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FIXED INCOME APR 30, 2014
Rising yields: No longer a matter of time

Fed Chairman Yellen says not to put too much stock in heightened 'appropriate target' funds rate.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 30, 2014
2014 Lipper Awards: Trophy winners

FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2014
Wall Street bond dealers whipsawed on bearish Treasuries bet

The surprising resilience of Treasuries has investors recalibrating forecasts for higher borrowing costs as lackluster job growth and emerging-market turmoil push yields toward 2014 lows.

EQUITIES APR 29, 2014
Weitz Investments calls 2014's market tough for active managers

Weitz Investments calls the stock market tough for active managers and with equities trading at 85% to 90% of fair value, the money manager has socked cash away to take advantage of volatility.

FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2014
UConn's muni-bond sale aligns with Final Four

The University of Connecticut plans to sell $220 million of municipal bonds starting tomorrow as its teams are set to play this weekend in the Final Four of the men's and women's national college basketball tournaments.

ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2014
Awash in alt fund launches, Morningstar examines coverage standards

Analysts may have to examine less than three years' performance.

EQUITIES APR 29, 2014
Pockets of opportunity in Europe, emerging markets

Despite growing economic concern, there is no shortage of reasons for optimism. You just have to know where to look.

ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2014
The perfect storm: Why alts make sense

High equity prices, low bond yields and geopolitical risk are all leading to new popularity for this once-shunned allocation. Find out how more portfolio strategists are moving away from the traditional 60/40 split.

EQUITIES APR 29, 2014
Active managers win the bull market

Growth-oriented stock pickers beat their benchmarks, but how long will it last?

ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2014
Alternative investing program targets advisers looking to diversify

Timing of new certification training couldn't be better with stocks at highs and rates set to climb.

EQUITIES APR 29, 2014
It's a stock pickers' game in emerging markets

If you're OK with volatility and want emerging-markets exposure, you need to pick your spots carefully, says Templeton Investment Counsel's president.

CEO's buying binge starting to jar Legg Mason out its funk
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 29, 2014
CEO's buying binge starting to jar Legg Mason out its funk

Former brokerage exec Joseph Sullivan has embarked on a radical new plan to restore faded fund firm Legg Mason to its former glory. So far, it's working.

ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2014
A better TIC?

Newfangled private placements called DSTs offer some improvements to TICs, many of which backfired during the financial crisis, but DSTs still carry high costs and are illiquid. Bruce Kelly has the story.

EQUITIES APR 27, 2014
Sell in May and go away?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Time to sell stocks? Plus: All you need to know about the Fed's policy decision today, lessons from a Texas-size bankruptcy, lingering effects of the polar vortex, a social media darling trips up, and the latest on Rep. Dave Camp's tax reform plan.

EQUITIES APR 27, 2014
Volatility chiller

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Rate clarity from Janet Yellen and the Fed this week could chill volatility. Plus: Someone doesn't like small caps, <i>IN</i>'s big independent broker-dealer report is out, determining what airline to fly, a new cybersecurity warning and two popes are now saints.

ALTERNATIVES APR 27, 2014
REITS continue to be hot as first quarter flows top $4B

Sputtering equity market, lackluster bond returns continue to drive investors.

EQUITIES APR 25, 2014
Information of the macroeconomic kind driving investment strategy

New offering from hedge fund manager AQR seeks to exploit lag between news and market reaction

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 25, 2014
El-Erian: Pimco's Gross one of world's best investors

Mohamed El-Erian's departure from the world's biggest bond manager sparked media reports of tension with Bond King Bill Gross but in a new interview, the former co-CIO called Mr. Gross &#8220;a great investor.&#8221;

EQUITIES APR 24, 2014
What stocks to buy, if you want to buy stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What stocks to buy if you're ready to buy stocks. Plus: A different investor reaction to a Netflix price hike; earnings coming fast and furious; when CEOs stop buying back their stock and don't forget Earth Day.

EQUITIES APR 23, 2014
Investors turn on biotechnology as largest ETF in sector suffers record withdrawals

But analysts divided over longer-term prospects: Some see end of bull market while others see pause.