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ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2012
Ex-real estate group head guilty of fraud

By Bruce Kelly
After betting on housing crash, Goldman now betting on housing reboot
ALTERNATIVES FEB 29, 2012
After betting on housing crash, Goldman now betting on housing reboot

Firm that famously avoided huge losses when real estate tanked is launching mortgage fund

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES FEB 29, 2012
Grubb & Ellis goes bust; to sell assets to brokerage firm

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2012
Former LPL rep sold TICs with "tricks,' lawyer says

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2012
Managed futures' performance fees lurk in loophole

By Jason Kephart
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Mini fetches max cash, tops Keith Richards' convertible

'Barn find' condition car nets $65,000 in auction; oldest surviving unrestored care of its type

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2012
Focusing on 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

By Bloomberg
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2012
Dram of liquid gold

By Jason Kephart
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust

American Realty Capital has fired a second salvo in a hostile takeover bid for Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust that is in flux.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

By Daniel Duggan
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Storm clouds brew over Grubb & Ellis

By Bruce Kelly
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers

Institutional investors will be sharpening their scalpels this year, cutting managers that failed to provide what they promised: absolute returns.

By Christine Williamson
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

By MFXFeeder
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2012
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I down 46% from a year ago; portfolio includes 99% leased portfolio in central Europe

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2012
REITs pay off for investors

The nation's housing market still may be struggling, but don't rule out investment opportunities in real estate. Last year, real estate investment trusts, as measured by the FTSE Nareit All REIT Index, gained 7.3%, more than three times the 2.11% return of the S&P 500.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2012
Providing clients with advice on their homes

A house may be a client's biggest asset, yet many financial advisers ignore this asset when it comes to providing advice.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
MCL Financial: Another big seller of alternative investments goes under
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2012
MCL Financial: Another big seller of alternative investments goes under

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.

By Bruce Kelly