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ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2014
Oopsy daisy: private REIT loses 87.5% of value

American Spectrum Advisors, the adviser to the American Spectrum REIT I Inc., this month offered to buy 1.6 million shares of the moribund REIT for $1.25 per share. The shares were originally sold for $10 per share.

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME JUL 29, 2014
Bond manager Kathleen Gaffney has her 'new' fund atop bond world with $1 billion

Protege of star manager Dan Fuss outperforms her former boss but her track record is short.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2014
Schorsch to leave CEO position at American Realty Capital

Change was planned; analyst says new CEO Kay will improve company's transparency.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2014
Are nontraded REIT commissions headed for a fall?

New rules proposed by Finra will make fees more transparent, but could result in lower upfront commissions for brokers, Bruce Kelly reports.

By Bruce Kelly
Health care costs can sink a retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2014
Health care costs can sink a retirement plan

Advisers need to get ahead of the 'other' retirement crisis and plan for likely expenses.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES JUL 28, 2014
Treasury yields are poised for a run

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> also features notes on geopolitical unrest hitting the markets, an IPO-heavy week, and Morgan Stanley junior bankers getting a 'living wage.'

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2014
Nontraded REIT signals liquidity on the way

Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has hired advisers to evaluate alternatives.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS JUL 28, 2014
HighTower gets $100 million loan

BMO Harris and PNC are lending additional funds as the firm looks to expand new platforms.

By Mason Braswell
ETFS JUL 28, 2014
Fidelity's sector ETFs pass the $1 billion mark

The mutual fund giant pulls a Vanguard by undercutting the market with a suite of deep ETFs at the lowest cost.

By Gregory Crawford
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2014
Look at pay in assessing jobs report

By Jeffrey Rosenberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 27, 2014
Target date funds: Adviser's checklist

By Blaine F. Aikin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Fed watchers see more tapering and little else from today's minutes

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Gearing up for Fed news. Plus: Putin's next move could be painful; Argentina teeters on the brink of default; another naysayer calls for a correction; the long view on a higher minimum wage; and a portfolio rebalance refresher.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 25, 2014
DFA, American Funds retain top spot – and most money – from advisers

Despite putting more money in mutual funds, advisers are working with fewer fund managers. This has meant declines for Pimco and BlackRock, while DFA and American Funds remain favorites.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Giddy markets continue to look blissfully past mounting geopolitical unrest

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Looking past all the geopolitical risk. Plus: U.S. investors finally start diversifying overseas, what's not to like about a marijuana ETF, how the Millennial generation slept through the bull market run, and a tribute to a fund industry critic.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 25, 2014
Pimco on defensive after report that Gross threatened to quit

Pimco continues to stand by its beleaguered co-founder, William H. Gross, following a report that the legendary bond manager threatened to resign after clashing with executives.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES JUL 25, 2014
Sluggish economy helping REIT performance

Demand overshoots supply, supporting higher occupancy and rents.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME JUL 25, 2014
Pimco's Gross bets $200 million of cash on low interest rate

Bill Gross has wagered almost $200 million of his own money on a bet that interest rates will stay low.

By FGabriel
FIXED INCOME JUL 25, 2014
Bond anxiety in $1.6 trillion repo market as failures soar

In the relative calm that is the market for U.S. Treasuries, a sense of unease over a vital cog in the financial system's plumbing is beginning to rise.

By Matt Ackermann
FIXED INCOME JUL 25, 2014
Pimco Total Return still bleeding

&#8220;Bond King&#8221; Bill Gross says fund has turned a corner, but investors keep moving money out.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES JUL 25, 2014
Flood into liquid alts bears watching

Understanding the investment strategy employed in the funds &#8212; long/short, managed futures, global macro, etc. &#8212; and checking the fund and fund manager's tenure is key.

By MFXFeeder