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ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Raising the bar for nontraded REITs

Independent broker-dealers face a series of hurdles as they try to revive flagging REIT sales.

By Bruce Kelly
Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions

Vereit, formerly ARCP, received a request to redeem millions worth of “operating partnership” units from affiliates of its former manager run by Mr. Schorsch.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
George Soros bets against the S&P

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The billionaire hedge funder is shorting stocks and buying gold.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2016
The real reason Trump won't reveal his tax returns

Plus: Yellen toys with the markets again, don't make these four 401(k) mistakes, and a fun summer job

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 11, 2016
High-frequency trading has made the stock market better for investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> If you're happy with the stock market, you can thank the existence of high-frequency trading.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 10, 2016
REITs to get own classification on major indices

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> REITs soon will have their own classification on the S&amp;P 500 and other major indices.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2016
New tools provide real estate hedging

By Emery Matthews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2016
Hedge funds face their Uber moment

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Expensive and exclusive is no longer enough to automatically attract investors to hedge funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity adds private equity to its alternatives suite
ALTERNATIVES MAY 04, 2016
Fidelity adds private equity to its alternatives suite

Offerings from iCapital, CAIS and Goldman Sachs now available.

By John Waggoner
The perils of investment crowdfunding
ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2016
The perils of investment crowdfunding

While investment crowdfunding is a trendy way to raise funds for companies, advisers should inform clients of the caveats

By Ramon Berenguer
LendingClub is turning out to be anything but a 'direct' lender
ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2016
LendingClub is turning out to be anything but a 'direct' lender

By Bloomberg
First rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Zero Hedge
EQUITIES MAY 02, 2016
First rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Zero Hedge

Edgy finance blog goes from anonymity to over sharing in blink of an eye; and the adviser community weighs in on the public food fight.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2016
Making a case for impact investing

By James Lumberg
EQUITIES APR 22, 2016
West Oak Capital takes another big bite of Charles Schwab's stock

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> West Oak Capital added another $1.3M of Charles Schwab stock, upping its total stake to more than 46,000 shares.

By Jeff Benjamin
Post-DOL fiduciary rule, Wall Street gives the nod to low-cost fund companies
EQUITIES APR 22, 2016
Post-DOL fiduciary rule, Wall Street gives the nod to low-cost fund companies

Broker-sold fund companies lag since new regulation released.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES APR 21, 2016
George Soros can't stop hating on the Chinese economy

Plus: Amplify ETF zeroes in on online retail, calling out Gundlach's forecasts, and get ready to start tipping your Uber driver

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors should look beyond REITs to gain real estate exposure: Jeffrey Kolitch
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2016
Investors should look beyond REITs to gain real estate exposure: Jeffrey Kolitch

Jeffrey Kolitch, manager of the Baron Real Estate fund, says investors should look at cruise-line companies, cell-tower operators, casinos and companies involved in real estate infrastructure.

By Jeff Benjamin
New broker-dealer hires Realty Capital wholesalers to push into REIT market
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2016
New broker-dealer hires Realty Capital wholesalers to push into REIT market

It is the second large group of wholesalers to migrate to another firm en masse from the defunct Realty Capital Securities, a unit of RCS Capital Corp.

By Bruce Kelly
Taking a cue from insiders on strategic-beta ETFs
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2016
Taking a cue from insiders on strategic-beta ETFs

It's no secret that strategic-beta exchange-traded products have become a pervasive part of the marketplace, rewarding investors with innovative tools to diversify and fine-tune portfolios in ways traditional market-capitalization-weighted indexes don't allow.

By Andy O'Rourke
How to prepare clients for changes to their BDC and nontraded REIT investments
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2016
How to prepare clients for changes to their BDC and nontraded REIT investments

Advisers need to communicate that while upcoming account statements may look a bit different than before, the alternative investments in clients' portfolios remain fundamentally unaffected.

By Clive Slovin