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Unlike other active funds, First Eagle's fund champions its passion for cash
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2016
Unlike other active funds, First Eagle's fund champions its passion for cash

First Eagle Overseas Fund's large cash holdings gives it a 'leg up' when markets turn choppy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial advisers reach out to clients as stocks plunge in Brexit wake
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2016
Financial advisers reach out to clients as stocks plunge in Brexit wake

Advisers tried to prepare investors for Friday's wild ride as global markets digested the United Kingdom's surprising vote to exit the European Union after 43 years.

By Liz Skinner
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2016
Stocks rebound from the Brexit vote in a show of resilience that should be alarming

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> What does it say about the U.S. stock market when it reacts so violently to the Brexit vote, and then just puffs right back up again?

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2016
The safe-haven utilities sector has become extremely overextended

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Something amiss when safe-haven investments move into bubble territory. The utilities sector is up 21% so far this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Brexit vote whipsaws markets, tests financial advisers' resolve
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2016
Brexit vote whipsaws markets, tests financial advisers' resolve

The fallout from Britain's shocking vote could last at least two years. Meanwhile, advisers told their clients to <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160624/FREE/160629940/financial-advisers-reach-out-to-clients-as-stocks-plunge-in-brexit&quot;>keep calm and carry on</a> as stock markets tumbled, creating a buying opportunity.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
SEC going after advisers for reverse churning

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The commission is specifically looking at why some clients are in advisory accounts versus brokerage accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab kicks off Morningstar with nod to emerging markets
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
Franklin Templeton's Hasenstab kicks off Morningstar with nod to emerging markets

Uncovering value in unloved economies.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2016
Wall Street's fear index rises as global markets face unrest

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> As the Brexit vote approaches and markets face global uncertainties, the CBOE Market Volatility Index climbs above a symbolic threshold.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 23, 2016
If all else fails, blame the sluggish economy on demographics

Plus: European activists hedge funds are nicer, Soros gets it all wrong, and crowdfunding for dummies

By Jeff Benjamin
U.S. stock futures tumble with global markets on surprise Brexit results
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 22, 2016
U.S. stock futures tumble with global markets on surprise Brexit results

U.K. vote to leave the European Union after more than four decades of membership sends U.S. stock futures tumbling.

By Bloomberg
Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 21, 2016
Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management

The departures include top managers and the closure of some funds.

By John Waggoner
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 20, 2016
Morningstar brings smart beta into the active-passive debate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Morningstar reshuffles the deck in the active-passive debate, expanding the framework to fold in strategic beta.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
Collective investment trusts rise in popularity as attractive alternatives to mutual funds

Fiduciaries need to be well versed in these low-cost investment vehicles and how to assess them.

By Blaine F. Aikin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
Pimco issues urgent warning about state of commercial real estate market

Plus: Why Wall Street is avoiding pot investments, where to invest $10k today, and become financially better off by not doing this

By Jeff Benjamin
Fear of stock market collapse dictating ETF flows
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
Fear of stock market collapse dictating ETF flows

The Fed has been the biggest variable in driving ETF flows. But for now investors are looking to stock-proof, not Fed-proof, their portfolios.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
Wall Street figuring out how to hedge against a Donald Trump presidency

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Wall Street investors are working on how to position their portfolios for a potential Donald Trump presidency.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
How a Brexit will hit U.S. stocks

Plus: The Fed moves bonds, the downside of diversification, and don't rule out a staycation this summer

By Jeff Benjamin
Leuthold Group: Long-term stock indicator wildly bullish
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 15, 2016
Leuthold Group: Long-term stock indicator wildly bullish

Indicator last flashed a buy signal in May 2009.

By John Waggoner
AQR's Asness, Research Affiliates' Arnott agree that a little market timing is okay
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 15, 2016
AQR's Asness, Research Affiliates' Arnott agree that a little market timing is okay

Defining value as something that's not cheap, but should be.

By Jeff Benjamin
'Brexit' campaigns suspended after British lawmaker killed in shooting
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 14, 2016
'Brexit' campaigns suspended after British lawmaker killed in shooting

After the attack, campaigning halted in UK's European Union membership referendum.

By Bloomberg