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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2013
Urgency to fix Social Security financing growing

Sufficient funds to pay full retirement benefits through 2033, then three quarters of benefits through 2087.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2013
Finding arm's-length plays on housing recovery

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2013
Celebrity crowdfunding? Donald Trump to launch 'FundAnything'

The billionaire businessman plans to give away three suitcases full of cash Wednesday to advertise the start of FundAnything.

By Annie Karni
EQUITIES MAY 29, 2013
Facebook second-worst IPO performer after share lock-up

Facebook Inc.'s 6.3% drop yesterday, after the end of restrictions on share sales by its biggest investors, was the second-largest post-lock-up decline among companies that have gone public since January 2011.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAY 28, 2013
The Takeaway: The only investing pattern that matters

By Joshua Brown
ALTERNATIVES MAY 28, 2013
Investors, beware: housing market still has cracks

Investors should take note: the housing market still has its issues, notably rising mortgage delinquency rates for some homebuyers.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 28, 2013
This is no 1990s-style stock bubble

Shares not nearly as dear as they were during dot-com boom; less fear about CAPE ratio

By DJAMIESON
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 28, 2013
Comparing the advantages of SMAs

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES MAY 28, 2013
With Dow over 15,000, advisers telling clients: 'Curb your enthusiasm'

As the market soars to record highs, advisers try to temper client expectations amid worry of a stock pullback.

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES MAY 28, 2013
Finra plan could upend illiquid investment reporting

SRO offers options on valuing vehicles like nontraded REITS on account statements.

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 26, 2013
Advisers shrug off proxy season in favor of cost, performance data

Advisers are shrugging off proxy season in favor of watching cost and performance data. This may not be the smartest course.

By JKEPHART
Family businesses hold huge value
ALTERNATIVES MAY 26, 2013
Family businesses hold huge value

Family-controlled public businesses often are viewed as financial dead ends for investors.

By David Marcus
ALTERNATIVES MAY 26, 2013
Housing market still has cracks, Moody's says

Investors, beware: Delinquency rates are rising for some homebuyers, according to report

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2013
All-bond VA from Pru gets tepid reception

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 26, 2013
Active ETFs may boost closet indexers

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES MAY 26, 2013
ETF follows famous hedgies' lead

Fund mirrors high-conviction bets by Paulson, Einhorn and the like

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES MAY 26, 2013
Schorsch is taking REIT B-D public

Industry maverick planning another liquidity event

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2013
AIG completes Woodbury Financial Services deal

Insurer's B-D group now has more than 6,000 independent reps and advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAY 22, 2013
The Takeaway: The uselessness of money management

By Joshua Brown
EQUITIES MAY 22, 2013
Sometimes best strategy is to do nothing

Investors who wait patiently for opportunities before investing are likely to outperform.

By Jim Roumell