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Sharp discounts for private credit funds: buy, sell or hold?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2026
Sharp discounts for private credit funds: buy, sell or hold?

It’s been a tough year for such funds. For the year ending Monday, the S&P BDC Index was down 21.4%.

By Bruce Kelly
Annuity sales hit a record as war and Fed jitters redraw fixed income
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2026
Annuity sales hit a record as war and Fed jitters redraw fixed income

Record annuity demand for principal protection collides with the most hawkish Fed dissent since 2016.

By Leo Almazora
Trump rebukes Exxon, Chevron and suggests firms must ‘give back’ some of surging oil profits
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2026
Trump rebukes Exxon, Chevron and suggests firms must ‘give back’ some of surging oil profits

President calls out America's biggest oil companies for record earnings as war-driven crude prices push pump costs up 40%

By Steve Randall
Earnings, then a lockup expiration: Two SpaceX catalysts advisors can't ignore
EQUITIES AUG 03, 2026
Earnings, then a lockup expiration: Two SpaceX catalysts advisors can't ignore

Analysts expect $6.9 billion in SpaceX first-quarter revenue — but there's another big catalyst looming later this week.

By James Rogers
Macquarie touts infrastructure credit-focused BDC
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2026
Macquarie touts infrastructure credit-focused BDC

The new BDC is aimed at wealth investors.

By James Rogers
Expect more hood-popping for continuation vehicles amid SEC scrutiny, says legal expert
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2026
Expect more hood-popping for continuation vehicles amid SEC scrutiny, says legal expert

EisnerAmper's Nick Tsafos argues a reported probe by the SEC, along with fresh questions raised by AI, should push advisors to vet secondary PE exits more like new deals.

By Leo Almazora
The most hawkish Fed vote since 2016 just repriced fixed income — here is how advisors are responding
FIXED INCOME AUG 03, 2026
The most hawkish Fed vote since 2016 just repriced fixed income — here is how advisors are responding

Three dissenting votes from Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan sent the 30-year Treasury to a 19-year high of 5.21% — and advisors who never positioned for cuts are watching the chaos from the sidelines

By Gregg Greenberg
Companies like SpaceX don’t need IPOs to fund growth, says fund manager Kevin Moss
EQUITIES AUG 03, 2026
Companies like SpaceX don’t need IPOs to fund growth, says fund manager Kevin Moss

SpaceX's $60 billion Cursor deal shows how much value is captured before public investors ever get a chance.

By Steve Randall
Commercial real estate succession planning creates wealth opportunity for advisors
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2026
Commercial real estate succession planning creates wealth opportunity for advisors

As billions in CRE assets prepare to change hands, advisors who understand portfolio transition strategies stand to gain.

By Steve Randall
Active ETFs, covered calls and blockchain: Amplify's Magoon on 10 years of thematic bets
ETFS AUG 03, 2026
Active ETFs, covered calls and blockchain: Amplify's Magoon on 10 years of thematic bets

Amplify ETFs founder on why active strategies, income products and blockchain infrastructure will define the next decade of ETF investing.

By Steve Randall
Private markets seen adding $2 trillion to advisor books within five years
ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2026
Private markets seen adding $2 trillion to advisor books within five years

Cerulli projects a surge in advisor-held private capital even as liquidity concerns persist and interval funds gain ground.

By Leo Almazora
Kelly Park Capital streamlines private market access with PRISM 2.0
ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2026
Kelly Park Capital streamlines private market access with PRISM 2.0

New 5-in-1 onboarding tool aims to cut subscription paperwork as advisor demand for private markets accelerates.

By Leo Almazora
Custodians curb long-short SMA strategies
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2026
Custodians curb long-short SMA strategies

Custodian restrictions from Schwab and Fidelity are forcing advisors and asset managers to rethink fast-growing long-short SMA tax strategies.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisors take note: PCE cools in June, but don't expect the Fed to turn dovish yet
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2026
Advisors take note: PCE cools in June, but don't expect the Fed to turn dovish yet

The latest PCE data may show declining inflation, but “won’t be enough to sway the Fed,” said Nic Puckrin of Coin Bureau.

By James Rogers
When to take profits: The signals advisors use to reduce client exposure
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2026
When to take profits: The signals advisors use to reduce client exposure

Three advisors explain the investment-driven and client-driven triggers that prompt them to sell — and why volatility alone is never the reason.

By Gregg Greenberg
Surging equities help institutional investors boost retirement funds in Q2
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2026
Surging equities help institutional investors boost retirement funds in Q2

Northern Trust data shows US pension and endowment plans surged on broad equity rallies, with foundations leading all plan types.

By Steve Randall
AI costs are rising and public trust is falling, the debate is just getting started
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2026
AI costs are rising and public trust is falling, the debate is just getting started

From IBM's cybercrime data to Gallup's trust survey and insider selling at Nvidia and CoreWeave, the warning signs are real — even if one firm thinks the market is misreading the numbers.

By Steve Randall
Luxury home sales surge as starter market stalls across the US
ALTERNATIVES JUL 30, 2026
Luxury home sales surge as starter market stalls across the US

New Zillow and Case-Shiller data reveal a housing market fracturing along wealth lines, with record gains at the top.

By Steve Randall
Partial annuitization beats the 4% rule, new AEI, ACLI research finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2026
Partial annuitization beats the 4% rule, new AEI, ACLI research finds

New research tests 10,000 market scenarios and finds a hybrid annuity-withdrawal strategy consistently outperforms pure approaches for retirees.

By Steve Randall
Dogs of the Dow are beating the market in 2026 — so why don't more advisors use it?
EQUITIES JUL 29, 2026
Dogs of the Dow are beating the market in 2026 — so why don't more advisors use it?

The high-yield Dow strategy is outpacing the index year-to-date, but most advisors prefer more flexible dividend approaches over a rigid mechanical formula

By Gregg Greenberg