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Active, Passive Ways To Avoid Being Bitten By The FANGs

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As the summer winds down, FANG stocks may still be too hot for your clients' portfolios, money managers say.

Obamacare Helped Make This Doctor A Billionaire

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The Affordable Care Act brought insurers millions of new customers.

As Buffett's Cash Hits $111 Billion, Buyback Debate Intensifies

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Some investors are getting impatient as Warren Buffett has yet to initiate any stock buybacks.

Jamie Dimon Warns Of 5% Treasury Yields

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Dimon also said the bull market could continue for two or three more years.

Avoiding Tax Issues When Wealthy Clients Sell Appreciated Assets

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Advisors can use these maneuvers when clients want to pass on some of their long-held stocks to their kids.

Goldman Sachs Considering Custody Offering For Crypto Funds

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A formal offering from an institution like Goldman Sachs would provide a credible backing for crypto funds.

Morgan Stanley Says Traders Finally Hearing Bearish Tech Call

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The bank’s strategists are sticking with their underweight U.S. tech recommendation.

Gold May Hit $1,300 By End Of Year, ICBC Says

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The growing strength of the dollar has dampened the appeal of gold so far this year.

Vanguard CIO Says Investors Must Consider ‘Catch’ Of Free Funds

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The asset manager says it has no immediate plans to match Fidelity’s no-fee funds strategy.

WisdomTree ETF Offers ‘Disruptive’ Approach To Asset Allocation

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The company says its new balanced fund could be more tax-efficient than traditional 60/40 allocation funds.

TD Ameritrade Tells Its 6,000 RIAs Of Landmines In SEC's Proposed Rule

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The SEC's best interest standard proposal will likely add more confusion for investors, writes Fred Reish.

Buying Coffee With Bitcoin Just Got A Step Closer To Reality

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Starbucks is teaming up with Intercontinental Exchange to help integrate cryptocurrencies into global commerce.

Advisor Uses Index To Help Predict Client Behavior

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This advisory firm is tapping into the instinctual behavior of clients to help them reach financial goals.

Sticker Shock May Hit Clients Who Want To Retire To This Sunny Locale

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Three advisors give their take on the portfolio needed for a community with more destination spas than anywhere in the U.S.

Kudlow Says Trump Won't Back Off In Escalating China Trade War

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The president isn't backing off as more tit-for-tat tariffs on trade between the U.S. and China are proposed.

Wall Street Claims Success On Diversity—At Least With Interns

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This year's class of Wall Street interns may be the most diverse ever in terms of gender and race.

Bitcoin Whale's Bad Trade Leaves Counterparties Holding The Bag

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Bitcoin's volatility left one futures trader - and an exchange - unable to cover losses this week.

Madoff Ponzi Deniers Seek Records To Shield Their $100 Million

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"Scores" of Bernie Madoff's former customers claim that they weren't actually the victims of a Ponzi scheme.

Blackstone's Studzinski To Exit As Gray Era Ushers In Change

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John Studzinski is leaving the Blackstone Group after 12 years at the firm, three as vice chairman of investor relations.

Can Precious Metals ETFs Regain Their Luster?

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Precious metals have been in a funk, but there are pockets of opportunity and maybe, just maybe, signs that a bottom is near.