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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2014
Options strategies: A Swiss army knife of possible client solutions

As volatility increases, more investors are using new strategies to soften the potential drag on performance.

By Brad Berggren
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 21, 2014
Investors not buying gold bounce despite Ukraine tension

The yellow metal is back in the spotlight, but strategists say that despite Ukraine tension, a long-term comeback is not in the cards. <i> Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140303/FREE/140309988&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Ukraine worries sink stocks</a>.</i>

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 20, 2014
Tale of two troubled REITs

Inland's biggest REITs journey from crisis back to relevancy

By Matt Sirinides
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2014
Once-mighty nontraded REIT sponsor Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. plots a comeback

Mitchell Sabshon plots a course for nontraded REIT sponsor Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. to recreate its prior success.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Asian investors spooked by China, Ukraine

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Asian investors spooked by China economic worries, Ukraine. Plus: Japan concerns surface, U.S. stock valuations not horrible, Washington as a Wall Street battleground and look who's worried about the Treasury market.

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 17, 2014
Stocks look surprisingly resilient following big spike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Stocks holding steady after spike. Plus, Global markets shrug off Obama's meager sanction efforts, Yellen tries to have it both ways with rates, the Senate's housing market destruction plan, and 1,000 years of European border shifts.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2014
Merger of Nicholas Schorsch's American Realty Capital Properties and Cole Real Estate Investments closes

Combined company is the largest publicly traded net-lease REIT, with value of $21.5B

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2014
Checks and balances at the top

In an era of heightened scrutiny for alternatives fund managers, investors are demanding more accountability but there's little consistency in boards in the private-fund sector.

By Natalie Deak Jaros and Michael LoParrino
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2014
Schorsch's American Realty Capital Properties merges with Cole Real Estate Investments

Deal finalized, creating the largest net lease REIT with an enterprise value of $21.5 billion.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 05, 2014
Musk's next move; brokers fail to report trouble

The Tesla chief wants to get into military satellite launching. Plus, brokers failing to report trouble to Finra, stocks (and Costco earnings) drop, the Citi/Oceanografia plot thinkens, who you should follow on Twitter, and more.

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2014
Five things you need to know before investing in liquid alts

Understanding these five tips &amp;mdash; from strategies to expenses &amp;mdash; will help make you a better investor and better adviser to clients interested in liquid alternatives

By Dan Thibeault
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 04, 2014
JPMorgan's Madoff missteps

Breakfast with Benjamin: JPMorgan's Madoff missteps, Prudential's bullishness, ETF inflows' lessons, gold bugs' squashed state and Kraft's Velveeta shortage warning. Plus: pot stocks vs. prison stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 03, 2014
Say what? Most Americans feel like they've missed the market's historic bull run

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Why most Americans feel they've missed the market's historic bull run. Plus: Warren E. Buffett offers retirement advice, playing defense with luxury goods, Candy Crush at $21 a share, comparing QE to the telegraph, and Ackman's never-ending obsession with Herbalife

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 03, 2014
Join the crowd and sell stocks?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Oracle's thoughts on joining the global equities selloff. Plus: Here comes volatility, Berkowitz has words for Fannie, Freddie, hedged ETFs and, of course, Oscar night.

By Gregory Crawford
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2014
Fidelity, DoubleLine take different emerging-markets bond approach but have something in common

Managers use U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, avoid 2013's slide in developing-country currencies.

By Gregory Crawford
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 28, 2014
Gross-El-Erian rift grows

Today: The Gross-El-Erian rift grows as Total Return's performance lags. Plus: It's jobs report day, here's what you need to know; the bitcoin story goes all O.J.; household wealth rallies and whether wealth management and car racing mix. Oh, turn your clocks back this weekend.

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 28, 2014
Investors go berserk over Bitcoin trading platform

Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Getting contrarian in 2014, El-Erian picks apart the Fed's taper plans, Morningstar warns against timing this market, more Obamacare taxes coming, and companies that got social media right

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 28, 2014
Bitcoin is soaring, but financial advisers are steering clear for now

Despite the Bitcoin hype, many advisers are steering clear of the online currency, which is unregulated by central banks and traded freely on the Internet.

By MDURISIN
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 26, 2014
Five years since the bottom, looking at stocks' recovery

Friday's menu: Looking at stocks' recovery five years from the bottom. Plus: A big day for econ data, a bitcoin exchange crashes but new products spring up, Morgan Stanley gets a lawsuit tossed and Ukraine update

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2014
Bitcoin trouble, another coin bonanza and Tesla shines

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Trouble in bitcoin land (but there's a silver lining) while one couple strikes gold with other coins. Plus: Tesla shines, Credit Suisse does not and looking for Macy's shoppers.

By Jeff Benjamin