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Financial advisors are finding opportunities in private equity
ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2025
Financial advisors are finding opportunities in private equity

Private equity players are creating more and more vehicles that are available to wealth managers. Financial advisors name some of their favorites.

By Gregg Greenberg
Goldman Sachs brings private credit to defined contribution plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2025
Goldman Sachs brings private credit to defined contribution plans

Goldman Sachs' new private credit fund aims to bring alternatives to 401(k) plans, joining a wave of asset managers targeting the DC market.

By Leo Almazora
Housing market could become ‘full-blown headwind’ to economic growth
ALTERNATIVES JUL 21, 2025
Housing market could become ‘full-blown headwind’ to economic growth

Rents are rising as would-be homebuyers stay on the sidelines.

By Steve Randall
Vestmark, BlackRock, iCapital, and Dynasty forge four-way private market partnership
ALTERNATIVES JUL 17, 2025
Vestmark, BlackRock, iCapital, and Dynasty forge four-way private market partnership

The collaboration will give RIAs yet another access point into the alternatives space through a new unified managed account capability.

By Leo Almazora
KKR urges investors to embrace risk assets, hedge weaker dollar
EQUITIES JUL 16, 2025
KKR urges investors to embrace risk assets, hedge weaker dollar

Despite a positive US market outlook, analysts at the alternative giant counselled increased international exposure as bigger deficits and geopolitical uncertainty take hold.

By Bloomberg
Ex-CBIZ CIO Anna Rathbun bets on alts in solo RIA launch with music twist
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 15, 2025
Ex-CBIZ CIO Anna Rathbun bets on alts in solo RIA launch with music twist

Former CBIZ chief investment officer Anna Rathbun wants her new Cleveland-based Grenadilla Advisory to treat clients with the same "compassion and connectivity" she shares with audience members as a singer of classical music.

By Andrew Cohen
Blue Owl Capital, Voya strike private market partnership for retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2025
Blue Owl Capital, Voya strike private market partnership for retirement plans

The collaboration will focus initially on strategies within collective investment trusts in DC plans, with plans to expand to other retirement-focused private investment solutions.

By Leo Almazora
Index-fund boom sparked by Vanguard makes it crypto's biggest backer
ALTERNATIVES JUL 14, 2025
Index-fund boom sparked by Vanguard makes it crypto's biggest backer

In an ironic twist, an analysis of regulatory filings suggests the Jack Bogle-founded firm is supporting the very "immature asset class" it's questioned in the past.

By Bloomberg
Wealth managers respond positively to SEC's 'token' statement
EQUITIES JUL 14, 2025
Wealth managers respond positively to SEC's 'token' statement

Innovation and regulation often produce friction in financial markets, maybe even fireworks. But financial advisors are applauding the SEC's latest move on financial tokens - so far.

By Gregg Greenberg
Senator Warren presses Empower for more details on PE in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2025
Senator Warren presses Empower for more details on PE in 401(k) plans

The Democrat from Massachusetts is pushing the retirement plan giant to explain how it would protect participants from risks linked to private markets.

By Leo Almazora
New $120K record for Bitcoin as US legislation looms
ALTERNATIVES JUL 14, 2025
New $120K record for Bitcoin as US legislation looms

Investors have been piling money into crypto ETFs.

By Bloomberg
Private credit attracts ultra-rich with $3.1T to deploy
ALTERNATIVES JUL 11, 2025
Private credit attracts ultra-rich with $3.1T to deploy

Slowing distributions in private equity are pushing the stealthily wealthy elite to look deeper into the alternative credit space.

By Bloomberg
Empower defends private market access in 401(k)s in response to Warren scrutiny
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 09, 2025
Empower defends private market access in 401(k)s in response to Warren scrutiny

Sen. Warren has warned of private market investment risks due to opacity, illiquidity, and past regulatory issues.

By Leo Almazora
Trump Media deepens crypto push with third ETF filing
ALTERNATIVES JUL 08, 2025
Trump Media deepens crypto push with third ETF filing

The firm's applications to the SEC place it among a crowded field of offerings looking to capitalize on a friendlier environment for digital assets.

By Bloomberg
Fresh off HPS acquisition, BlackRock inks deal for $7.3B ElmTree Funds
ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2025
Fresh off HPS acquisition, BlackRock inks deal for $7.3B ElmTree Funds

The St. Louis-based real estate investment firm gives the asset management giant a valuable access point to the roughly $1 trillion net lease market.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors turn to derivative income ETFs as allocations grow across channels
ALTERNATIVES JUL 03, 2025
Advisors turn to derivative income ETFs as allocations grow across channels

Cerulli research reveals adoption among broker-dealers and wirehouses as investors seek inflation-beating returns.

By Leo Almazora
Creative Planning's Peter Mallouk slams 'offensive' congressional stock trading
EQUITIES JUL 03, 2025
Creative Planning's Peter Mallouk slams 'offensive' congressional stock trading

"This shouldn’t be hard to ban, but neither party will do it. So offensive to the people they serve," RIA titan Peter Mallouk said in a post that referenced Nancy Pelosi's reported stock gains.

By Andrew Cohen
Cetera debuts new alts allocation portfolios for accredited investors
ALTERNATIVES JUL 02, 2025
Cetera debuts new alts allocation portfolios for accredited investors

The giant hybrid RIA is elevating its appeal to advisors with a curated suite of alternative investment models, offering exposure to private equity, private credit, and real estate.

By Leo Almazora
Supreme Court slaps down challenge to IRS summons for Coinbase user data
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2025
Supreme Court slaps down challenge to IRS summons for Coinbase user data

Crypto investor argues the federal agency's probe, upheld by a federal appeals court, would "strip millions of Americans of meaningful privacy protections."

By Bloomberg
Spiffed up BDCs, REITs are pricy, lean on leverage: Morningstar
ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2025
Spiffed up BDCs, REITs are pricy, lean on leverage: Morningstar

"Semiliquid funds are making private markets more accessible but are much pricier than public market funds," according to Morningstar.

By Bruce Kelly