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EQUITIES AUG 18, 2016
Presidential candidates should focus on ETFs in 401(k) plans

Plus: Saving society through active management, hedge fund investors head for the hills, and eating healthier food that actually tastes like food

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2016
Catching a ride on the next oil-market rebound

Plus: The Fed goes after Goldman, shorting Deutsche Bank, and apps to make you more financially savvy

By Jeff Benjamin
What's behind the gold price rally, and will it hold?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2016
What's behind the gold price rally, and will it hold?

High demand, stock market valuations, stingy bond yields and unorthodox monetary policy may be stoking the rally, which seems to have legs.

By Jeff Benjamin
All three stock indexes hit record highs in 1999 redux, minus the investor euphoria
EQUITIES AUG 15, 2016
All three stock indexes hit record highs in 1999 redux, minus the investor euphoria

Thanks to the Fed, outlook stays positive for stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk
ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2016
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk

Financial advisers should diversify into credit-risk strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones makes a costly big short on the market

Plus: Public pensions will need lots of taxpayer help, this fund keeps beating the S&P, and the dire state of the golf course business

By Jeff Benjamin
Precious metals funds ride gold trade to 120% rally
EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Precious metals funds ride gold trade to 120% rally

Gold mining stocks continue to leverage rising gold prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
Active ETFs produce few stars and even fewer fans
EQUITIES AUG 11, 2016
Active ETFs produce few stars and even fewer fans

Mutual fund firms move defensively toward active ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES AUG 10, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule's unintended consequence: higher fees for investors

As broker-dealers move toward uniform commissions to comply with Labor Department rule, investors could end up paying higher prices than in an unregulated environment. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The DOL rule from all angles</a>)</i></b>

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES AUG 10, 2016
A case for cash when stock prices are off the charts

Plus: The end of hedge fund fees, a mutual fund for the marijuana industry, and the economics of not getting married.

By Jeff Benjamin
Nuveen Investments expands access to alternatives for financial advisers' wealthy clients
ALTERNATIVES AUG 10, 2016
Nuveen Investments expands access to alternatives for financial advisers' wealthy clients

Leaning on technology to streamline the process.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES AUG 10, 2016
Advisory group recommends SEC expand pool of accredited investors

Agency's Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies wants people with a Series 7, 65 or 82, or a CFA, to be eligible to buy unregistered securities.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Liquid alt imposters fall to the wayside
EQUITIES AUG 09, 2016
Liquid alt imposters fall to the wayside

Investors continue to ignore market hedging strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dividend cuts possible at AR Global REITs, analysts say
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2016
Dividend cuts possible at AR Global REITs, analysts say

The REITs are paying distributions to shareholders that exceed cash flow, in some cases by a wide margin.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2016
Massachusetts regulator William Galvin fines seven firms $238,000 for role in Realty Capital proxy fraud

Massachusetts securities regulator says agents for six B-Ds and an RIA submitted unauthorized proxy votes for nontraded REITs controlled by a Nicholas Schorsch firm.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2016
Schorsch's AR Global looking to consolidate $10.5 billion of REITs

Move would generate fees and income from 20-year management agreements.

By Bruce Kelly
Troubled Texas REIT defaults on $35 million loan
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2016
Troubled Texas REIT defaults on $35 million loan

UDF IV also has suspended distributions to shareholders.

By Bruce Kelly
Will Franklin Square start a nontraded product price war with its cheaper BDC?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2016
Will Franklin Square start a nontraded product price war with its cheaper BDC?

Forget 10%, the firm's new business development company has a hard cap on fees and commissions at 8.95% of gross offering proceeds.

By Bruce Kelly
New York REIT to liquidate
ALTERNATIVES AUG 02, 2016
New York REIT to liquidate

The real estate investment trust will seek to sell its assets and return the proceeds to shareholders, pay off its debt and delist from the New York Stock Exchange.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2016
Rob Arnott says cheesy copy cats are hurting smart beta investing

Plus: Gold is investing in monetary chaos, corporate bonds fly off the shelves, and more fuzzy employment math

By Jeff Benjamin