Real estate-focused exchange traded funds attracted $1.5 billion in new money in June, followed by $1.3 billion the month before, according to FactSet.
Robert A. Stanger & Co. critical of proxies firm has sent out in preparation for possible consolidations.
Robert Froehlich says fact that both acquiring REIT and REIT being acquired have same CFO is a 'manifest conflict of interest.'
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Forty-five years after being barred from the investment industry by the SEC, Donald Conrad was still able to rip off investors.
Little to indicate the ETF industry is fully prepared for a major rush to the exits by investors.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The saga of a Moore Capital fund manager involves a $27,000 Airbnb rental, a $1 million lawsuit, and “dwarfs with Champagne guns."
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Liquid alternative strategies are growing up, and that means some growing pains.
The wealth manager overbilled for investments in REITs and BDCs
The fallout from Britain's shocking vote could last at least two years. Meanwhile, advisers told their clients to <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160624/FREE/160629940/financial-advisers-reach-out-to-clients-as-stocks-plunge-in-brexit">keep calm and carry on</a> as stock markets tumbled, creating a buying opportunity.
Weighing the pros and cons of the new registered fund
The average long-term government bond fund has soared 10.1% this year, according to Morningstar.
The departures include top managers and the closure of some funds.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Wall Street investors are working on how to position their portfolios for a potential Donald Trump presidency.
Plus: The Fed moves bonds, the downside of diversification, and don't rule out a staycation this summer
Plus: Don't hold your breath waiting for normal interest rates, the minimum wage truth, and it takes some luck to become super rich
Are investors making a huge mistake in thinking ETFs are somehow more liquid than their underlying investments?
June has been a good month to do something besides invest in the stock market.
The best performing fund was iPath's exchange-traded note (OIL), which pumped out a cumulative 81.9% gain.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Paying attention to how stocks trend between August and November could be a giveaway for which party's candidate will be elected president.
