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ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2011
Experts: Commercial real estate market at too high a gear

After driving into a ditch during the worldwide economic meltdown, commercial real estate has taken to the comeback trail way too quickly and could end up crashing again, real estate veterans warn

By Arleen Jacobius
ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2011
Investors using ETPs more for risk management

Stomach-turning global volatility has bolstered demand for certain alternative exchange-traded products used by institutions to hedge their portfolios or make directional bets quickly in order to profit from market instability

By Thao Hua
ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2011
TD: Not all going swimmingly at Thinkorswim

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said last week that some of its clients experienced issues with electronic trades after the company integrated its Thinkorswim options broker the previous weekend

By Bloomberg
High-priced spreads reveal credit ratings losing relevance
FIXED INCOME AUG 18, 2011
High-priced spreads reveal credit ratings losing relevance

AAA corporate issuers forced to pay higher rates than downgraded U.S. government; Treasuries still 'risk-free benchmark'

By John Goff
'Russian roulette' fuels surge in lifetime income VAs
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 18, 2011
'Russian roulette' fuels surge in lifetime income VAs

Variable annuities with lifetime income guarantees are hot as a pistol, as investors look to steer clear of an unpredictable -- and tempestuous -- stock market

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2011
TD Ameritrade pushes options trading to custodial clients

TD Ameritrade Inc. wants financial advisers who hold assets in custody at the firm to do more options trading, using its thinkorswim options-trading platform

By Dan Jamieson
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2011
Options broker ready for an offer

With growth slowing and the industry consolidating around him, optionsXpress Holdings Inc. chief executive David Fisher is ready to sell

By Lynne Marek
EQUITIES AUG 16, 2011
What Buffett's rare buyback says about large-caps

Warren E. Buffett's determination that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) shares are cheap enough to buy back may mean that the S&P 500 also is a bargain.

By Bloomberg
This global fund No. 1 — and you probably never heard of it
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 16, 2011
This global fund No. 1 — and you probably never heard of it

Reynolds Blue Chip Growth returned nearly 40% over the past year; only $260M in assets

By John Goff
Once more into the breach: Investors exiting bond funds, piling into stocks
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 16, 2011
Once more into the breach: Investors exiting bond funds, piling into stocks

First net inflows into equity funds in four months; the price is right

By John Goff
Bond guru Gundlach sitting on cash until 'fear' sets in
FIXED INCOME AUG 16, 2011
Bond guru Gundlach sitting on cash until 'fear' sets in

Sees relative yields widening in due time; 'something looks broken' in corporate debt market

By John Goff
Surprise! S&P 500 index no longer largest ETF
ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2011
Surprise! S&P 500 index no longer largest ETF

Spider Gold Trust surpasses bellwether in market cap; 'portfolio antidote for the global financial crisis'

By John Goff
EQUITIES AUG 16, 2011
Running to stand still: S&P 500 erases last week's loss on takeovers

U.S. and European stocks rose, erasing all of last week's losses for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as companies announced $26.9 billion in global deals after equities traded near their cheapest relative to earnings since 2009.

By Doug Cubberley
Why are retail investors unloading Treasuries – and institutions buying?
FIXED INCOME AUG 16, 2011
Why are retail investors unloading Treasuries – and institutions buying?

While institutions have been moving money out of riskier assets and into safe havens — including, remarkably, Treasuries — retail investors have been bailing out of U.S. government debt.

By Bloomberg
Finding 'unloved' opportunities in a uncertain market
EQUITIES AUG 16, 2011
Finding 'unloved' opportunities in a uncertain market

With the dark cloud of economic uncertainty hanging over Washington, one could make a solid case for the Advisory Research International Small Cap Value Fund Ticker:(ADVIX), which limits exposure to the U.S. dollar by investing primarily on foreign exchanges.

By Bloomberg
Stampede to safety: Yield on U.S. debt touches record low
FIXED INCOME AUG 15, 2011
Stampede to safety: Yield on U.S. debt touches record low

With stocks plunging, investors rush to buy government paper, driving prices up and yields below 2% for the first time ever

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2011
'Go-anywhere' funds deliver as promised

If last week's volatility was a test, go-anywhere funds passed.

By Dan Jamieson
ETFS AUG 15, 2011
Inflation hedges attractive, but...

By Jessica Toonkel
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2011
Risk-minded investors shift focus to alternative funds

Investors and financial advisers may be elated that the S&P 500 has almost doubled since it bottomed in March 2009, but that improvement hasn't erased the memories of 2008

By Andrew Osterland
Hedge funds limited losses in first half of August
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2011
Hedge funds limited losses in first half of August

Through the first two weeks of the month, while the S&P 500 Index fell by 13.2%, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 3.7%.

By Jeff Benjamin