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ALTERNATIVES DEC 17, 2013
Judge dismisses SEC complaint involving UBS Puerto Rico bonds

In a win for UBS Financial Services Inc., an SEC administrative judge dismissed allegations that two leading executives in Puerto Rico committed fraud in 2008 and 2009.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2013
Alts require due diligence

In the wake of fraud allegations over alternative investments, Bruce Kelly warns that advisers need to do their due diligence when choosing an alt. <b>More:</b> <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130811/REG/308119973&quot;>Investors defrauded by real estate guru: Finra</a>

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES DEC 10, 2013
Big banks feel the heat from religious investor groups

Friday's breakfast is served: Big banks feel the heat from religious investor groups; Deutsche Bank settles with Finra; the housing recovery's recovery and Jamie Dimon's wacky holiday card

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES DEC 10, 2013
Whistle-blower tries to shed light on private-equity transaction fees

Insider says buyout firms rake in dough for acting as brokers for takeover targets.

By Aaron Elstein
ALTERNATIVES DEC 05, 2013
Having the alternatives talk with clients

Advisers share their tips on how to broach the subject of new asset classes and strategies

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES DEC 04, 2013
BofA settles municipal derivatives-rigging claims

Deal is on top of $62.5 million the bank contributed to settlement fund.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES DEC 04, 2013
Look out below: T. Rowe Price warns of correction in the New Year

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: T. Rowe Price warns of correction, Deutsche Bank bans chat rooms, the first-ever hedge fund ad debuts, big banks sweating over the looming Volcker rule, and EU Commission levies heavy fine for rate rigging.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2013
Getting into the market on the cheap

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin includes: Facing the reality of capital gains, Hilton IPO sheds light on hotel stocks, hedge funds go long-only, and the Brits outshop Americans.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2013
Fracking: Investment opportunity with plenty of risk

For investors and advisers interested in the fast-growing and sometimes misunderstood fracking space, extreme caution might be the most prudent move. Lax disclosure is one of the problems.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2013
Mountain of money in nontraded REITs continues to hold Wall Street's attention

Wall Street continues to intensify its loving gaze on the domain of independent broker-dealers and the alternative investments they're selling. This time, the Street's sights are on nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2013
Nontraded-REIT managers have little skin in the game

Insiders of nontraded REITs typically own far fewer company shares than executives of publicly traded REITS, and that's beginning to influence how B-Ds sell, or don't, their shares. <i><a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20131114/FREE/111409999/PH&quot;>(<b>Plus</b>: Look inside the ownership of 11 big nontraded REITs)</a></i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 27, 2013
Bitcoin exchange hits pause button

A bitcoin exchange, citing banking and regulatory uncertainty, has suspended trading. But that's not the end of the story as the company sees a silver lining.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Markets brace for housing, consumer confidence data

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Markets brace for big economic data, insider selling at 30-year high, SEC tries to get tough, measuring Fed-speak, and how to behave at the company holiday party. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i>' senior columnist Jeff Benjamin

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Goldman sees increased risk factors facing commodities

Plus: Emerging markets get dicey, butting heads with Buffett, hedging with ETFs, more Bitcoin buzz

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2013
Don't get burned by oil and gas: SEC

Investor alert warns that 'too good to be true' pitch probably is

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2013
Iran nuke accord is already moving markets

Plus: Fed taper could hit savers hard, new scrutiny on company stock in K plans, the stocks hedge funds love and Consumer Report's annual &quot;naughty and nice&quot; list. All in today's Breakfast with Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2013
The Weekly Takeaway: The cons of alts seem to outweigh the pros

By Joshua Brown
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2013
Will bitcoin bury the banks?

One tech guru says the value and promise of bitcoin can completely revolutionize the global economy and has the potential to bypass banks altogether.

By Flip" Filipowski
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2013
Do your clients really need long-term care insurance?

What's <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin reading this morning? Whether your clients need long-term care insurance, hedge funds loading up on GM stock, Greenspan calls Bitcoin a bubble, JPMorgan confirms cardholders were hacked and Britain gets bullish. Breakfast with Benjamin is served.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2013
An alternative to alternatives

Ventura Wealth Management's strategy analyzes 40 different asset classes as part of an ongoing asset-rotation technique designed to emphasize the potential of the top five asset classes.

By Andrew Leigh