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INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
Financial advisers take note: Smart money is already hedging against inflation

Real assets making up 10% of institutional "inflation buckets."

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Mining stocks shine in gold-price pullback

Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 25, 2014
Stocks edge up as focus turns to jobless claims, new home sales

European shares gain from cash moving off the sidelines, central bank stimulus.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 25, 2014
Hedge fund performance continues to disappoint

'Alternative' funds come with the same disadvantages hedge funds have: high fees, inconsistent performance and strategies that take a PhD to decipher.

SEC scrutinizing billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 25, 2014
SEC scrutinizing billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone

Harbinger Capital's Phil Falcone is being scrutinized by the SEC for allegedly borrowing client funds to pay taxes and giving preferential treatment to Goldman Sachs

INVESTING RIAS NOV 24, 2014
Robo advice meets alternative investments

New platform aspires to be an alternatives outsource for financial advisers.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 23, 2014
U.S. stocks climb slowly as European shares rally on stimulus hope

Banks, lenders extend last week's gains; automakers advance.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2014
Some broker-dealers resume selling Schorsch-related REITs

RCS Capital Corp. says it is regaining the confidence of IBDs, with firms reinstating 51 nontraded REIT selling agreements.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 21, 2014
Global buying binge pumps more air into the bond market run

Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring a global bond market mismatch that now has demand far outstripping supply. Plus: Loading up on stocks after retirement, how Larry Summers got it wrong, and new liquid alts players breaks it down for investors and advisers.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2014
Despite Steven A. Cohen's investment, RCAP shares face short-term hurdles

Hedge fund giant boosts ownership of broker-dealer.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 20, 2014
Stocks set for fifth week of gains with the help of central bankers

Efforts to stimulate economic growth boosts investor sentiment; S&amp;P up 11% this year.

INVESTING RIAS NOV 19, 2014
Fidelity, Pershing, Schwab join suspension of Schorsch REITs

The clearing and custody giants have followed B-Ds by suspending sales of nontraded REITs controlled by Nicholas Schorsch, presenting another potential blow to the real estate czar's business.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 18, 2014
Economic recovery optimism boosts stock index futures

S&amp;P 500 up 11% from October lows; trading slows ahead of Thanksgiving holiday.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 18, 2014
Investors hit pause button awaiting Fed minutes

With massive bond buying program over, investors seek hints of rate hike plan.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2014
Upstart platform attracts advisory firms with access to alts and capital

Trading debt and equity for a distribution relationship may not be right for all advisers.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 17, 2014
Investor confidence boosts European stocks; U.S. shares flat

Focus on Japan after unexpected stimulus boost, early election call.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 17, 2014
Federal Reserve's next move might not be until 2016

Tuesday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why the Fed's first interest rate hike could be pushed off even further. Plus: What happens when all asset classes stand still, cutting into timber investments, and a Goldman hedge fund swings and misses on interest rates

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2014
RCAP confirms regulatory inquiries

SEC, Finra and state securities agencies have been in contact with the Schorsch firm after a $23M <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029902/nicholas-schorsch-downplays-arcps-23m-accounting-debacle&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>accounting error was revealed</a> at a sister company. RCAP also confirms Massachusetts investigation.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Unconstrained bond funds disappoint

Unconstrained bond funds have showed disappointing returns this year; 1.7% year-to-date compared with 5.6% for its benchmark.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital could be facing major changes

RCAP may remake itself to boost value with stock down 39% since late October