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Citi Private Bank adjusts equity allocations with eye toward end of the bull market
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
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

The NFL gives up tax-exempt status that most folks didn't realize it had
EQUITIES APR 27, 2015
The NFL gives up tax-exempt status that most folks didn't realize it had

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NFL gives up its tax-exempt status, and estimates suggest the league's tax bill could be $10 million per year.

ALTERNATIVES APR 27, 2015
Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto still dreams big

Morningstar wants to become 'ubiquitous' with investors, according to founder Joe Mansueto. Will their new initiatives turn around the firm's declining share prices and profits?

ETFS APR 25, 2015
ETFs becoming a key portfolio staple

Advisers are true believers in the tools as asset allocators, but aren't giving up on mutual funds

Institutional investors warming up to ETFs
ETFS APR 24, 2015
Institutional investors warming up to ETFs

Popularity of active strategies by pensions and endowments limiting use but more coming on board.

Wisdom Tree leverages dollar volatility to attract investor dollars
ETFS APR 24, 2015
Wisdom Tree leverages dollar volatility to attract investor dollars

Two exchange-traded funds help firm exceed $50 billion in assets.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Active or passive target-date funds have similar returns, Morningstar finds

Actively managed and passively managed target-date funds produce similar investment returns over longer time frames, new research shows.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Target date funds are working but they can be expensive

Target date funds are throwing off solid returns and protecting investors from their worst instincts. But they can be expensive.

Go-anywhere bond funds not for the faint of heart
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
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.

Target date fund costs continue decline, thanks to competition, new low-cost funds
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2015
Target date fund costs continue decline, thanks to competition, new low-cost funds

2014 decline marked sixth-straight decrease, according to Morningstar's annual survey.

Lessons to learn from the last Nasdaq bubble
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
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.

Investors pile into hedge funds, pushing total assets close to $3 trillion
ALTERNATIVES APR 22, 2015
Investors pile into hedge funds, pushing total assets close to $3 trillion

Equity hedge category leads investor inflows as performance improves.

Mario Gabelli signs on to Eaton Vance's NextShares
ETFS APR 22, 2015
Mario Gabelli signs on to Eaton Vance's NextShares

$47 billion money manager takes first move in burgeoning exchange-traded product world

Carlyle Group misses the mark with liquid alts
EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Carlyle Group misses the mark with liquid alts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The Carlyle Group is shutting down two liquid alternative mutual funds it launched last year.

The riddle and the dilemma of global bonds
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.

Northern Trust: Managers remain optimistic on U.S. economy
EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Northern Trust: Managers remain optimistic on U.S. economy

Outlook on eurozone is somewhat upbeat, survey shows.

EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Why 'smart beta' strategies deserve all the attention and assets they're attracting

Strategies represent a cost-effective way to harnes quantitative insights and quickl, easily implement them in portfolios