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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2014
Gold funds face unprecedented slump

Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were created a decade ago, mirroring the steepest price drop in 32 years.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2014
Now, retail investors can get a P-E buzz – without the hangover

Private-equity firms marketing retail-oriented funds that don't require decade-long lockup

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 02, 2014
SEC settlement ends saga for former Ameriprise exec who aided SAC Capital insider case

Portfolio manager who helped feds must pay $390K, will do no prison time.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 30, 2013
New love for mortgage REITs

2014 could be a good year for mortgage REITs and here's why. Plus: Which housing markets are vulnerable to rising rates, gold-mining stocks for the truest gold bugs, an ETF end zone dance, social media apps took over in 2013, and more proof of Obamacare bumbling.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 30, 2013
Nontraded REIT assets for 2013 look to double, industry experts say

Nontraded REITS are estimated to bring in about $20 billion in retail investor capital flows by the end of this year, compared with $10.3 billion in 2012.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 28, 2013
Buffett's derivatives bets pay off

Berkshire's second-quarter profit climbs 45 percent.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2013
As nontraded REIT sales sizzle, have firms learned from past mistakes?

IBDs are racking up a bonanza of commission dollars and marketing cash from the sale of alternative investments, namely nontraded REITs. <i>IN</i> senior columnist Bruce Kelly on whether the firms have learned from the sale of fraudulent private placements several years ago.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2013
Out with the old, in with the new in nontraded REIT land

As the rules of the game change, some give up, others double down.

All's not well as Wells halts REIT offerings
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2013
All's not well as Wells halts REIT offerings

In a letter to B-D execs, Leo Wells said his real estate investment company has halted any further offerings. The reason? Lack of regulatory 'clarity.'

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 26, 2013
Big PE firms facing $1B settlement in collusion case

Plus: Asian markets are charging, hitting a year-end financial high note, how to use bond ETFs, Amex gets stung, and apps for getting fit. Check out Breakfast with Benjamin.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 26, 2013
BlackRock expands alternatives expansion

Money manager said to seek $3 billion for new credit hedge fund.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 23, 2013
The sleigh is loaded up for a Santa rally

Plus: Hedge funds short gold, bonds embrace Fed taper, Obamacare hits the family budget hard, a case for reverse mortgages, and holiday tipping tips

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 20, 2013
Fed set to knock another $10B off its quantitative easing program

Breakfast with Benjamin: At Bernanke's final meeting, Fed poised to cut another $10B from its bond-buying program. Plus: CEOs struggle to manage expectations, income tax pain hits home, a tale of two homebuilder ETFs, and young folks aren't biting on the Obamacare sales pitch.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Hedge funds' secret may lie in luck

The best hedge fund managers tend to find profits in short-term, contrarian bets.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Prepping Janet Yellen for the hot seat

Plus: Elizabeth Warren vs. Wall Street, emerging markets see downside of credit boom, and the realities of alternative energy investments. All in Breakfast with Benjamin.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2013
Goldman to launch new MLP fund amid yield search

Fund to tap into 'renaissance' in domestic energy production.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2013
SEC accuses Cohen of missing insider trading red flags

Seeks to bar hedge fund manager from overseeing investor funds.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Markets fixate on Fed's final meeting of 2013

Investors watch the Fed as its last meeting of the year begins. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Stocks to buy when the Fed tapers, gold investors seek the bottom, IPOs gone wild, and a Deutsche Bank shopping guide.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 17, 2013
Judge dismisses SEC complaint involving UBS Puerto Rico bonds

In a win for UBS Financial Services Inc., an SEC administrative judge dismissed allegations that two leading executives in Puerto Rico committed fraud in 2008 and 2009.

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2013
Alts require due diligence

In the wake of fraud allegations over alternative investments, Bruce Kelly warns that advisers need to do their due diligence when choosing an alt. <b>More:</b> <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130811/REG/308119973&quot;>Investors defrauded by real estate guru: Finra</a>