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INVESTING 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 "naughty and nice" list. All in today's Breakfast with Benjamin.

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

By Joshua Brown
INVESTING 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
INVESTING 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
INVESTING 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
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 18, 2013
Buffett sitting pretty in hedge fund bet, but strategy leaves much to be desired

Recent history shows why and how diversification and active strategies not only work but are necessary.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 18, 2013
Schorsch's American Realty Capital trims offer price for related nontraded REIT

&quot;Challenging&quot; market environment leads to slightly lower price for ARC IV.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2013
Guidance on taxes lacking for certain alternatives

By Richard F. Stolz
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2013
Solving the alternatives riddle

By JKEPHART
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 15, 2013
Few advisers recommend alternative investments

Most respondents to a Natixis survey said they use alternatives sparingly and stick to strategies that can be explained to clients more easily.

By By Megan Durisin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2013
Bernanke looks past end of QE and sees low rates for a long time

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Bernanke sees low rates for a long, long time; holiday retailers on the ropes; SAC Capital jury selection; investigating fishy employment data; coal becomes the next tobacco-style villain

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING RIAS NOV 14, 2013
Taper threat triggering global debt fallout

Today's Breakfast with (<i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff) Benjamin: SEC targets advisers; hedging with gold mining stocks; new muni bond math, and how athlete IPOs pull a hammy.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2013
Sales of nontraded REITS, other illiquid investments surge amid hunt for yield

Sales of nontraded REITs and other illiquid securities are surging even as stocks hit record highs. Talk about diversification.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2013
Nontraded REIT shareholders OK listing but price still uncertain

Nontraded REIT Cole Real Estate shareholders OK a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock will begin trading tomorrow but the price is still uncertain.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
Morningstar alts expert Papagiannis moves to GSAM

Will focus on liquid alternatives education as money manager launches new fixed income fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 13, 2013
Chinese markets embrace a blueprint for economic reform

China's economic reform blueprint stokes markets. Plus: Strategies for early retirement, how Tim Geithner is getting really rich, the bleeding edge of biotech, and women flood the U.S. labor market. Expertly curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
SEC to mutual fund industry: Stop promising safety and protection

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: The regulator tells the mutual fund industry to stop promising safety and protection. Plus, the QE government bonanza, JPMorgan's Twitter beatdown, SAC Capital trial could go inside the hedge fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
Cliffwater and Virtus combine to launch alternative mutual funds for financial advisers

Firms developing series of multistrategy, multimanager offerings under new venture.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
Highbridge to seek $250M for Asian hedge fund

Highbridge Capital Management LLC, the JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. unit that manages about $31 billion, is starting an Asia hedge fund, returning to the market more than two years after shutting a predecessor fund.

By Matt Ackermann
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
Massachusetts hits five IBDs with $10.75M charge on nontraded REIT sales

After settling with five independent broker-dealers in May over nontraded REIT sales practices with a $6.1 million deal, Massachusetts' top securities cop, William Galvin, has closed Round 2. Bruce Kelly has the latest details.

By Bruce Kelly