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ALTERNATIVES AUG 09, 2014
Liquid alts to get their own benchmarks

New measures aim to combat challenge of assessing performance; investible products may not be far behind.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES AUG 09, 2014
Alternatives: No passing fad

A new report chronicles the growth of alternative investments from retail to institutional investors. The upshot for advisers: Alternatives have reached the mainstream and are here to stay.

By Minda Smiley
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2014
This week's top stories for advisers

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2014
Little has changed in health of Social Security system

Projected shortfalls still a concern in updated report

By Mary Beth Franklin
EMERGING MARKETS AUG 08, 2014
An in-depth talk with Jeffrey Gundlach

Bond guru addresses a wide range of issues, from low volatility to interest rate risk.

By Stu Bilton
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2014
Can an adviser affiliated with an insurance company be fee only? Yes.

State rules on insurance affiliation complicate fee-only status for some CFPs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES AUG 07, 2014
How to help clients take on the right amount of risk

Careful attention to portfolio construction can keep your clients from making financial decisions driven by emotional reactions.

By Charles Goldman
ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2014
Onetime rival Cole now a selling machine for Schorsch

After getting broker-dealers like LPL Financial to sign selling agreements, asset manager Cole Capital expects to raise $3.1 billion this year for American Realty Capital Properties.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2014
Global markets collide with geopolitics as Obama orders airstrikes in Iraq

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> feature: Global markets collide with geopolitics as Obama orders airstrikes. Plus: Gold bugs rejoice; a senator takes parting shot at Wall Street; hidden risks in mutual funds; and find your perfect TV office.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2014
Dilbert creator cracks wise on financial advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Goldman Sachs expects stock and bonds to go their separate ways. Plus: Scott Adams takes on advisers; Putin tosses the sanctions into Obama's court; the Treasury builds a cash stockpile; home-equity loans facing wave of defaults; and can we blame IPOs for last week's market selloff?

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2014
Cash holdings finally getting some respect

Funds, and investment gurus the likes of Warren Buffett, are augmenting their cash positions as volatility enters the market.

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS AUG 06, 2014
Emerging-markets rebound hasn't convinced everyone

In May, investors sent $45B into emerging markets funds, the most in 20 months, despite the Fed's taper. But some strategists are not convinced.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FIXED INCOME AUG 06, 2014
Bond rally sparks little joy as bears see 'painful' capitulation

Investors have been betting on bond prices to fall and rates to rise but the opposite is happening. Here's why.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Worried about the end of easing? The effects of QE3 haven't even been felt yet

Real estate investors should be thinking about moving to actively managed assets.

By Jacob Frydman
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Who's Finra protecting, anyway?

By MFXFeeder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Structured product annuities pose challenges for regulators

As Voya plans to be the fifth company offering these newfangled products, regulators still struggle to classify them

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Annuity industry pushes SEC for summary prospectus rule

Not on regulator's agenda until March 2015, industry believes sooner action would aid investor understanding.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Variable annuity sales raising concern: Finra official

Product remains at top of investor complaint list and the self-regulator wants to ensure investors understand what they're getting into.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Popular liquid alts funds face regulatory scrutiny

It could be a long summer for the fastest-growing segment of the mutual fund business as regulators zero in on both the marketing of the funds and the investment strategies they employ.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Timing charitable gifts to avoid an inversion's tax bite

Shareholders of companies who expatriate must carefully time stock donations.

By Darla Mercado