A house may be a client's biggest asset, yet many financial advisers ignore this asset when it comes to providing advice.
There's no letup in sight for broker-dealer closings. Today, MCL Financial -- yet another small brokerage that focused on selling illiquid alternative investments -- has been shuttered.
Candidate's tax revelation casts unflattering light on shadowy world of private equity; 'crazy not to bring it up'
Meeting investors' demand for yield and corporate borrowers' thirst for capital, the increasingly popular investments known as nontraded business development companies are drawing the attention of securities regulators
Alternative investment managers Bridgewater Associates and AQR Capital Management are turning their attention to the defined contribution plan market with tweaks to their strategies.
Three years ago, John Paulson bet the house against housing and got incredible results. When the real estate bubble popped, the hitherto-unknown hedge fund manager pocketed a tidy $15 billion
David Lerner Associates Inc. was sued today by investors who claimed it misstated the business model of Apple Real Estate Investment Trusts and misrepresented the value of shares and returns.
U.S. home prices will continue to decline through late 2012 or early 2013 as negative equity and weak job growth hinder a real estate recovery, according to a survey by Zillow Inc.
Credit Suisse Group AG is talking with Mesirow Financial Inc on the possibility of buying the firm's hedge fund investing unit, according to published reports.
Stephen Schwarzman, chairman of the Blackstone Group LP, will host a fundraiser for Mitt Romney next month as like-minded donors turn their backs on President Obama.
Masterpiece to go on sale this May; three other versions all in museums
The following is an edited transcript of an Oct. 25 round-table discussion moderated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> deputy editors Evan Cooper and Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
Mutual funds that invest in real estate investment trusts paid off in a big way for investors last year — as long as they stayed within the United States. The average domestic real estate mutual fund returned more than 6% last year, about 400 basis points more than the S&P 500.
