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Apple joining Dow could leave clients overexposed to tech giant
EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Apple joining Dow could leave clients overexposed to tech giant

Blue chip barometer likely to get more volatile after the March 19 switch.

In possible gift to Bill Gross, Janus gets preliminary approval to offer ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 09, 2015
In possible gift to Bill Gross, Janus gets preliminary approval to offer ETFs

Janus has indicated significant plans in the ETF space, including a possible fund with the Pimco founder.

Smart money moving to the sidelines as earnings signal flashes red
EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Smart money moving to the sidelines as earnings signal flashes red

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Earnings signal flashing red, sending some investors to the sidelines, Gross sets a timeline, Bernanke wants the president to have more power, ETF investors hedge currencies and chase corporate bonds, and the first-year numbers behind Colorado's legal weed.

Schwab 'robo-adviser' bets big on cash and 'smart' beta
FINTECH MAR 09, 2015
Schwab 'robo-adviser' bets big on cash and 'smart' beta

Brokerage platform will use asset-allocation strategies of disputed merit with retail clients.

Yellen and the Fed not swaying advisers
FIXED INCOME MAR 09, 2015
Yellen and the Fed not swaying advisers

Uncertainty about when the central bank will begin to raise interest rates has advisers sticking to their fixed-income guns.

Wealthfront, Edelman clash on robo-advisers
RIAS MAR 09, 2015
Wealthfront, Edelman clash on robo-advisers

The old guard of wealth management clashed with the new as Ric Edelman delivered a bleak assessment of his peers' future during a spirited debate with Adam Nash, the top executive at Wealthfront.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2015
Sales plummet at Cole Capital

Huge hurdles for nontraded REIT sponsor in weeks ahead.

Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients
RIAS MAR 09, 2015
Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features an adviser sentenced to 51 months of jail time for stealing from elderly clients. Plus: Bill Gross doesn't see a rate hike till late in the year, the latest bet for oil, and a don't-miss webcast sets the stage for 2015.

EQUITIES MAR 08, 2015
Green bonds climb as investors try to match their environmental goals

Issuance of green bonds hit $36.6 billion last year, more than six times the $6 billion issued in 2012

American Funds to get approval to offer ETFs
ETFS MAR 08, 2015
American Funds to get approval to offer ETFs

The SEC intends to approve an application by Capital Group, parent of the third-largest mutual fund company, to offer ETFs.

FIXED INCOME MAR 08, 2015
BlackRock takes Pimco assets with No. 1 total return fund

At a recent BlackRock event, fund manager Rick Rieder told about 100 advisers that he expects interest rates to remain low. The talk was enough to persuade at least one adviser to shift even more client money from Pimco to BlackRock.

The smoke and mirrors of stock repurchase plans
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
The smoke and mirrors of stock repurchase plans

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: These plans are all the rage, but whether they provide any benefits to shareholders is a whole different issue.

Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bar will keep rising for banks as mixed stress test results come in for some of the world's largest banks.

FIXED INCOME MAR 06, 2015
How to use volatility in the bond market to your advantage

Distinguishing between bonds that suffer price declines but no change in quality from those that could suffer permanent damage.

EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Nasdaq Index: Then & Now

Drag the vertical slide left and right to compare how life has changed since 2000, the last time the popular index hit 5,000.

Senator questions widespread tax dodges used by wealthy
ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2015
Senator questions widespread tax dodges used by wealthy

Calls for curb to 'egregious tax loopholes' that enable varying tax bills for investors with the same underlying assets.

Japanese stock funds reflecting long-awaited economic turnaround
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 06, 2015
Japanese stock funds reflecting long-awaited economic turnaround

'Abe-enomics' joins quantitative easing with corporate patriotism

Did Merrill Lynch's latest high-profile recruiting coup break the bank?
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Did Merrill Lynch's latest high-profile recruiting coup break the bank?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> A record Merrill Lynch signing bonus might have pushed its monetary limit. Plus: Loving European stocks but hating the euro, taking a fresh look at gold, and protecting the nest egg from rising drug costs.

J.P. Morgan funds garner most dollars from advisers: Morningstar
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 05, 2015
J.P. Morgan funds garner most dollars from advisers: Morningstar

Advisers flock to firm's broad range of products while competitors see only select interest.

Robert Moore joins executive board of Carson Institutional Alliance
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2015
Robert Moore joins executive board of Carson Institutional Alliance