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ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Hedge funds' secret may lie in luck

The best hedge fund managers tend to find profits in short-term, contrarian bets.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2013
Fund companies, traders under new scrutiny with Volcker rule

SEC, other regulators, pass rule after three years of back and forth with Wall Street.

EQUITIES DEC 20, 2013
Bull market shows no sign of death with Yellen support

A paradox for the ages as weak economy pushes stock prices higher.

FIXED INCOME DEC 20, 2013
Yellen says easing to live on until economy picks up

Senate confirmation hearing confirms dovish stance.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Prepping Janet Yellen for the hot seat

Plus: Elizabeth Warren vs. Wall Street, emerging markets see downside of credit boom, and the realities of alternative energy investments. All in Breakfast with Benjamin.

ETFS DEC 20, 2013
One year on, iShares' Core series clawing back market share for BlackRock

One year on, iShares' Core series is clawing back market share for BlackRock as price cuts, rebranding helps firm recover from case of “Vanguarditis.”

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2013
American Funds to expand sales force aggressively

The sales team will increase over the next six to eight months to help the company cope with the evolving adviser business model, said Matt O'Connor, director of distribution in North America.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2013
American Funds makes push to increase transparency

Firm will share how portfolios are managed but won't reveal performance and holdings

EMERGING MARKETS DEC 20, 2013
BlackRock predicts deeper emerging-markets rout

Wall Street's biggest firms are predicting intensifying bond losses in emerging markets, where borrowing costs have already soared to the highest in more than four years versus U.S. corporate debt, as the Federal Reserve considers curtailing record stimulus.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Goldman to launch new MLP fund amid yield search

Fund to tap into 'renaissance' in domestic energy production.

'Incredible breadth of funds' propels ETPs to incredible year
ETFS DEC 20, 2013
'Incredible breadth of funds' propels ETPs to incredible year

Exchange-traded bandwagon not dragging as new record set; inflows even in shunned sectors

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 19, 2013
Gold drops below $1,200 as Fed tapers

After the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus helped gold jump 70%, the commodity dropped below $1,200 an ounce to a five-month low after the Fed said it would trim its monthly bond purchasing.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2013
Vanguard raked in almost every dollar that went into U.S. equity funds this year

If you bought a U.S. equity fund this year, there's about a 98% chance you invested in a fund managed by Vanguard. Jason Kephart has the story.

FIXED INCOME DEC 18, 2013
Huber succeeds by looking at the little picture

High-flying fund applies a blend of fundamental and behavioral finance analysis to capitalize on market patterns.

EQUITIES DEC 18, 2013
Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise

Breakfast (with Benjamin) is served: Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise; Bernanke's last stand; nontransparent active ETFs; Obamacare's drag on health care; useless jobless claims data; and global New Year's traditions.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2013
SEC accuses Cohen of missing insider trading red flags

Seeks to bar hedge fund manager from overseeing investor funds.

FIXED INCOME DEC 17, 2013
New Detroit bankruptcy plan in the hands of creditors

A new proposed plan to end Detroit's $18 billion bankruptcy would pay bondholders 20 cents on the dollar and give police and firefighters higher pension payouts than other city employees. Now disagreement from both bond insurers and unions is expected to usher in a new, more contentious phase of negotiations.

EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Markets fixate on Fed's final meeting of 2013

Investors watch the Fed as its last meeting of the year begins. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Stocks to buy when the Fed tapers, gold investors seek the bottom, IPOs gone wild, and a Deutsche Bank shopping guide.

EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Marquee funds start closing the door

A trio of big name stock pickers are planning to close the door to new investors in another sign that there is a shortage of deals to be found in equities. That's good news, at least for some.

EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Fed tapering could catch junk bond investors off guard

Plus: Looking for weakness in the Volcker rule, the case for stocks in 2014, the upside of market bubbles, and what the heck Elizabeth Warren is up to now?