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Bill Gross recommended shorting China stocks but didn't pull the trigger
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 14, 2015
Bill Gross recommended shorting China stocks but didn't pull the trigger

Bill Gross, who recommended shorting the Chinese stock market last month before it plunged, didn't actually do the trade. Instead he wagered against both the S&P 500 emerging market currencies.

By Bloomberg
Bill Gross on co-founding Pimco: 'I just wanted to run money and be famous'
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 14, 2015
Bill Gross on co-founding Pimco: 'I just wanted to run money and be famous'

At Pimco, Bill Gross built a reputation as the world's best bond trader. Now, at Janus Capital, he's managing a much smaller fund — all while being measured against his younger self.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 13, 2015
Oil needs to keep falling to find its supply balance

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> An expected drop in crude prices to $30 to $40 a barrel this fall might not be enough to balance global oil markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Unwinding the Fed's giant bond portfolio might not hurt much
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 13, 2015
Unwinding the Fed's giant bond portfolio might not hurt much

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> For bond investors worried about what might happen when the Fed starts whittling down its $2.46 trillion of Treasuries, there's good news.

By Jeff Benjamin
Edward Jones: Stick to the classic bond flavors when rates rise
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 13, 2015
Edward Jones: Stick to the classic bond flavors when rates rise

While alts have risen in popularity as a way to hedge Fed action, their usefulness is overstated, says strategist

By Trevor Hunnicutt
How to not get gobbled up when the next bear market arrives
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 12, 2015
How to not get gobbled up when the next bear market arrives

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Avoid these investing missteps when the next bear rumbles through the market.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 12, 2015
Which presidential candidate is most like you

By Ellie Zhu
Falling commodity prices draw speculators and speculation
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 12, 2015
Falling commodity prices draw speculators and speculation

Even with crude oil now hovering around $45 a barrel, there is debate over whether it is time to buy or steer clear of the global commodity.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors flee nontraditional bond funds at the worst possible time
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2015
Investors flee nontraditional bond funds at the worst possible time

Untested category suffers $4B in net outflows this year as it is about to be tested by higher rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pimco says regulators considering action over Total Return ETF valuations
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 12, 2015
Pimco says regulators considering action over Total Return ETF valuations

The bond manager said regulators are looking into how the firm valued some mortgage-backed securities in the exchange-traded fund version of its flagship Fund.

By Bloomberg
Investors in unconstrained bond funds capturing less than half of returns: Morningstar
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2015
Investors in unconstrained bond funds capturing less than half of returns: Morningstar

Advisers need to provide better guidance so that clients get into &amp;mdash; and out of &amp;mdash; nontraditional bond funds at the right times.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says $40 oil is something to worry about
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 10, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says $40 oil is something to worry about

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach believes $40 oil is something investors should be worried about.

By Jeff Benjamin
Facebook stock-fraud venture lands fund manager in hot water
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 10, 2015
Facebook stock-fraud venture lands fund manager in hot water

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Tampa-based fund manager to plead guilty to investment fraud in relation to $9M worth of Facebook stock he purchased then sold and was caught short when the stock price rebounded.

By Jeff Benjamin
How to manage fixed income in client portfolios
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 10, 2015
How to manage fixed income in client portfolios

Rising interest rates? Greece? Today's markets present a volatile picture for fixed-income investors. Here's advice on how to navigate it all.

By Alan Hart
The Fed's rate-hike plan now sees an obstacle in the form of China
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 08, 2015
The Fed's rate-hike plan now sees an obstacle in the form of China

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: China could stand in the way, as their market struggles create a risk of tightening into a slowing global economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stay calm and don't worry about the jobs report
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Stay calm and don't worry about the jobs report

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A modest change in employment data won't change the Fed's course.

By Jeff Benjamin
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers

Advisers say the presidential hopeful and real estate mogul's investments reveal a scattered approach to money management. <i>(See <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150723/FREE/723009998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">the top five fund companies holding Mr. Trump's money</a>.)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Puerto Rico's uncertain future leaves muni bond fund investors in limbo
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2015
Puerto Rico's uncertain future leaves muni bond fund investors in limbo

All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'

By Jeff Benjamin
Puerto Rico's default could ripple through average Americans' portfolios
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 03, 2015
Puerto Rico's default could ripple through average Americans' portfolios

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Puerto Rico has missed a debt payment. How will the fallout be felt by average Americans?

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 03, 2015
Make sustainable investing a New Year's resolution

Advisers can attract new clients if they keep abreast of the socially responsible investing trend.

By Lisa Woll