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BlackRock, GMO forecast single-digit returns for U.S. stocks
EQUITIES APR 19, 2016
BlackRock, GMO forecast single-digit returns for U.S. stocks

High valuations, low interest rates spell lower annual returns of 5% or less; timber seen as best bet

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2016
Analyst sees gold hitting $3,000 an ounce over next three years

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why one analyst predicts the precious metal will hit $3,000 an ounce over the next three years.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors poured $32 billion into bonds in March with Vanguard, BlackRock dominating
EQUITIES APR 19, 2016
Investors poured $32 billion into bonds in March with Vanguard, BlackRock dominating

The inflow was the most since January 2013, thanks to the market's extreme volatility during 2016's start.

By John Waggoner
DOL fiduciary rule a big win for nontraded REITs
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule a big win for nontraded REITs

The agency's final reg will allow the asset class to be sold after all.

By Bruce Kelly
Small B-D's clients overly concentrated in illiquid alts: Finra
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2016
Small B-D's clients overly concentrated in illiquid alts: Finra

In complaint, regulator says that almost 95% of VFG Securities' revenues were generated from nontraded REITs and other direct participation programs. B-D owner claims he is the victim of &#8220;character assassination.&quot;

By Bruce Kelly
Will Blackstone build or buy a nontraded REIT business?
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2016
Will Blackstone build or buy a nontraded REIT business?

The firm could create its own REIT sponsor and wholesaler or take a run at an established one like NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Blackstone considering getting into nontraded REIT market
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2016
Blackstone considering getting into nontraded REIT market

Source says firm eyes creating, managing nontraded REITs for brokers and advisers to sell.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2016
Cantor Fitzgerald to hire nearly 30 RCS wholesalers

RCS was recently closed after paying Massachusetts $3 million to settle charges that it fraudulently rounded up proxy votes for real estate deals.

By Bruce Kelly
Should Fidelity make smart beta smarter?
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 18, 2016
Should Fidelity make smart beta smarter?

The money management behemoth can improve the smart beta landscape in three important ways.

By Nir Kaissar
ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2016
Hedge funder sues his lawyer from jail over a 'rushed' home sale

Plus: UBS swims against the current toward hedge funds, the dismal history of earnings forecasts, and how not to say goodbye in an email

By Jeff Benjamin
New offering will test frozen IPO market
EQUITIES APR 18, 2016
New offering will test frozen IPO market

Bats Global deal seen as 'ice-breaker.'

By Jeff Benjamin
Sequoia fund gives departing shareholders stock instead of cash
EQUITIES APR 18, 2016
Sequoia fund gives departing shareholders stock instead of cash

In-kind redemptions rare but legal.

By John Waggoner
House overwhelmingly approves bill to expand distribution of ETF research
ETFS APR 17, 2016
House overwhelmingly approves bill to expand distribution of ETF research

Measure would square the safe harbor already provided to mutual funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How to ease clients' minds about ETF liquidity concerns
EQUITIES APR 17, 2016
How to ease clients' minds about ETF liquidity concerns

Trade-offs between ETFs that fit your clients' needs, and ones that can compromise their needs could be the difference between success or failure.

By Brandon Clark
Steven Cohen gets back to managing money
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2016
Steven Cohen gets back to managing money

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The dust around SAC Capital has settled enough so that Steven Cohen has a new entry point into the asset management business.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gundlach calls negative rates 'dumbest, most horrible' idea
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2016
Gundlach calls negative rates 'dumbest, most horrible' idea

Best place to hide if rates go negative is government bonds.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 14, 2016
Loomis Sayles goes global as investors continue to shun domestic equity funds

New fund will leverage expertise, diversify product lineup.

By Jeff Benjamin
Precious-metals funds emerge as a powerful leveraged gold play
EQUITIES APR 14, 2016
Precious-metals funds emerge as a powerful leveraged gold play

The risk-on strategy when the market goes risk-off.

By Jeff Benjamin
Some American Funds offer up to 18 share classes: Overkill?
EQUITIES APR 13, 2016
Some American Funds offer up to 18 share classes: Overkill?

The mutual fund industry offers about 8,000 mutual funds, spread among about 24,000 share classes, but some fund companies offer many, many more share classes. Experts say it may be a marketing tool for fund firms.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES APR 12, 2016
We're just four years from ETFs overtaking mutual funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> According to Meb Faber, within four years, ETFs will have more assets than mutual funds. But before that, they have to navigate their way onto retirement plan menus.

By Jeff Benjamin