Alternatives

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Gold near $1,900 set to go 'parabolic,' analyst warns
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 10, 2012
Gold near $1,900 set to go 'parabolic,' analyst warns

Technical signals indicate precious metal may be less precious in the next few days

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 05, 2012
Behringer Harvard client wants answers after fund dropped 96%

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2012
Another nontraded REIT sees value plummet

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Another nontraded REIT -- this time, Cornerstone Core Properties -- has seen its value plummet. How far? After a repricing, the real estate trust shed 72% of its worth.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2012
Top nine alt strategies used by advisers

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2012
Clients want alts in their IRAs — but advisers' hands are tied

Demand for alternative investments is on the rise, with clients eager to funnel money into real estate, private placements and hedge funds. But with nagging custody issues, plus regulatory warnings, few advisers can meet the growing number of requests.

Forex for the masses? It exists
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 02, 2012
Forex for the masses? It exists

Currensee offers retail investors the chance to mimic currency strategies of professional traders

What's an alternative? Not even fund managers can agree
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 02, 2012
What's an alternative? Not even fund managers can agree

In a survey of asset managers conducted by Cerulli Associates Inc., when given a list of strategies, none of those strategies was designated as alternative by all of the respondents

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2012
Behringer investors receive minitenders for battered shares

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2012
Is the real estate downturn over?

Without housing revival, recovery lacks foundation: Fed adviser
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2012
Without housing revival, recovery lacks foundation: Fed adviser

Pall over property market a drag on economy, says William Strauss

What do $220K and $154K have in common? Plenty, if you own a home
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2012
What do $220K and $154K have in common? Plenty, if you own a home

Median price of a house has dropped whopping 30% from decade ago

Private REIT files to go public
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2012
Private REIT files to go public

In a rarity, a nontraded real estate investment trust is preparing for an initial public offering after only four years as a private REIT.

Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 29, 2012
Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property

With foreclosures still mounting, ex-homeowners are moving into rental units in droves. But experts say construction of new apartment buildings can't keep up with demand. That little tidbit of information could be of some interest to savvy advisers and their clients.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
If the lowly Dodgers fetched $2.3B, how much are the Yankees worth?

Media analyst says purchase price pushes Bronx Bombers value to nearly $3B

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
Nontraded REIT files for initial public offering

Regulators to scrutinize nontraded business development companies
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
Regulators to scrutinize nontraded business development companies

Coming Finra investor alert for business development companies could highlight concerns similar to those of nontraded REITs

Behringer Harvard client wants answers after seeing fund drop by 96%
INVESTING RIAS MAR 28, 2012
Behringer Harvard client wants answers after seeing fund drop by 96%

An investor has seen her real estate investment with Behringer Harvard Holdings drop by 96% and she is appealing to Finra for answers.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2012
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered

INVESTING RIAS MAR 26, 2012
No-action letter could signal next step for alts custody

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 25, 2012
Biggs boosts bullish bets on stocks