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broker-dealer, alternatives, cetera, illiquid

B-Ds reining in sales of alternatives

6,497 views | May 16, 2013

Broker-dealers, feeling the heat from regulators, are changing how they sell alternatives. Bruce Kelly has all the details.

alternative investments, finra

Alternatives crackdown continues as Finra fines VSR

3,705 views | May 17, 2013

More pain for broker-dealers as Finra fines another alternatives specialist. One exec cites the regulator's powerful message on need for supervision and approval processes among alternatives.

equities, bubble, stock market, S&P 500

Why we're not in a 1990s-style stock market bubble

1,459 views | May 16, 2013

Valuation measures not in nosebleed territory but advisers see scope for pullback.

gold, commodities, george soros

With Soros joining the fray, gold bears are in control

938 views | May 17, 2013

As prices resume their slump, most analysts go negative on the metal.

muni bonds, default, bankruptcy, moody's, detroit

Detroit breakdown: Default or bankruptcy a clear option for the Motor City

846 views | May 16, 2013

Detroit breakdown: Default or bankruptcy a clear option for the Motor City.

IRS, taxes, tax reform, Ann L. Combs, DOL,

Irony alert: IRS scandal puts tax reform on hold

843 views | May 16, 2013

Tough to enact tax reform when everybody's attacking the tax man, says Vanguard's Washington watcher.

See America first: Investors like U.S. best

590 views | May 16, 2013

In a dramatic shift, investors now say they're uber-bullish on U.S. stock markets. And surprise! They like Japan a whole lot, too. | Plus 12 pricey — yet underperforming — funds

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