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Strong dollar is keeping the markets on edge
EQUITIES MAR 10, 2015
Strong dollar is keeping the markets on edge

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The wicked-fast pace of the dollar's rise has markets on edge, with other currencies unable to adapt fast enough.

By Jeff Benjamin
ARCP reports "weakness" in financial reporting controls
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2015
ARCP reports "weakness" in financial reporting controls

The audit committee for troubled traded REIT American Realty Capital Properties Inc. said it &#8220;found certain material weaknesses in the company's internal controls over financial reporting and its disclosure controls and procedures.&#8221;

By Bruce Kelly
Smart money moving to the sidelines as earnings signal flashes red
EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Smart money moving to the sidelines as earnings signal flashes red

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Earnings signal flashing red, sending some investors to the sidelines, Gross sets a timeline, Bernanke wants the president to have more power, ETF investors hedge currencies and chase corporate bonds, and the first-year numbers behind Colorado's legal weed.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2015
Sales plummet at Cole Capital

Huge hurdles for nontraded REIT sponsor in weeks ahead.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients
RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2015
Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features an adviser sentenced to 51 months of jail time for stealing from elderly clients. Plus: Bill Gross doesn't see a rate hike till late in the year, the latest bet for oil, and a don't-miss webcast sets the stage for 2015.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 08, 2015
Green bonds climb as investors try to match their environmental goals

Issuance of green bonds hit $36.6 billion last year, more than six times the $6 billion issued in 2012

By Jeff Benjamin
Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Big banks are stressing over the Fed's stress tests

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bar will keep rising for banks as mixed stress test results come in for some of the world's largest banks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Senator questions widespread tax dodges used by wealthy
ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2015
Senator questions widespread tax dodges used by wealthy

Calls for curb to 'egregious tax loopholes' that enable varying tax bills for investors with the same underlying assets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Did Merrill Lynch's latest high-profile recruiting coup break the bank?
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
Did Merrill Lynch's latest high-profile recruiting coup break the bank?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> A record Merrill Lynch signing bonus might have pushed its monetary limit. Plus: Loving European stocks but hating the euro, taking a fresh look at gold, and protecting the nest egg from rising drug costs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Robert Moore joins executive board of Carson Institutional Alliance
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2015
Robert Moore joins executive board of Carson Institutional Alliance

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Oil-price slide is starting to get scary

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Talk of an oil comeback is fading fast. Plus: Some good news for gold investors, bankers head for greener pastures, and a St. Patty's Day spelling bee

By Jeff Benjamin
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Some funds using cash for protection. Lots of it. Plus: Adviser charged with stealing $1.3M from widows and church friends, up from the ashes arises a new subprime giant, and Wall Street courts millennials.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Advisers slow to embrace socially responsible investments sought by clients

Despite being increasingly in-demand from clients like Bryan Wilson (pictured), advisers have been slow to embrace socially responsible investments. <b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150301/IMPACTINVEST&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full Impact Investing special report</a>)</b></i>

By Liz Skinner
Bill Gross a victim of the plunge in oil prices
ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2015
Bill Gross a victim of the plunge in oil prices

Manager's $1.46 billion fund at Janus hit by investments in debt issued by U.S., Russian and Brazilian energy companies.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Coming off a big year, Janus files for exotic ETFs

Move launches competition with Goldman Sachs in alternative space

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ARCP names new CEO
ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2015
ARCP names new CEO

By Bruce Kelly
RCS Capital Corp. suffers big revenue hit in fourth quarter
ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2015
RCS Capital Corp. suffers big revenue hit in fourth quarter

Fallout from ARCP hurt wholesaling unit but executives remain confident in recovery.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Go where the NBA finals go: Cleveland and Oakland looking better as investment destination

Is there Examining the correlation between success in professional basketball and the economic performance and cultural dominance of particular cities.

By David F. Sand
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Why an offense-only strategy won't succeed

Risk management is as important to long-term financial planning as the growth of investments

By Michael Russo
Fund managers warned on exotic ETFs
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2015
Fund managers warned on exotic ETFs

As industry turns to smart beta to capture growth, product developers may need to step up stress testing.

By Trevor Hunnicutt