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Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...

A cartoonist's look at what happens when rates go negative.

By Bloomberg
Bill Gross asks Yellen, central bankers: 'How's it workin' for ya?'
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 10, 2016
Bill Gross asks Yellen, central bankers: 'How's it workin' for ya?'

Fund manager says central bankers are 'increasingly addled' as their low and negative-interest rate policies fail to produce sustainable growth.

By Bloomberg
Bear market ahead? Here's what to expect
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2016
Bear market ahead? Here's what to expect

After taking another five months to bottom out, stocks could take two years to regain their previous highs, according to one expert.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 02, 2016
China widely misunderstood, Rothman says

Andy Rothman, investment strategist for Matthews Asia, says China is a tough sell these days despite some misconceptions about the opportunities for investors.

By John Waggoner
Fine-tuning the emerging markets
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 01, 2016
Fine-tuning the emerging markets

Fund industry pushes more specialized access, strategies for an eventual turnaround in emerging markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Rebound in global equities sputters in the U.S. as crude slips, bonds rise
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 28, 2016
Rebound in global equities sputters in the U.S. as crude slips, bonds rise

American equities struggle to hold gain amid global share rise

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 26, 2016
U.S. stocks slip as as industrials pare gains

The MSCI All-Country World Index's drop from a May record passed 19%, edging toward bear market territory.

By Bloomberg
U.S. stocks close with biggest one-day gain in four months
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 26, 2016
U.S. stocks close with biggest one-day gain in four months

Markets rallied around the world on the Bank of Japan's surprise move.

By Bloomberg
Legg Mason joins the smart-beta ETF space, without calling it that
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 25, 2016
Legg Mason joins the smart-beta ETF space, without calling it that

The firm joins Goldman, JP Morgan and John Hancock by jumping into the ETF space with passive strategies based on proprietary quantitative research.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 22, 2016
U.S. stocks add to a global rally in equities

Turnaround in sentiment comes amid signs central banks may be prepared to act

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 20, 2016
Bond funds offer some comfort in stock rout

You may never have thought that your clients would thank you for putting them into bond funds – until now.

By John Waggoner
Some big diversified stock funds in full bear mode
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 20, 2016
Some big diversified stock funds in full bear mode

Some experts point to a collapse in small-cap stocks as a harbinger of doom for the broad market.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 19, 2016
The world is increasing its focus on China's currency devaluation

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The world is increasing its focus on China's currency devaluation, but it's key to keep the yuan in perspective.

By Jeff Benjamin
Emerging markets now in bear territory
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 19, 2016
Emerging markets now in bear territory

Emerging markets funds are in a bear market. If you've put your clients in such a fund, the thing to do is keep your expenses low and explain your strategy carefully to clients.

By John Waggoner
Morgan Stanley: Oil may fall to $20 as U.S. dollar appreciates
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 19, 2016
Morgan Stanley: Oil may fall to $20 as U.S. dollar appreciates

A rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar may send Brent oil to as low as $20 a barrel, according to Morgan Stanley.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 17, 2016
Investing in India is gaining appeal with advisers

The world's seventh-largest economy is gaining appeal with advisers, and investors are salivating over the country's rich demographics.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman Sachs benches its BRIC strategy
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 14, 2016
Goldman Sachs benches its BRIC strategy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Brazil, Russia, India and China assets are down 88% since their 2010 peak.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 13, 2016
What early stock market volatility means for the year ahead

Market watchers say stocks are fragile on multiple fronts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Oil prices, stocks plummet in global selloff
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 12, 2016
Oil prices, stocks plummet in global selloff

Dow falls more than 390 points as a slump in crude oil sent markets reeling after Chinese shares tumbled into a bear market.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 12, 2016
China's slowdown shouldn't deter investors from emerging markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: There's no reason the slowdown in China should sour investors on broader emerging market opportunities.

By Jeff Benjamin