The tight group of marijuana ETFs are up between 28% and 55% in January, anticipating federal approval. For financial advisers and investors, instead of just jumping headlong into cannabis investing, the challenge is traversing a sector that is in limbo.
Cryptocurrencies hit the milestone after a fivefold climb in market value in the past year, data from tracker CoinGecko show, and strategists have cited demand from speculative retail traders, trend-following quant funds, the rich and even institutional investors as among the reasons for the surge
A survey of family offices shows more than a third plan to boost allocations to such funds
Clients are curious about the recent boom in cryptocurrencies, but volatile performance records are keeping some advisers on the sidelines
Bow River fund bets a Biden administration won't kill the PE market
The cryptocurrency posted its biggest drop since March after a spectacular new-year rally
The world's largest cryptocurrency topped $34,000 just weeks after breaching $20,000 in December
Julie Ann Moskin and Retire Happy received fees for selling dubious securities, according to Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin
Agency says advisers, brokers must apply ‘heightened scrutiny’ to sales of risky ETPs
The conflicts of interest ranged from 12b-1 fees to cash sweep accounts to alternative investments
Advisers don't like it when REIT valuations bounce all over the place
The Chair of the House Financial Services Committee also targeted rules surrounding opening up private markets
The all-in-one products could also eventually include private equity, Cerulli Associates found
Bitcoin shot to a record just as billions of dollars have fled gold, renewing arguments about whether the digital currency can rival gold as an inflation hedge
Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund has $25,000 minimum
Precious metals rallied as Joe Biden advanced in the presidential race
The changes modernize private market rules and make it easier for small companies to obtain financing, according to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and CBL & Associates Properties cited pandemic-induced pressures on their tenants and, in turn, themselves
Concerns about the renewed rise in coronavirus cases has shifted safe-haven buying to the dollar
The buying comes after hedge funds had driven net short bets to the highest level since before the financial crisis
