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GPB Capital reports decline in value of two biggest funds

One has dropped by 25.4% and the other by 39%, according to the company.

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DoubleLine CEO Gundlach sees golden opportunity to hedge market risk

Slowing economy and a nervous Fed have advisers rethinking the controversial metal.

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SEC exploring how to give more investors access to private placements

Agency seeks comment on easing limits on eligibility, investment amounts.

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Fidelity’s National Financial raises more questions about GPB private placements

No clear value to GPB securities puts them at odds with firm's policy over alternative investments.

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Wealthy families are adding forests to their portfolios

Bank of America's Specialty Asset Management group manages $13.6 billion for individuals and institutions looking for timberland, farms, ranches, energy interests, or real estate.

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As market indicators go, the president trumps everything

Quantifying news reports about Trump can help predict where markets are heading.

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FS Investments and KKR merging more BDCs

This time, the managers are combining four nontraded BDCs into one $9 billion company.

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Movie director’s family office looks at investments through an ESG lens

James Cameron and his wife are focused on companies involved in plant-based nutrition.

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Selling your firm, even if you’ve never thought about it

The advisory industry is consolidating, and firms that think they might want to do something at some point should explore their options.

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Advisor Group expected to be sold for $2.3 billion

Private equity buyer would grab a 75% stake in IBD network that produced $1.7 billion in revenue last year and has nearly 11,800 advisers.

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Reverence Capital Partners buys Advisor Group

The B-D network produced $1.7 billion in total revenue last year.

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Investors start to sue broker-dealers that sold GPB private placements

Clients allege lack of suitability and due diligence by B-Ds.

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Fidelity to start trading bitcoin

Move puts firm a step ahead of top competitors on sidelines

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Is time running out for advisers who sold GPB private placements?

GPB Capital is now a year late in making important financial information public. Finra could discipline brokers who sold the private placement.

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ETrade to add cryptocurrencies to platform

Firm will start with bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Centerbridge said to be in talks to buy Advisor Group

Advisor Group's independent broker-dealer network in the U.S. has more than 7,000 advisers.

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Massachusetts charges adviser with concealing information in marijuana deals

Frederick V. McDonald, Jr. allegedly failed to disclose risks and his own conflicts.

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Thirst for diversification leads more advisers to interval funds

They're trading liquidity for access to asset classes normally out of reach for retail investors.

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Sales of unregistered securities are a growing problem that’s harming investors — and the industry

The practice is giving the industry a black eye — so what can financial advisers do to stop it?

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A digital twist on investing in rare collectibles

Investors can buy shares of automobiles and artwork without actually owning a physical car or painting.