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When talking to clients about alternative investments, keep it simple: experts
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2016
When talking to clients about alternative investments, keep it simple: experts

Also remind clients that performance is “manager-dependent instead of market-dependent,” says Blackstone's Avi Sharon.

Texas regulator bans adviser from selling alts, including nontraded REITs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2016
Texas regulator bans adviser from selling alts, including nontraded REITs

Adviser loaded up client with alts beyond what his risk profile indicated, according to state agency.

Raymond James gains alternative investments with Alex. Brown deal
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 21, 2016
Raymond James gains alternative investments with Alex. Brown deal

Raymond James clients will have opportunity to invest in private-equity and hedge funds

Morningstar to create new style box for liquid alt funds
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 17, 2016
Morningstar to create new style box for liquid alt funds

It will help advisers and investors measure correlation and volatility of past returns.

SEC uses F-Squared saga to drive home due diligence message
INVESTING RIAS NOV 10, 2016
SEC uses F-Squared saga to drive home due diligence message

Telling advisers to never assume enough is enough when it comes to research.

Advisers brace for the transition toward a President Trump
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 10, 2016
Advisers brace for the transition toward a President Trump

Republican power balance puts DOL rule into question

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2016
SEC uses big data to make $15-million case against UBS for improper complex products sales

The agency said that for the first time it used a coding technique against a broker-dealer to identify potential unsuitable transactions.

AlphaCore mutual fund debut rides a long track record
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2016
AlphaCore mutual fund debut rides a long track record

Putting past performance in perspective.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 03, 2016
Cautious investors hedge a Donald Trump presidency to the bitter end

Plus: Record bets on the election outcome, questions for your CTA, and don't take financial advice from your family

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2016
FolioDynamix acquires Summit Advisor Services for $6 million in wake of Aequitas collapse

Summit Advisor Services, a turnkey asset management program, was partially owned by an Aequitas venture. That company had been charged by the SEC with running a Ponzi scheme.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 01, 2016
When it comes to hedge fund management, computers also fail

Plus: Forecasting a Trump victory, the reality of retirement healthcare costs, and getting your emails opened

INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 31, 2016
Handful of mutual funds set up for big capital gains distributions

Plus: Wells Fargo's woes continue, the scariest presidential election could get even scarier, and how to spend that extra hour this weekend

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2016
A clear view of alternative strategies is a challenge for financial advisers

An alternative strategy is only as good as what it is an alternative to. What is its purpose?

Financial advisers miss the mark by measuring alternative investments against stock market
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 24, 2016
Financial advisers miss the mark by measuring alternative investments against stock market

It's no different than comparing stocks to bonds.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 21, 2016
Investor exodus forcing hedge fund managers to take big pay cuts

Plus: The dollar spikes as the ECB stays loose, big companies supporting small companies, and health insurance companies turn a blind eye to climate change

Schorsch REIT merger may not be in the best interest of shareholders
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2016
Schorsch REIT merger may not be in the best interest of shareholders

Two industry observers question the benefits of how the deal is structured.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 13, 2016
LendingClub introduces peer-lending robo for advisers

LendingRobot allows planners to create client accounts with unique risk and investment profiles.

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2016
Alternative investments have made little headway in getting on retirement plan menus

Some argue that company-sponsored plans, viewed as the holy grail of asset management, are greatly in need of more options.

Big bets come back to haunt Franklin Templeton's global bond fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2016
Big bets come back to haunt Franklin Templeton's global bond fund

Investors exit as the manager sticks to his guns.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2016
ETFs emerging as important part of alternative investment market

Exchange-traded products are allowing investors low-cost access to asset classes previously available only to institutional investors.