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DoubleLine's Gundlach says investors should get defensive as rates may rise
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 12, 2016
DoubleLine's Gundlach says investors should get defensive as rates may rise

'This is a big, big moment,' according to DoubleLine Capital's chief investment officer. 'Interest rates have bottomed.'

Financial-sector ETFs bet on a possible interest-rate hike pays off
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 12, 2016
Financial-sector ETFs bet on a possible interest-rate hike pays off

Performance anticipation push financials to the head of the pack in August.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 09, 2016
Donald Trump tries to shame the Fed into raising rates

Plus: Fed members talking up a storm, the Hillary-health factor, and the illegal immigrant working at Goldman

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 09, 2016
Time to start navigating that minefield of mutual fund capital gains

Plus: Investors can't get enough of muni bond ETFs, finding robust yields in fine wines, and a pampered perspective.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 08, 2016
Morningstar to help advisers compare ETFs to mutual funds

Lumping ETFs and mutual funds into the same peer groups.

Yellen says rate-hike case 'has strengthened in recent months'
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 08, 2016
Yellen says rate-hike case 'has strengthened in recent months'

The case to raise interest rates is getting stronger as the U.S. economy approaches the central bank's goals, Federal Reserve Chair Yellen said.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
Time to embrace the idea of a nasty market correction

Plus: Investors buckle in for a bumpy ride, the mystery of bond yields, and the upside of mid-day naps

U.S. stocks fall from near record high as dollar rebounds
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
U.S. stocks fall from near record high as dollar rebounds

The dollar also gained as traders digested mixed data in the world's largest economy amid bets interest rates will stay low.

Advisers are bracing for a September market storm
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm

The usual volatility could be enhanced by the Fed, geopolitics and the presidential election.

Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?

Tempting yields might be just replacing one kind of risk with another.

El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low

Federal Reserve officials need to consider the costs of keeping interest rates low, even as the U.S. economy is pressured by diminished worker productivity, according to Allianz's chief economic adviser.

Value strategies defy logic in push past growth stocks
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 01, 2016
Value strategies defy logic in push past growth stocks

Pinning the value rally on the Fed, hoping for the best.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 29, 2016
Bond bubble? CFAs say yes

But GDP forecasts say, "Not so fast."

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Fed finds more reasons to keep sitting on its hands

Plus: You probably shouldn't curse in front on your clients, there's a limit to delaying retirement, and do we really need all these dollar bills?

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Why Morgan Stanley and Goldman can't agree on interest rates

The divide has grown between Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley over the likelihood of higher U.S. interest rates this month.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Blaming the 401(k) for lack of retirement savings

Plus: U.S. oil production could derail oil rally, a cash management strategy ahead of October's rule change, and bond ladders still make sense

The risky but necessary bet on dividends for income
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
The risky but necessary bet on dividends for income

Advisers should not forget overall portfolio construction objectives when chasing dividend yields.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Morningstar demystifies 401(k) loans

Plus: DOJ move sends prison stocks to the hole, SEC wants cleaner earnings reports, and proof that faster food can be healthier food

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 26, 2016
The Fed might have to give money directly to consumers

Plus: Honoring SPY, you will be voting for bigger deficits, and broke millennials as a voting bloc

SEC says 71 municipal borrowers lied about disclosure histories
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 25, 2016
SEC says 71 municipal borrowers lied about disclosure histories

Agency reaches settlements with issuers, doesn't access fines.