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SEC wants independent monitor to run GPB amid fraud charges
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2021
SEC wants independent monitor to run GPB amid fraud charges

The regulator wants to install an industry veteran to run GPB to monitor its assets in auto dealerships and make sure investor interests are protected.

GameStop lawsuits allege 'conspiracy' bigger than Robinhood
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2021
GameStop lawsuits allege 'conspiracy' bigger than Robinhood

Legal experts say the cases will have a monumental challenge overcoming motions to dismiss. The lawsuits allege online brokerages entered into an agreement and conspiracy to prevent the market from operating normally.

As markets get frothier, advisers migrate toward alternatives
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2021
As markets get frothier, advisers migrate toward alternatives

Survey shows 98% of advisers plan to increase or maintain client allocations to alts in the year ahead; the strategies most likely to see an increase in allocation are real estate, private equity and private credit.

SEC, Feds charge senior GPB executives with fraud
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2021
SEC, Feds charge senior GPB executives with fraud

GPB raised $1.8 billion from investors starting in 2013 through sales of private partnerships, but it has not paid investors steady returns, called distributions, since 2018.

BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 03, 2021
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly

Broker-dealers sold just $362.3 million in nontraded BDCs last year, the least since 2010, which was the year after the first product was launched, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

Buckle up! The GameStop saga isn't going away
INVESTING OPINION JAN 29, 2021
Buckle up! The GameStop saga isn't going away

The real fun is just getting started, now that everybody and their mother knows what a short squeeze is.

Ray Dalio considers cryptocurrencies for new funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 29, 2021
Ray Dalio considers cryptocurrencies for new funds

The Bridgewater Associates founder calls Bitcoin ‘one hell of an invention.’ But he says that he finds it challenging to put a value on digital assets and that cryptocurrencies are probably vulnerable to being hacked.

It's not just GameStop – trading frenzy spreads to many other shorted stocks
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 27, 2021
It's not just GameStop – trading frenzy spreads to many other shorted stocks

Since the GameStop stock options frenzy that quietly began early this month and exploded over the past week, some traders have followed by investing in other shorted stocks, with prices surging far past the returns seen in the indexes that include them.

Bitcoin's worst week since March rattles faith in crypto
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 22, 2021
Bitcoin's worst week since March rattles faith in crypto

Prices for the digital asset have tumbled 14% this week, marking the steepest decline since March, with Bitcoin near $31,000 Friday. Commentators have cautioned that a sustained drop below $30,000 could presage further losses.

BlackRock allows crypto exposure in two funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 21, 2021
BlackRock allows crypto exposure in two funds

The fund manager added Bitcoin futures as an eligible investment for two of its funds, according to SEC filings.

Bitcoin falls below $35,000 as crypto mania subsides
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2021
Bitcoin falls below $35,000 as crypto mania subsides

Prices for the largest cryptocurrency dipped as much as 6.8% Wednesday, trading below $35,000, as worries about a market bubble discourage investors from buying in.

50% spike in advisers allocating to cryptocurrency in 2020: Report
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2021
50% spike in advisers allocating to cryptocurrency in 2020: Report

The murky track record behind cryptocurrency has kept some skeptical, but both advisers and investors are showing growing interest in the asset class. The popular digital asset, Bitcoin, recent record-breaking rally has slowed, with prices set to finish this week just below $40,000, according to Bloomberg.

Is it high time to invest in cannabis?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2021
Is it high time to invest in cannabis?

The tight group of marijuana ETFs are up between 28% and 55% in January, anticipating federal approval. For financial advisers and investors, instead of just jumping headlong into cannabis investing, the challenge is traversing a sector that is in limbo.

Crypto market value tops $1 trillion as Bitcoin hits $38,000
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 07, 2021
Crypto market value tops $1 trillion as Bitcoin hits $38,000

Cryptocurrencies hit the milestone after a fivefold climb in market value in the past year, data from tracker CoinGecko show, and strategists have cited demand from speculative retail traders, trend-following quant funds, the rich and even institutional investors as among the reasons for the surge

Wealthy families want more hedge funds: BlackRock
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 06, 2021
Wealthy families want more hedge funds: BlackRock

A survey of family offices shows more than a third plan to boost allocations to such funds

Are advisers investing client assets in Bitcoin?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 05, 2021
Are advisers investing client assets in Bitcoin?

Clients are curious about the recent boom in cryptocurrencies, but volatile performance records are keeping some advisers on the sidelines

New fund brings private equity to the accredited masses
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 04, 2021
New fund brings private equity to the accredited masses

Bow River fund bets a Biden administration won't kill the PE market

Bitcoin rally screeches to a halt
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 04, 2021
Bitcoin rally screeches to a halt

The cryptocurrency posted its biggest drop since March after a spectacular new-year rally

Bitcoin breaches $34,000 as rally continues in new year
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2021
Bitcoin breaches $34,000 as rally continues in new year

The world's largest cryptocurrency topped $34,000 just weeks after breaching $20,000 in December

Ex-insurance agent at heart of alleged $2.5 million fraud
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 23, 2020
Ex-insurance agent at heart of alleged $2.5 million fraud

Julie Ann Moskin and Retire Happy received fees for selling dubious securities, according to Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin