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Pimco's Ivascyn Says Below 50% Chance Fed Hikes Rates This Week

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Pimco puts a "below 50 percent chance" the Fed will raise short-term interest rates this week, Pimco Group Chief Investment Officer Dan Ivascyn told Reuters on Monday.

Get Used to Volatility, Says Hedge Fund That Called August Rout

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Anthony Limbrick, whose hedge fund profited on bearish wagers during the August rout, says the recent turbulence in markets heralds a new era in increased volatility.

Fed Increase For Wimps: Economists Propose 1/8 Point Rate Rise

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There’s a more palatable option for those investors too wimpy to stomach the quarter point increase in interest rates from the Federal Reserve that may come this week: a 12.5 basis point shift.

States Where Students Are Burdened With The Most Debt

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Whether you can pay back your student loans depends on a number of factors, according to WalletHub.

Worker Financial Confidence Surged Before Market Downturn, Survey Says

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Workers’ confidence in their written retirement plans surged before the depths of the recent market turn down, according to a new survey.

Two Defendants Pay $30 Million For Stealing Press Information

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Charges are still pending against 32 others who used the unreleased information to make millions, the SEC says.

Some Students Are Spared The Worst Of Student Debt

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Repaying student loans is increasingly a problem, but students in some states fare a little better than others, WalletHub says.

Fidelity's Danoff Is Face Of ‘Key Man’ Risk As He Hits 25-Year Mark

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Some investors worry what will happen to the Contrafund when its long-time manager, Will Danoff, is no longer at the helm.

Houston To Overtake Chicago As Country’s “Third City”

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Houston has grown so large that it is poised to pass Chicago as the third biggest in the U.S. in the next decade.

Business Owners Not Prepared For Death Or Disability

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More than half of business owners do not have a buy-sell agreement to cover emergencies, MassMutual says.

Social Security Even More Crucial To Women Than Men

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Women need to know their options for Social Security to prepare for a long retirement, advisors say.

Pimco, Fidelity Stung By Collapse Of Petrobras' 100-Year Bond

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Since its offering in June, the bonds have tumbled 15 percent, or four times the average loss for emerging-market company debt.

Arizona Man Steals $10 Million To Pay For Strip Clubs, SEC Says

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Five men stole most of $18 million that hundreds of investors thought was being used to buy Mexican beachfront property, the SEC says.

MLP ETPs: Bruised, Battered . . . And Beckoning?

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If you believe oil prices will someday rebound from current depressed levels, MLP-focused funds and their fat yields offer potential rewards.

Betterment Enters 401(k) Field With New Business Platform

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The largest consumer robo-advisory service has announced that Betterment for Business, a 401(k) platform that offers personalized investment advice for participants, will launch in the first quarter...

Social Media Helps Advisors Navigate Rough Markets

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Social media gives advisors a quick way to calm clients' nerves when market volatility strikes, say those in the social media industry.

The 10 Best Places To Earn An Undergraduate Business Degree

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Major urban universities dominate U.S. News and World Report's new ranking of the best undergraduate business programs.

Stock Tip: Try Betting On Companies Led By Women

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Traditionalists may scoff, but research indicates that companies with a relatively high percentage of women in power perform better than those dominated by men.

Revenge Of The Gold Bugs

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Some of the alt ETFs didn't act very alt-like in the market selloff.

Small IRA Accounts Are Bigger Than They Appear, DOL Says

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The Department of Labor had a not-so-subtle warning Thursday to brokers and advisors threatening to stop servicing small IRAs if the fiduciary rule is adopted: Drop small IRAs and risk losing your...