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ETFS DEC 02, 2014
How to avoid the unexpected capital gain gift

Even if an investor didn't sell shares in a fund this year, if a manager took profits or sold to meet redemptions, the investor shares in the tax burden.

FIXED INCOME DEC 02, 2014
Legg Mason says bond 'transition' to set billions in play

Legg Mason CEO Joseph Sullivan said a “transition” of assets is under way in the bond industry after the departure of Bill Gross from Pimco to Janus Capital prompted investors to set billions of dollars in motion..

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
The case for investing in the European small-cap sector

Investors looking to diversify and add growth potential to their equity portfolios shouldn't be frightened by Europe's macroeconomic malaise.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2014
Schorsch's RCS Capital, American Realty Capital Properties, bury hatchet in $60 million settlement

Two companies in Nicholas Schorsch's REIT empire have settled their dispute as RCS Capital Corp. agrees to pay American Realty Capital Properties to back out of its deal to buy Cole Capital.

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Stocks still 'best game in town' as energy prices decline

European shares rally on stimulus hope while U.S. Stock futures trade flat.

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Oil producers are feeling the heat from falling prices

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, some oil producers have a lot to lose from cheap oil. Plus: Merrill brokers are heading for greener pastures, activist investors are taking over, and tune up your holiday tipping practices.

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Corporate bonds fly off the shelves ahead of looming rate hikes

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features bond sales hitting a new record as rate hikes loom. Plus: Bracing for a global currency war, falling oil prices catch fund managers by surprise, and making 2015 the year of the maxed-out 401(k).

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
ETFs in need of an exorcism

Performance makes funds seem bedeviled, but sometimes curse lifts.

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Oil traders are liquidating positions as oil prices drop and uncertainty mounts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Oil traders put on their seatbelts. <i>Plus:</i> Hedge funds becoming mutual funds; it's going to be a good holiday for tech gadget junkies; and the big difference between a purebred heritage turkey and the one you'll probably be eating tomorrow.

EQUITIES NOV 30, 2014
How to make good use of long-term capital gains

With stocks up sharply since 2009, a lot of people have long-term capital gains in taxable portfolios and can make cost-effective tax moves by donating appreciated stock.

EQUITIES NOV 30, 2014
After November gains, stocks expected to slip as oil prices extend decline

Investors focusing on retail sales numbers after Black Friday and signs that China's manufacturing slowed

ETFS NOV 30, 2014
This ETF acts like a bond and will give $800 million back to investors

'Swallowing hard' and sending checks to clients, Guggenheim sticks with strategy for advisers.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2014
Why did active fund managers do a bad job picking stocks this year?

Wall Street strategists have crunched a lot of numbers recently in an effort to answer a simple question: Why have active fund managers done such a lousy job picking stocks this year?

RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2014
Why the IRS is toothless in the fight against supersized IRAs

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, the Government Accountability Office solves the riddle of the multimillion-dollar IRA. Plus: Oil stocks bounce on the Senate's Keystone 'no' vote, seniors can't wait for Social Security, and strippers pose a threat to the '1099 economy.'

EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
China share ETF suffers record drop amid new debt curbs

Largest U.S. exchange-traded fund that tracks mainland Chinese stocks sank more than 7% after policy makers tightened curbs on the local debt market, fueling a rout across asset classes.

EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
Keeping emotion out of investing

The level of noise surrounding the financial markets can interfere with sound decision-making.

EMERGING MARKETS NOV 26, 2014
India's roaring stock market, and funds that track it, get boost from cheap oil

Single-country funds average 12-month gains of 55% but region can be volatile for investors.

EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
China's markets set for global stage

ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Accounting fiasco highlights tangled web behind Nicholas Schorsch's empire

In the wake of accounting problems at American Realty Capital Properties Inc., the rest of Nicholas Schorsch's empire has drawn scrutiny for its complexity.

EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
Financial advisers take note: Smart money is already hedging against inflation

Real assets making up 10% of institutional &quot;inflation buckets.&quot;