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Broker-dealers that sold UDF REITs to face investor claims
ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2016
Broker-dealers that sold UDF REITs to face investor claims

Independent broker-dealers that sold the distressed series of UDF real estate investment trusts could soon be facing arbitration claims from angry investors, according to Alan Rosca, a plaintiff's attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
Texas REIT subpoenaed after FBI raid
ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2016
Texas REIT subpoenaed after FBI raid

Management of distressed real estate investment trust United Development Funding IV has been subpoenaed to hand over company documents to a grand jury.

By Bruce Kelly
FBI raids offices of Texas REIT
ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2016
FBI raids offices of Texas REIT

United Development Funding IV's stock price has dropped 81% in the past two months after a hedge fund alleged it was operating like a Ponzi scheme

By Bruce Kelly
Why it's a good thing that investors and financial advisers are bearish
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 23, 2016
Why it's a good thing that investors and financial advisers are bearish

When's the last time a client berated you for not being bullish enough?

By John Waggoner
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits

The suits allege that money market funds were imprudent investment choices given that their returns were lower than stable value funds.

By Greg Iacurci
ALTERNATIVES MAY 22, 2016
Why gold makes sense for investors

By Defred G. Folts III
Understanding private equity investing
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2016
Understanding private equity investing

There is a convincing argument that advisers and their high-net-worth clients should consider an allocation to private equity.

By Nick Veronis
Director leaving two Schorsch nontraded REITs
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2016
Director leaving two Schorsch nontraded REITs

No reason given for why Robert Froehlich has decided not to run for re-election.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2016
Questions burn for shareholders after RCAP's demise

How could a seemingly vibrant company fall apart so quickly and wind up <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160104/FREE/160109987/rcap-files-for-bankruptcy-cetera-to-emerge-as-independent-company&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>heading to bankruptcy?</a>

By Bruce Kelly
ETF providers step up to defend the status quo
ETFS MAY 20, 2016
ETF providers step up to defend the status quo

As comment period ends, firms hope to ensure the SEC knows that ETFs help, and don't hurt, liquidity, price discovery.

By Jeff Benjamin
REITs preparing for the spotlight teach money managers how they work
ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2016
REITs preparing for the spotlight teach money managers how they work

Property trusts readying for stock inflows with new grouping.

By Bloomberg
Texas REIT in free fall after Ponzi allegations
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2016
Texas REIT in free fall after Ponzi allegations

Company claims damaging online post was the work of a hedge fund shorting the stock.

By Bruce Kelly
Pay rule may give BlackRock recruiting boost over JPMorgan
EQUITIES MAY 17, 2016
Pay rule may give BlackRock recruiting boost over JPMorgan

U.S. incentive-compensation proposal toughest on large lenders.

By Bloomberg
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect

New reg mandates changes to customer account statements that better reflect true value of nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Raising the bar for nontraded REITs

Independent broker-dealers face a series of hurdles as they try to revive flagging REIT sales.

By Bruce Kelly
Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions

Vereit, formerly ARCP, received a request to redeem millions worth of &#8220;operating partnership&#8221; units from affiliates of its former manager run by Mr. Schorsch.

By Bruce Kelly
ETFS MAY 16, 2016
Bond ETFs brace for a June rate hike

Plus: Millennials don't invest like the rest of us, mid-cap stocks to the rescue, and Big Pharma pulls a fast one

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
Why the inventor of 401(k)s came to view them as 'monsters'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why the father of the 401(k) came to think the plans were better at helping the financial industry than retirement savers.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
George Soros bets against the S&P

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The billionaire hedge funder is shorting stocks and buying gold.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 16, 2016
Don't rule out a June rate hike by the Federal Reserve

Plus: Deciding between ETFs and mutual funds, why borrowing from a 401(k) is a bad idea, and how to tell if you're traveling next to an economist

By Jeff Benjamin