December 17, 2014 By Aparna Narayanan Investor's Business Daily Russian markets took a fatal fall Tuesday after a massive hike in interest rate sparked instability in the ruble.  Despite President Vladimir Putin assuring the economy will be cured, the country's stock has been slammed in recent [...]Read More >

November 16, 2014 By Ed McCarthy InvestmentNews CMG CEO Steve Blumenthal spoke to InvestmentNews about an alternative to the traditional 60/40 buy and hold stock/bond portfolio. Blumenthal favors a tactical portfolio comprised of 30% equity, 30% fixed income that reduces equity and fixed income [...]Read More >

November 5, 2014 By Aparna Narayanan Investor's Business Daily “It’s a game changer,” Steve Blumenthal, CEO of CMG Capital Management Group, told Investor’s Businsess Daily in the story Three Best Reasons To Invest In The Currency-Hedging ETFs. Steve was referring to Friday’s news that the [...]Read More >

September 30, 2014 By Aparna Narayanan Investor's Business Daily CMG CEO Steve Blumenthal shares with IBD his insights into what lies ahead and the top picks for investors who are seeking global exposure and diversification. Excerpt: "Stephen Blumenthal, CEO of CMG Capital Management in [...]Read More >

CMG Capital Management Group CEO Steve Blumenthal spoke to Bloomberg News about about trends in the bond market.  The story by By Sridhar Natarajan and Matt Robinson, Junk Bonds Overtaken by High Grade as 2014’s Favored Bet, begins: Bonds sold by investment-grade companies worldwide are on pace [...]Read More >

Boosting debt bets could lead to a repeat of 2008 financial crisis, CMG Capital Management Group CEO Steve Blumenthal tells Bloomberg. Derivatives that helped inflate the 2007 credit bubble are being remade for a new generation, writes Sridhar Natarajan and Alastair Marsh in Bloomberg yesterday. The [...]Read More >

February 20, 2014 Steve joined Paul Vigna on WSJ Live's Money Beat to discuss the Fed's talks of potentially moving up the timeline for raising interest rates. What can investors do? Check out the video. [...]Read More >

"Don't Trust the Traditional 60/40 Split" Steve joined Gregg Greenberg at TheStreet.com once again for a discussion on the overvaluation of the market after last year's rally and how to optimize a portfolio allocation despite these ever-changing market conditions. To see the interview on [...]Read More >

February 7, 2014 By Daisy Maxey Excerpt: Many high-net-worth investors see recent stock declines as a buying opportunity thanks to lessons learned from the market implosion of 2008-2009. The financial crisis left wealthy investors with a better understanding of risk and of the importance of [...]Read More >

Best ETFs For 2014: 9 Picks From 9 Strategists December 26, 2013 By Trang Ho Investor's Business Daily asked several investment strategists to share their one best ETF that investors should consider buying for 2014. Steve picked ProShares Ultra Short Yen (YCS) as the ETF with the most upside [...]Read More >

Barron's reporter, Shuli Ren poses the question "How Much Weight Should EMs Have In Your Portfolio?" She spoke with Steve to talk about exposure in Emerging Markets and whether or not the MSCI ACWI’s 8% exposure is enough. To read the article on Barron's, click here. [...]Read More >

"For near-term boost, go with high-yield fixed income" By Jeff Benjamin Excerpt: "Yes, high yield is attractive right now, but there are also significant risks when your starting point is low interest rates and narrow spreads,” said Steve Blumenthal, chief executive of CMG Capital Management [...]Read More >

In last week's Wall Street Journal Voices column, Steve discussed benchmarks and how to have a conversation with your client that sets proper expectations for portfolio returns relative to benchmarks. Excerpt: As human beings we're competitive and we want what's best. So when clients see the [...]Read More >

Click here to listen to Steve's interview on Taking Stock with Pimm Fox & Carol Masser on Friday. He touches on high valuation in the markets, expected forward returns and why it's important to set proper expectations in today's market environment. [...]Read More >