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INVESTING RIAS FEB 24, 2012
Focusing on 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

False bottom? Home prices plunging again
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2012
Dram of liquid gold

Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust

American Realty Capital has fired a second salvo in a hostile takeover bid for Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust that is in flux.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Storm clouds brew over Grubb & Ellis

Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers

Institutional investors will be sharpening their scalpels this year, cutting managers that failed to provide what they promised: absolute returns.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2012
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I down 46% from a year ago; portfolio includes 99% leased portfolio in central Europe

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2012
REITs pay off for investors

The nation's housing market still may be struggling, but don't rule out investment opportunities in real estate. Last year, real estate investment trusts, as measured by the FTSE Nareit All REIT Index, gained 7.3%, more than three times the 2.11% return of the S&P 500.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2012
Providing clients with advice on their homes

A house may be a client's biggest asset, yet many financial advisers ignore this asset when it comes to providing advice.

MCL Financial: Another big seller of alternative investments goes under
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2012
MCL Financial: Another big seller of alternative investments goes under

There's no letup in sight for broker-dealer closings. Today, MCL Financial -- yet another small brokerage that focused on selling illiquid alternative investments -- has been shuttered.

PE man Romney not doing PE industry any favors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2012
PE man Romney not doing PE industry any favors

Candidate's tax revelation casts unflattering light on shadowy world of private equity; 'crazy not to bring it up'

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2012
Popular nontraded BDCs land on regulators' radar

Meeting investors' demand for yield and corporate borrowers' thirst for capital, the increasingly popular investments known as nontraded business development companies are drawing the attention of securities regulators

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Romney's IRA holdings pique interest

Bridgewater, AQR take aim at DC assets
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Bridgewater, AQR take aim at DC assets

Alternative investment managers Bridgewater Associates and AQR Capital Management are turning their attention to the defined contribution plan market with tweaks to their strategies.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2012
Tough times for Behringer Harvard

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2012
Hedge fund stars plummet to earth

Three years ago, John Paulson bet the house against housing and got incredible results. When the real estate bubble popped, the hitherto-unknown hedge fund manager pocketed a tidy $15 billion

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2012