closed-end fund debut on Thursday

Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation

Berkshire boss has done masterful job of shielding company from rising prices, says Moody's

'Ideal' conditions for stocks — but investors won't take the plunge
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
'Ideal' conditions for stocks — but investors won't take the plunge

Investors continue to yank money from equity mutual funds, piling the cash into Treasuries and CDs. Their reward? Puny returns. Meanwhile, stock investors are making out just fine.

Pimco's Gross says global economy, markets at risk in 2012
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
Pimco's Gross says global economy, markets at risk in 2012

Pimco's Gross: U.S. Treasuries look more appealing; Total Return now at 30% U.S. gov't debt

Bill Gross selling Treasuries, buying these bonds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 14, 2012
Bill Gross selling Treasuries, buying these bonds

For the first time in a year, Pimco's Bill Gross reduced his holdings in U.S. Treasuries. So what's the bond king know that we don't?

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 13, 2012
How about an 'Arab Spring' at the MSRB?

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 13, 2012
'Superdowngrades' could sink munis

Dublin down: Buy a bond, get a green card
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS FEB 10, 2012
Dublin down: Buy a bond, get a green card

Ireland looking to lure investors by issuing debt that comes with a visa; 'international charm offensive'

'Pathetic yields,' but investors taking TIPS over Treasuries
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 10, 2012
'Pathetic yields,' but investors taking TIPS over Treasuries

Inflation-protected paper prefered over straight T-bills; neither are great

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2012
Popular nontraded BDCs land on regulators' radar

Meeting investors' demand for yield and corporate borrowers' thirst for capital, the increasingly popular investments known as nontraded business development companies are drawing the attention of securities regulators

No rising rates, no problem: Floating-rate funds still appealing
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 08, 2012
No rising rates, no problem: Floating-rate funds still appealing

Steady-rate outlook has investors fleeing, leaving value play for some

Treasuries off to their worst start since 2003
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 08, 2012
Treasuries off to their worst start since 2003

A U.S. report showed home sales rose for a third month in December, adding to signs including falling claims for jobless benefits that the world's largest economy is gaining momentum.