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Asset manager sees gold in grass; starts PE pot fund
ALTERNATIVES MAY 22, 2015
Asset manager sees gold in grass; starts PE pot fund

As various forms of legalized marijuana use spreads across the country, firm tests the limits with fund that will invest along the entire marijuana supply and distribution chain.

ETFS MAY 21, 2015
Last all-ETF target date fund closes

On May 27, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management liquidated the assets of its X-trackers target-date fund series consisting of five all-ETF funds.

Morningstar doubles down on expense ratio disparity debate
ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2015
Morningstar doubles down on expense ratio disparity debate

Fund tracker is at odds with SEC on how some fund report expenses.

Inclusion in new Pimco funds is a coup for Vanguard
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 21, 2015
Inclusion in new Pimco funds is a coup for Vanguard

Bond giant's latest target date funds invest heavily in the low-cost firm's ETFs.

Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis
EQUITIES MAY 21, 2015
Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis.

How portfolio diversification can help deliver more income to clients
EQUITIES MAY 21, 2015
How portfolio diversification can help deliver more income to clients

Customized trade-offs between volatility and income benefits can help clients meet a variety of investment goals.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2015
Suppressing volatility? Easy. Eliminating risk? Not so easy

For advisers and investors concerned that all this market intervention will end badly, there are ways to hedge that risk.

Phony adviser convicted for conning a real adviser out of $11.3 million
EQUITIES MAY 20, 2015
Phony adviser convicted for conning a real adviser out of $11.3 million

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A fake financial adviser was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering related to $11.3M he conned from a real adviser.

InvestmentNews launches nontraded REIT database
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2015
InvestmentNews launches nontraded REIT database

Information will help advisers evaluate current offerings in $20 billion industry.

Global bond market selloff is now described as 'violent'
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 20, 2015
Global bond market selloff is now described as 'violent'

Plus: Currency traders become the new yield producers, building a global portfolio, and what Yogi Berra might say about today's financial markets

EQUITIES MAY 20, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Fed rate hike on hold

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Renowned bond manager says lack of wage inflation will keep the Federal Reserve from lifting interest rates this year. But when it does, avoid junk bonds.

EMERGING MARKETS MAY 20, 2015
Puerto Rico investors sue UBS for $4.5 million

Claim says UBS mismanaged a trust to keep monies invested in closed-end bond funds.

George Soros pitches a currency move to prevent a third world war
EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
George Soros pitches a currency move to prevent a third world war

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The billionaire investor is calling on the United States to allow China's currency to join the International Monetary Fund's basket of currencies.

Gold bulls celebrate the strongest run since January
EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
Gold bulls celebrate the strongest run since January

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Gold enjoys its best performance since January as the dollar's run takes a breather.

Investors jump into European stocks hoping for another QE ride
EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
Investors jump into European stocks hoping for another QE ride

Record inflows raising concerns of a 'crowded trade'

ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2015
Assets in world's largest gold fund slump 48% to lowest level since financial crisis

Demand evaporates as stocks rally, investors prepare for higher U.S. interest rates.

Goldman Sachs says the bull market is getting long in the tooth
EQUITIES MAY 18, 2015
Goldman Sachs says the bull market is getting long in the tooth

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Goldman Sachs analysts believe stocks' most recent record high could be the last for a while.

Private equity stalwart Pomona Capital launches fund for smaller investors, joining ranks of Carlyle, Altegris
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2015
Private equity stalwart Pomona Capital launches fund for smaller investors, joining ranks of Carlyle, Altegris

New fund, limited to accredited investors, will target the secondary PE market.

EQUITIES MAY 15, 2015
Why it's time to believe the hype behind ESG investing

Studies show socially conscious investing principles positively affect long-term, risk-adjusted returns.

ETFS MAY 14, 2015
Eaton Vance dismisses BlackRock remarks on NextShares

CEO Faust calls remarks by BlackRock executives skeptical of the future of NextShares, an exchange-traded successor to mutual funds, 'off base.'