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Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property
ALTERNATIVES MAR 29, 2012
Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property

With foreclosures still mounting, ex-homeowners are moving into rental units in droves. But experts say construction of new apartment buildings can't keep up with demand. That little tidbit of information could be of some interest to savvy advisers and their clients.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
If the lowly Dodgers fetched $2.3B, how much are the Yankees worth?

Media analyst says purchase price pushes Bronx Bombers value to nearly $3B

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
Nontraded REIT files for initial public offering

By Bruce Kelly
Regulators to scrutinize nontraded business development companies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
Regulators to scrutinize nontraded business development companies

Coming Finra investor alert for business development companies could highlight concerns similar to those of nontraded REITs

By Bloomberg
Behringer Harvard client wants answers after seeing fund drop by 96%
RIA NEWS MAR 28, 2012
Behringer Harvard client wants answers after seeing fund drop by 96%

An investor has seen her real estate investment with Behringer Harvard Holdings drop by 96% and she is appealing to Finra for answers.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS MAR 26, 2012
No-action letter could signal next step for alts custody

By Dan Jamieson
EQUITIES MAR 25, 2012
Biggs boosts bullish bets on stocks

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 22, 2012
Wealthy on collectibles shopping spree — but buyer's remorse awaits

Pouring 10% of their investment capitial into treasure assets; you can't wear a money-market fund

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES MAR 22, 2012
Baseball's 'most famous collectable' could fetch $1.5M

Rare 1909 Honus Wagner card goes on the block; higher-grade version sold for nearly $3M

By John Goff
OPINION MAR 18, 2012
Why housing deserves another look

As the housing market starts to recover, advisers and investors might want to reconsider portfolio allocations.

By Brad McMillan
ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2012
Pacific West is ordered to pony up $2.1M over TICs

By Bruce Kelly
Why advisers should — or should not — invest in hedge funds
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
Why advisers should — or should not — invest in hedge funds

Two investors square off over the value of these private funds

By Bruce Kelly
'Future' part crucial to managed futures
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
'Future' part crucial to managed futures

Alternative investments provide diversification benefits, but be prepared to sit on them for a while

By Jeff Benjamin
These two alternatives funds come with beta blockers
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
These two alternatives funds come with beta blockers

New offerings from Stadion aim to generate equity-like returns with fixed-income-like volatility

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2012
Pimco: Finding opportunities in options

By Josh Thimons
ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2012
TIC investments come back to bite

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2012
Boutique money managers lead way with alternatives

When the average investor looks at the biggest alternatives mutual funds, the fund world's most familiar names probably won't show up.

By Jason Kephart
ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2012
T. Boone Pickens takes $1B bath on hedge funds

Famed Texas oil investor T. Boone Pickens, who has recently called for greater energy independence by investing in alternative sources, has seen his energy-related hedge funds lose nearly $1 billion this year, The Wall Street Journal reported today.

By Bloomberg
An unexpected locale (and reason) for a real estate boom
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2012
An unexpected locale (and reason) for a real estate boom

Iranians are turning to real estate to protect savings, helping fuel a building boom in the capital, as international sanctions weaken the rial and the government curbs foreign- currency and gold purchases

By Doug Cubberley