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ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2012
Video: Why the housing market could be a big surprise

In his July market report, Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network LLP, says the housing market has the potential to provide the beleaguered U.S. economy with a "real chance for an outside surprise."

By Paul Menchaca
ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2012
Buffett makes $3.85B bid for ResCap mortgage business

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2012
Wells Real Estate nixes controversial charge

In a move that should cheer shareholders, Wells Real Estate has decided against charging clients an internalization fee.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 29, 2012
The retirement vehicle advisers love to hate

Financial advisers should love reverse mortgages. After all, older clients who may be strapped for cash — and many are — can use a reverse mortgage to tap the equity in their homes rather than raid their investment portfolios. For fee-based advisers, a reverse mortgage could preserve their bread and butter.

By Andrew Osterland
ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2012
Most nontraded REITs underperform market

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2012
Falcone resigns as chairman, CEO of Harbinger Group

Founder of hedge fund firm Harbinger Capital Partners last year settled a probe by U.S. regulators by admitting improperly borrowing money from his fund to pay his personal taxes.

By Bloomberg
Thinkorswim users hit TD Ameritrade with hefty arbitration claim
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2012
Thinkorswim users hit TD Ameritrade with hefty arbitration claim

Thinkorswim users sue TD Ameritrade claiming they could not get through to execute trades in August

By Dan Jamieson
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2012
Five years later, housing prices on the rise

National averages indicate property market finally recovering from Great Cave-In; good news, bad news

By Jed Kolko
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2012
B-Ds join to pitch REITs

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2012
Alternatives coverage expands

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2012
Looking beyond the obvious for yield

By Michael Fredericks
Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed
RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2012
Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed

High fees, lower returns and flagging growth have taken toll on advisers' alternatives enthisiasm: Morningstar

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2012
New CE Quiz: Investment and retirement planning

This quiz is based on several recent columns and articles from InvestmentNews that explore the use and performance of alternative investments, as well as developments in the retirement and 401(k) landscape.

By Mark Bruno
CNL Lifestyle will avoid valuation shock: CEO
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2012
CNL Lifestyle will avoid valuation shock: CEO

CNL Lifestyles Properties expects to post a new valuation in August

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2012
Nontraded REITs feel heat despite sales

By Bruce Kelly
Real estate big suspends interest payments on private placement
ALTERNATIVES JUN 15, 2012
Real estate big suspends interest payments on private placement

A top real estate investor has suspended payments on a private placement hawked by B-Ds

By Bruce Kelly
What does Buffett see about real estate that others don't?
ALTERNATIVES JUN 15, 2012
What does Buffett see about real estate that others don't?

The Oracle makes $3.85B bid for ResCap mortgage business; 'the worst is behind us'

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 11, 2012
The case for alternative alpha

Historically, the only path for an investor to gain exposure to hedge fund “alpha” was to invest directly with a hedge fund or a hedge fund-of-fund.

By Maz Jadallah, Chief Executive Officer, of AlphaClone LLC
Nontraded REITs benefiting from scrutiny
ALTERNATIVES JUN 10, 2012
Nontraded REITs benefiting from scrutiny

Press, attention had helped improve nontraded REIT's 'shareholder friendliness'

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2012
DOL green lights exclusive hedge fund's retirement plan

The switch to Roth IRAs could yield an extraordinary payoff for workers at quantitative-trading specialist Renaissance, while the U.S. Treasury loses.

By Bloomberg