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INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Fed Chief Janet Yellen warns on stock valuations

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The chairwoman of the Federal Reserve called equity valuations 'quite high,' bond yields low and said the combination raises 'potential dangers.' Her comments roiled markets.

The bear market in bonds has arrived
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 06, 2015
The bear market in bonds has arrived

Joining Gross and Buffett, another top strategist says government bonds are too expensive. With or without the Fed, the march to higher rates has begun.

Advisers, investors reopen rate hike debate, send stocks higher after so-so jobs report
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 06, 2015
Advisers, investors reopen rate hike debate, send stocks higher after so-so jobs report

Strong market rally and mixed jobs report adds fresh fuel to the debate over when the Fed might institute the first rate hike since 2006. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150506/FREE/150509951/forget-a-rate-hike-ndash-peter-schiff-expects-more-quantitative&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schiff: Forget rate hike, look for QE4</a>)</i>

INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 06, 2015
Jeffrey Gundlach places big bet on Puerto Rico

DoubleLine Capital chief more than doubles holdings in island's junk-rated debt.

BlackRock alternative credit fund hopes to play rising rates to its advantage
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2015
BlackRock alternative credit fund hopes to play rising rates to its advantage

Hedging out rate risk puts the focus on credit opportunities ... and manager sees plenty of them ahead.

The housing market steps up to provide a needed economic boost
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 29, 2015
The housing market steps up to provide a needed economic boost

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The solid housing market stands in contrast to the dismal first quarter GDP numbers.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2015
Bernanke backs Pimco, not Gross, with Fed rate hike forecast

Janus fund manager says impact of falling oil prices could hinder Fed, but former central bank chief says focus will be on momentum.

Retail brokers are shut out of the SEC's market reform efforts
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 28, 2015
Retail brokers are shut out of the SEC's market reform efforts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Retail brokerages are shut out of the SEC's advisory committee for market reforms to protect retail investors.

Citi Private Bank adjusts equity allocations with eye toward end of the bull market
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 28, 2015
Citi Private Bank adjusts equity allocations with eye toward end of the bull market

Global CIO Wieting says 'significant market drop' likely by the end of the decade.

4 ways to keep clients' portfolios from getting taxed to death
INVESTING OPINION APR 27, 2015
4 ways to keep clients' portfolios from getting taxed to death

Your clients will appreciate it if you help them avoid the 43.4% tax bracket

Go-anywhere bond funds not for the faint of heart
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 23, 2015
Go-anywhere bond funds not for the faint of heart

Managers' ability to seek returns in multiple markets sounds great but comes with risks

Bill Gross has a winning strategy to profit from range-bound Treasuries
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2015
Bill Gross has a winning strategy to profit from range-bound Treasuries

Janus fund manager using options, or what he calls 'selling insurance' against volatility to benefit if 10-year Treasury yield stays in tight band.

Lessons to learn from the last Nasdaq bubble
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 22, 2015
Lessons to learn from the last Nasdaq bubble

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The Nasdaq is back to 2000 levels, but everything else is different.

Bond investors not ready for a rate hike in September: Pimco
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 22, 2015
Bond investors not ready for a rate hike in September: Pimco

Manager of the world's biggest bond fund says 70-75% chance of fall increase vs. market's 30-35% probability.

The riddle and the dilemma of global bonds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2015
The riddle and the dilemma of global bonds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Bond bulls continue to shrug off logic, claiming it's different this time, even despite negative yields.

Hedge fund bulls go big on oil
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Hedge fund bulls go big on oil

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Hedge fund bulls go big on oil. What do they know, or think they know?

DoubleLine's Shiller CAPE fund beating rivals while adding smart alpha to smart beta
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
DoubleLine's Shiller CAPE fund beating rivals while adding smart alpha to smart beta

Fixed-income foundation pushed fund to the top of the large-value category.

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman rakes in the big bucks
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman rakes in the big bucks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A 25% pay raise to $22.5 million means it's good to be Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 19, 2015
How to avoid the 'grit your teeth and bear it' bond strategy

Guggenheim launches new salvo in bond laddering method of investing for a rising rate environment with a few wrinkles.

Don't let duration blind your analyses of bonds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 19, 2015
Don't let duration blind your analyses of bonds

Applying the same set of tools for all fixed-income options will lead to confusion, bad investments and disappointment.