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INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 02, 2014
Stock futures little changed after big jump as jobs data looms

After equities rose the most in a month, investors await key reports on jobs and the economy

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2014
Finding some glitter among gold-mining stocks

Gold price disconnect signals a value play for select miners and ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2014
Schorsch's RCS Capital, American Realty Capital Properties, bury hatchet in $60 million settlement

Two companies in Nicholas Schorsch's REIT empire have settled their dispute as RCS Capital Corp. agrees to pay American Realty Capital Properties to back out of its deal to buy Cole Capital.

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Stocks still 'best game in town' as energy prices decline

European shares rally on stimulus hope while U.S. Stock futures trade flat.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Oil producers are feeling the heat from falling prices

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, some oil producers have a lot to lose from cheap oil. Plus: Merrill brokers are heading for greener pastures, activist investors are taking over, and tune up your holiday tipping practices.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Corporate bonds fly off the shelves ahead of looming rate hikes

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features bond sales hitting a new record as rate hikes loom. Plus: Bracing for a global currency war, falling oil prices catch fund managers by surprise, and making 2015 the year of the maxed-out 401(k).

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
Oil traders are liquidating positions as oil prices drop and uncertainty mounts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Oil traders put on their seatbelts. <i>Plus:</i> Hedge funds becoming mutual funds; it's going to be a good holiday for tech gadget junkies; and the big difference between a purebred heritage turkey and the one you'll probably be eating tomorrow.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 30, 2014
After November gains, stocks expected to slip as oil prices extend decline

Investors focusing on retail sales numbers after Black Friday and signs that China's manufacturing slowed

By Bloomberg
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2014
Why the IRS is toothless in the fight against supersized IRAs

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, the Government Accountability Office solves the riddle of the multimillion-dollar IRA. Plus: Oil stocks bounce on the Senate's Keystone 'no' vote, seniors can't wait for Social Security, and strippers pose a threat to the '1099 economy.'

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Accounting fiasco highlights tangled web behind Nicholas Schorsch's empire

In the wake of accounting problems at American Realty Capital Properties Inc., the rest of Nicholas Schorsch's empire has drawn scrutiny for its complexity.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
Financial advisers take note: Smart money is already hedging against inflation

Real assets making up 10% of institutional &quot;inflation buckets.&quot;

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Mining stocks shine in gold-price pullback

Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 25, 2014
Stocks edge up as focus turns to jobless claims, new home sales

European shares gain from cash moving off the sidelines, central bank stimulus.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 25, 2014
Hedge fund performance continues to disappoint

'Alternative' funds come with the same disadvantages hedge funds have: high fees, inconsistent performance and strategies that take a PhD to decipher.

By Bloomberg
SEC scrutinizing billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 25, 2014
SEC scrutinizing billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone

Harbinger Capital's Phil Falcone is being scrutinized by the SEC for allegedly borrowing client funds to pay taxes and giving preferential treatment to Goldman Sachs

By Doug Cubberley
INVESTING RIAS NOV 24, 2014
Robo advice meets alternative investments

New platform aspires to be an alternatives outsource for financial advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 23, 2014
U.S. stocks climb slowly as European shares rally on stimulus hope

Banks, lenders extend last week's gains; automakers advance.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2014
Some broker-dealers resume selling Schorsch-related REITs

RCS Capital Corp. says it is regaining the confidence of IBDs, with firms reinstating 51 nontraded REIT selling agreements.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 21, 2014
Global buying binge pumps more air into the bond market run

Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring a global bond market mismatch that now has demand far outstripping supply. Plus: Loading up on stocks after retirement, how Larry Summers got it wrong, and new liquid alts players breaks it down for investors and advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2014
Despite Steven A. Cohen's investment, RCAP shares face short-term hurdles

Hedge fund giant boosts ownership of broker-dealer.

By Mason Braswell