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Finra orders Oppenheimer & Co. to pay $2.9M for unsuitable sales of nontraditional ETFs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2016
Finra orders Oppenheimer & Co. to pay $2.9M for unsuitable sales of nontraditional ETFs

More than 30,000 non-traditional ETF transactions, totaling approximately $1.7 billion, were carried out by Oppenheimer representatives, according to the regulator.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2016
Hillary Clinton's hedge fund ties get trimmed by one

Plus: Don't hold your breath waiting for normal interest rates, the minimum wage truth, and it takes some luck to become super rich

The ETF liquidity mirage
ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2016
The ETF liquidity mirage

Are investors making a huge mistake in thinking ETFs are somehow more liquid than their underlying investments?

T. Rowe Price makes a $190 million misstep
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 06, 2016
T. Rowe Price makes a $190 million misstep

Wrong vote in 2013 on Dell proxy costs shareholders.

Pimco's new catchphrase to sum up the global economy: stable, but not secure
ETFS JUN 06, 2016
Pimco's new catchphrase to sum up the global economy: stable, but not secure

Central bank policies showing signs of exhaustion, investment giant says.

Megacaps now S&P 500's curse as smart beta gets payback
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 03, 2016
Megacaps now S&P 500's curse as smart beta gets payback

Equal-weighted index beats S&P 500 by most in three years.

American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope
EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope

Fund giant offering financial advisers a tool for evaluating the funds that adheres to the 2013 guidance from the Department of Labor.

Stock sellers got burned in May but volatility set to return in June
EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
Stock sellers got burned in May but volatility set to return in June

June has been a good month to do something besides invest in the stock market.

EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Today's jobs report might disappoint, but it won't likely move the Fed

Plus: Don't make these mistakes with closed-end funds, the sleeping risks in auto loans, and when leaving at 7 p.m. on Friday is perk

DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach names deputy CIO as assets reach $100 billion
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 01, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach names deputy CIO as assets reach $100 billion

EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Don't fear the robo: Some millennials like working with human financial advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> New research suggests that some tech-crazy millennial investors are moving beyond the robos to work closely with human financial advisers.

Energy funds iPath, VanEck and Highland soar as oil rebounds above $50 a barrel
EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Energy funds iPath, VanEck and Highland soar as oil rebounds above $50 a barrel

The best performing fund was iPath's exchange-traded note (OIL), which pumped out a cumulative 81.9% gain.

EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Passive funds see big inflows in April

Investors yank money from stock funds in time to miss May rally.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 31, 2016
Wall Street turns to ETFs to sidestep illiquidity in bond market

Global fixed-income ETFs attracted $60 billion through May 25 and are on pace to exceed annual record of $93.5 billion in 2015.

EQUITIES MAY 31, 2016
How stocks' performance can help predict the presidential election

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Paying attention to how stocks trend between August and November could be a giveaway for which party's candidate will be elected president.

China reality check halts stock rally
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 31, 2016
China reality check halts stock rally

S&amp;P 500 falls for first time in March, Treasuries rally

EQUITIES MAY 29, 2016
Permanent 100% exclusion of small business gains a long-term tax advantage

Exclusion for qualified stock will be a big draw for investors to reconsider C corps.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2016
The ultimate alternative investment: Really expensive watches

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Instead of timing the market, how about investing in time? Specifically, really expensive watches.

EQUITIES MAY 27, 2016
Small-cap stocks gaining momentum while rates stay low

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Small caps have started to outperform, and it might be connected to the Fed's downward revision on 2016 rate hikes.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2016
Returns are big, but the jury is still out on lawsuit investing

In addition to risks and returns, advisers need to worry about moral and ethical issues