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EQUITIES OCT 01, 2014
Tiny long-short equity mutual fund delivers huge gains

FIXED INCOME SEP 30, 2014
Fed flirts with leaving taper on the table

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The end of QE? Not so fast. Plus: Gold gets the cold shoulder, most European banks pass stress tests, and why you shouldn't get too excited about stock buyback plans.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 30, 2014
Schwab removes Pimco from target date funds

The decision comes on top of record outflows for the Pimco Total Return Fund, as Schwab cites &quot;ongoing organizational changes&quot; as a cause of action.

EMERGING MARKETS SEP 30, 2014
IPO markets don't need Alibaba for best quarter since 2010

Companies raised $41.8 billion in three-month period ended Sept. 30.

EQUITIES SEP 30, 2014
Renaissance to launch international version of IPO ETF

Just a year after launching the Renaissance IPO ETF, the public-stock-offering research and data-tracking firm is coming out with an international IPO fund.

EQUITIES SEP 30, 2014
The dangerous downside of the stronger dollar

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu covers the U.S. dollar threatening to knock markets off balance, riding an ETF back into commodities, retirement plans turning on the Pimco Total Return Fund, and more.

FIXED INCOME SEP 30, 2014
Pimco's loss could be these fund companies' gain

BlackRock and Legg Mason are among the firms poised to pounce on Pimco's outflows now that the face of the firm has flown the coop.

EQUITIES SEP 30, 2014
Alibaba IPO not high on advisers' to-do list

Some see potential opportunity but prefer to wait for the sizzle to cool.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 29, 2014
Housing recovery on horizon, but too late for many baby boomers starting retirement

Median price of existing home sale up more than 5% in September but sales down from a year ago.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2014
Gross bolting Pimco for Janus

Bill Gross is leaving Pimco, the company he co-founded, to manage fixed-income portfolios for Janus Capital Group and build out Janus' fixed-income business.

Bill Gross and the dying breed of mutual fund superstars
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2014
Bill Gross and the dying breed of mutual fund superstars

Once stars like Fidelity's Peter Lynch, Legg Mason's Bill Miller and Pimco's Bill Gross were deified by investors. But many of the most popular products are index funds and ETFs that have no managers at all.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2014
Gross gives Janus much-needed shot in the arm

Bill Gross gives Janus much-needed shot in the arm and brings instant credibility to firm that has been all but off the radar.

ETFS SEP 29, 2014
Low profile insider Ivascyn takes investment helm at challenged Pimco

As new CIO, longtime Pimco manager will have to fill the shoes of an investing legend at a difficult time. <i>Plus:</i> <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140926/FREE/140929928/advisers-blindsided-by-gross-departure-as-pimco-faces-rebuilding&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Advisers 'blindsided' by Gross departure as Pimco faces rebuilding</a>

ETFS SEP 29, 2014
What Bill Gross' departure means for Pimco's funds

In an already rough year, exit of the Bond King could lead to more funds flowing out.

EQUITIES SEP 29, 2014
Stock and real estate bubbles on a collision course

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees stock and real estate bubbles on a collision course, gold prices stuck in neutral, Bill Gross cutting Treasury bond exposure, and much more.

EMERGING MARKETS SEP 29, 2014
Fund managers brace for Argentina default fallout

More than 600 funds have exposure to Argentina's debt, but consequences may be limited for investors.

EQUITIES SEP 27, 2014
Gross' last defiance stuns Pimco, Allianz

Move to Janus was a complete surprise to company, bosses in Germany.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 26, 2014
BlackRock, Precidian pull applications for new ETF type

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 26, 2014
New Pimco Total Return bosses: “Bill Gross relied on us”

New three-person team at the world's largest bond fund says they can handle outflows and will rely on a similar strategy to the departed Bond King.

EQUITIES SEP 26, 2014
Pimco fortifies to take on the old boss

Monday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Gross, Ivascyn to square off. Plus: The outlook for Pimco outflows is bad and worse, global markets keeping an eye on Hong Kong civil unrest, a warning about fixed indexed annuities, buying ahead of ex-dividend dates, and running the numbers on Roth IRAs