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In latest test, active managers outperform bond indexes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2015
In latest test, active managers outperform bond indexes

After a disappointing 2014, intermediate-term bond managers have found their footing.

Bill Gross tweets and technical analysts get all giddy
EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Bill Gross tweets and technical analysts get all giddy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond manager tweets out a nerdy note that only technical analysts understand, but the translation is both bearish and fun.

Pimco Total Return dumps most of its Treasuries ahead of selloff
FIXED INCOME JUN 29, 2015
Pimco Total Return dumps most of its Treasuries ahead of selloff

Fund's biggest position, at nearly 35% of the portfolio, is in mortgage-related securities; government debt cut to 8.5% of assets.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 28, 2015
The mutual fund marketplace is broken. Time to fix it.

Many share classes exist only to hide fees paid by mutual funds to brokers in exchange for feeding them business

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 26, 2015
Custodians' payments to RIAs for fund picks raise eyebrows

Oakmark's Bill Nygren: Investors penalize 'shareholder-unfriendly' CEOs too much
EQUITIES JUN 26, 2015
Oakmark's Bill Nygren: Investors penalize 'shareholder-unfriendly' CEOs too much

Top portfolio manager takes another perspective on an issue that BlackRock's Fink and other corporate critics have championed.

Bill Gross: I bungled 'short of a lifetime' trade on German bund
FIXED INCOME JUN 26, 2015
Bill Gross: I bungled 'short of a lifetime' trade on German bund

The bond manager's call proved correct, but he admits his bet on a narrow trading range was not.

No one can agree on the stock market's valuation
EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
No one can agree on the stock market's valuation

<i> Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Some say the stock market is overvalued. Some say it's not. Either way, buckle up for a bumpy ride.

Investors shake off Federal Reserve chief Yellen's warning on stock valuations
EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Investors shake off Federal Reserve chief Yellen's warning on stock valuations

Central banker may sense increasing urgency to rein in investors as the Fed prepares to raise interest rates.

Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk
EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the market's reaction to a repeal of Obamacare might not be pretty. Plus: Financial advisers take on defined contribution plans, cheap oil uncovers driller debt burdens, and Kraft Foods gets (Cadbury Cr&egrave;me) Egg on its face.

Wirehouses raise clients' exposure to alternatives, but reps still just dabbling
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2015
Wirehouses raise clients' exposure to alternatives, but reps still just dabbling

The 5-10% allocation most advisers are using is not enough to manage risk

Big fixed income shop prepares for the worst
EMERGING MARKETS JUN 23, 2015
Big fixed income shop prepares for the worst

TCW has the highest level of cash in its credit funds since the 2008 financial crisis.

A portfolio strategy that goes all in for alts to dial down market risk
EQUITIES JUN 23, 2015
A portfolio strategy that goes all in for alts to dial down market risk

Altegris founder launches new model likely to draw naysayers (who will be singing a different tune when the market corrects)

Royal Alliance to pay $1.4 million over nontraded REIT, VA sales
ALTERNATIVES JUN 22, 2015
Royal Alliance to pay $1.4 million over nontraded REIT, VA sales

Award is tied to string of cases brought by retirees who said a broker placed them in unsuitable investments.

The world braces for a slower Chinese economy
EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
The world braces for a slower Chinese economy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A weakening China will show the world how much it is really hooked on the Chinese economy.

Bond fund alternative is turning heads with hot performance
EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
Bond fund alternative is turning heads with hot performance

Income stream made of put options is up 12.7% so far this year, triple the S&amp;P 500.

FIXED INCOME JUN 22, 2015
Investors pull loads of money from bond ETFs

Investors have pulled $1.44 billion from fixed income ETFs so far in June amid a drop in Treasuries, making it a smart move. But lurking uncertainties mean the jury is still out.

EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Why male advisers are still not connecting with female clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Male financial advisers still can't find a way to fully communicate with the female half of client couples. Here's why.

Credit Suisse: Low U.S. stock volatility may be calm before storm
EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Credit Suisse: Low U.S. stock volatility may be calm before storm

Relative calm in U.S. equities trading is an indication that the current bull market may become a bubble.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2015
Legg Mason latest mutual fund manager to step into ETFs

Fund company's new products attempt to capitalize on the growth of smart beta.