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J.P. Morgan funds garner most dollars from advisers: Morningstar
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 05, 2015
J.P. Morgan funds garner most dollars from advisers: Morningstar

Advisers flock to firm's broad range of products while competitors see only select interest.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Some funds using cash for protection. Lots of it. Plus: Adviser charged with stealing $1.3M from widows and church friends, up from the ashes arises a new subprime giant, and Wall Street courts millennials.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies
INVESTING ETFS MAR 03, 2015
BlackRock adds fuel to smart beta debate in push for exotic bond strategies

Money manager set to launch new strategy as &#8220;smart&#8221; way to dodge investment risks as rates rise.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Coming off a big year, Janus files for exotic ETFs

Move launches competition with Goldman Sachs in alternative space

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Most investors still don't own ETFs: study
INVESTING ETFS MAR 02, 2015
Most investors still don't own ETFs: study

Low usage reflects widespread lack of familiarity with the investments.

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 26, 2015
Factors to consider when choosing a 529 college savings plan

Look for automatic reallocation, inflation hedges and other features.

By Liz Skinner
Fund managers warned on exotic ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 26, 2015
Fund managers warned on exotic ETFs

As industry turns to smart beta to capture growth, product developers may need to step up stress testing.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Gundlach tests ETF waters with new active fund
INVESTING ETFS FEB 25, 2015
Gundlach tests ETF waters with new active fund

Rock star portfolio manager's new addition is the 26th exchange-traded fund launched this year but is possibly the most important as test of active management.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING RIAS FEB 24, 2015
Schwab must face adviser's lawsuit after all: appellate court

Judges said the firm must face a class-action lawsuit on mortgage debt in bond funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
The bond market and the Fed are suddenly marching in lockstep
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2015
The bond market and the Fed are suddenly marching in lockstep

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market and the Fed are suddenly marching in lockstep, with inflation clarity coming soon.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 24, 2015
Putting the T back in ETF

Exchange-traded funds are exceptional tools for allocating client portfolios, but they can lose their effectiveness if implemented incorrectly.

By Grant Engelbart
The Fed's first interest rate hike hits another speed bump
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 24, 2015
The Fed's first interest rate hike hits another speed bump

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The Fed continues to hem and haw on raising interest rates. Plus: Options-based funds get it done, hedge funder spills the beans on 2015, and the outlook for oil prices is all over the map.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2015
BlackRock's iShares avoids trip to the Supreme Court

Largest ETF firm wins victory in case questioning its lucrative securities-lending business.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Is OPEC about to flinch and cut oil production?
INVESTING RIAS FEB 23, 2015
Is OPEC about to flinch and cut oil production?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: OPEC might be rethinking their strategy of flooding the market with oil to crush the fracking industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
ProShares gives ETF traders aggressive way to play gold miners
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2015
ProShares gives ETF traders aggressive way to play gold miners

Four new funds not for the faint of heart or buy-and-hold investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity records massive profit, despite fund outflows
INVESTING RIAS FEB 23, 2015
Fidelity records massive profit, despite fund outflows

Boston mutual fund and brokerage giant increased its earnings by 29% last year despite surging investor redemptions of its mutual funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Pimco, J.P. Morgan build out smart beta franchises as sector heats up
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2015
Pimco, J.P. Morgan build out smart beta franchises as sector heats up

Massive investment firms look to tackle a growing theme in fund management.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Legg Mason snags two top executives from Vanguard for ETF push
INVESTING ETFS FEB 21, 2015
Legg Mason snags two top executives from Vanguard for ETF push

Baltimore-based mutual fund manager takes big step toward a popular product.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Oil finds the sweet spot for debate over how, or if, to invest
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2015
Oil finds the sweet spot for debate over how, or if, to invest

Buy low now vs. waiting a year and hoping for the best from the commodity.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETF outdoes hedge funds in the M&A game
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 18, 2015
ETF outdoes hedge funds in the M&A game

In trying to capitalize on the news of mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds are being outdone by an exchange-traded fund clone.

By Bloomberg