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.
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.
<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.
<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.
While alts have risen in popularity as a way to hedge Fed action, their usefulness is overstated, says strategist
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Avoid these investing missteps when the next bear rumbles through the market.
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.
Untested category suffers $4B in net outflows this year as it is about to be tested by higher rates.
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.
Advisers need to provide better guidance so that clients get into &mdash; and out of &mdash; nontraditional bond funds at the right times.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach believes $40 oil is something investors should be worried about.
<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.
Rising interest rates? Greece? Today's markets present a volatile picture for fixed-income investors. Here's advice on how to navigate it all.
<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.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A modest change in employment data won't change the Fed's course.
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"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener">the top five fund companies holding Mr. Trump's money</a>.)</i>
All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Puerto Rico has missed a debt payment. How will the fallout be felt by average Americans?
Advisers can attract new clients if they keep abreast of the socially responsible investing trend.