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<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Equity investors brace for insight from Janet Yellen and the Fed today. Plus: ETFs chase the freed-up Pimco assets, breaking down the bond market fears, Morgan Stanley says the auto industry's days are numbered, and Warren Buffett makes another safe bet.
As hockey great Wayne Gretzky would say, play your asset allocation where the Fed is going and that means U.S., European and emerging market equities.
Gross' departure yet another opportunity for advisers to reach out to clients and provide sage advice
Advisers and financial experts take to Twitter to respond to Bill Gross' shocking exit from Pimco and his decision to join Janus Capital Group Inc.
In an <i>InvestmentNews</i> exclusive, the Bond King explains his 'constructive obsession' with defeating rivals and answers advisers' burning questions. <b>More coverage: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20141006/GROSS" target="_blank">Our special report on Gross' next chapter</a></b>
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Gross' message to advisers. <i>Plus:</i> Where the Pimco flows are landing, the stock market rally as house of cards, the dental indicator, bitcoin is back and a big corporate split.
Lack of liquidity in less-traded corners of the market is the big issue
Research firm cites "uncertainty regarding outflows" and shuffled management as the reasons for downgrading Pimco's flagship fund.
Firm says it can manage outflows successfully.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The end of QE? Not so fast. Plus: Gold gets the cold shoulder, most European banks pass stress tests, and why you shouldn't get too excited about stock buyback plans.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu covers the U.S. dollar threatening to knock markets off balance, riding an ETF back into commodities, retirement plans turning on the Pimco Total Return Fund, and more.
BlackRock and Legg Mason are among the firms poised to pounce on Pimco's outflows now that the face of the firm has flown the coop.
Bill Gross gives Janus much-needed shot in the arm and brings instant credibility to firm that has been all but off the radar.
In an already rough year, exit of the Bond King could lead to more funds flowing out.
As new CIO, longtime Pimco manager will have to fill the shoes of an investing legend at a difficult time. <i>Plus:</i> <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140926/FREE/140929928/advisers-blindsided-by-gross-departure-as-pimco-faces-rebuilding" target="_blank">Advisers 'blindsided' by Gross departure as Pimco faces rebuilding</a>
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees stock and real estate bubbles on a collision course, gold prices stuck in neutral, Bill Gross cutting Treasury bond exposure, and much more.
Move to Janus was a complete surprise to company, bosses in Germany.
Monday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Gross, Ivascyn to square off. Plus: The outlook for Pimco outflows is bad and worse, global markets keeping an eye on Hong Kong civil unrest, a warning about fixed indexed annuities, buying ahead of ex-dividend dates, and running the numbers on Roth IRAs
New three-person team at the world's largest bond fund says they can handle outflows and will rely on a similar strategy to the departed Bond King.
