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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

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 22, 2012
Wealthy on collectibles shopping spree — but buyer's remorse awaits

Pouring 10% of their investment capitial into treasure assets; you can't wear a money-market fund

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 22, 2012
Baseball's 'most famous collectable' could fetch $1.5M

Rare 1909 Honus Wagner card goes on the block; higher-grade version sold for nearly $3M

INVESTING OPINION MAR 18, 2012
Why housing deserves another look

As the housing market starts to recover, advisers and investors might want to reconsider portfolio allocations.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2012
Pacific West is ordered to pony up $2.1M over TICs

Why advisers should — or should not — invest in hedge funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
Why advisers should — or should not — invest in hedge funds

Two investors square off over the value of these private funds