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EQUITIES NOV 07, 2014
Stock-index futures flat as focus turns to earnings

Stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index posted a third weekly gain, as investors watched corporate results.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 07, 2014
Stocks expected flat as investors take breather after election

October jobless data become the focus amid solid earnings.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2014
Schorsch is confident in his empire

Says company has started the healing process; expects full recovery may “take some time.”

By Mason Braswell
ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2014
How are REIT dividends taxed?

Distributions retain the tax characteristics of what happened in the REIT

By Robert N. Gordon
EQUITIES NOV 06, 2014
John Hancock pushes for liquid alts in retirement plans

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Shopping season bodes well for stocks. <i>Plus:</i> John Hancock pushes for liquid alts in retirement plans; being thankful for seasonal market timing; and learning to fly drones for fun and profit

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS NOV 06, 2014
Hedge funds jumping into Puerto Rico muni bonds

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> on hedge funds owning $16 billion in Puerto Rican muni bond debt, the scary similarities between advisers and psychics, why deep-water drilling looks like a bargain, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2014
Aspiration's liquid-alts fund takes anti-Wall Street vibe, robo-advice to the next level

Loaded up with goodies, gimmicks and hope

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 05, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures decline with S&P 500 near record

Investors weighed prospects for economic growth and corporate earnings to help gauge the pace of the recovery.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch downplays ARCP's $23M accounting debacle

Execs replaced over what firm calls intentional errors; REIT king says problems will not affect other related firms. <i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140917/INFOGRAPHIC/140919935&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Untangling Schorsch's vast web</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2014
Figuring out Schorsch's latest deal – or how 1 + 1 = 3

<i>Bruce Kelly On Advice:</i> RCAP's acquisition of Cole Capital could pay dividends for Nick Schorsch's empire for years to come, though the transaction between two related companies raises questions.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2014
Duration risk in nontraded REITs: Hiding in plain sight

As interest rates rise, triple-net lease nontraded REITs won't be able to sustain distributable cash, meaning asset values will drop.

By Jacob Frydman
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2014
Two Schorsch companies at odds over $700M deal

RCS Capital seeks to pull out of a $700M deal to acquire two Cole companies from American Realty Capital Properties, which last week <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029902/nicholas-schorsch-downplays-arcps-23m-accounting-debacle&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">revealed a $23M accounting error</a>.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2014
Bill Gross' departure reignites the risks of 'star manager' funds

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, Bill Gross' Pimco exit is changing the way we look at star fund managers, Japan's latest stimulus plan triggers a market rally, watching out for those mutual fund tax burdens, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2014
Markets in a 'bad mood' as S&P 500 gives back year's gains

Weak economic numbers and an Ebola panic spurred a pullback, causing the S&amp;P 500 to give back the year's gains.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES OCT 31, 2014
National Planning Holdings puts kibosh on ARC nontraded REIT sales

After Nicholas Schorsch's giant traded REIT, American Realty Capital Properties, <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029916&quot;>revealed a big accounting debacle</a>, one large broker-dealer network temporarily put a stop to sales of one of Mr. Schorsch's nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES OCT 31, 2014
Schorsch's American Realty Capital discloses serious accounting errors; CFO out

The chief financial officer and chief accounting officer of the Nicholas Schorsch-controlled real estate giant are out after company uncovers $23M in accounting errors in recent financial statements that it says were intentionally not fixed.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Norm Champ to depart SEC

Head of the agency's Division of Investment Management will leave before the end of the month

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Will missteps menace Schorsch's empire?

The revelation of accounting errors at Nick Schorsch's flagship REIT, American Realty Capital Properties, could not have come at a worse time. Here's why. <i>(Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141030/FREE/141039985/national-planning-holdings-puts-kibosh-on-arc-nontraded-reit-sales&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>BD puts kibosh on ARC nontraded REIT sales</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Liquid alts get warning from SEC's Norm Champ

SEC official tells alternative mutual funds to define principal strategies for investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES OCT 30, 2014
The bitter economic costs of cheap oil

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bitter economic costs of cheap oil, plus notes on taking advantage of the rising dollar, avoiding bond funds like the plague, and running toward market volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin