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INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 25, 2016
REIT ETFs trouncing stocks thanks to low interest rates and flight to passive investing

Real estate-focused exchange traded funds attracted $1.5 billion in new money in June, followed by $1.3 billion the month before, according to FactSet.

Report says REIT changes proposed by AR Global would remove investor protections
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 11, 2016
Report says REIT changes proposed by AR Global would remove investor protections

Robert A. Stanger & Co. critical of proxies firm has sent out in preparation for possible consolidations.

Former AR Global REIT director cries foul over potential merger
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 11, 2016
Former AR Global REIT director cries foul over potential merger

Robert Froehlich says fact that both acquiring REIT and REIT being acquired have same CFO is a 'manifest conflict of interest.'

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2016
Decades after being barred, 85-year-old investment fraudster strikes again

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Forty-five years after being barred from the investment industry by the SEC, Donald Conrad was still able to rip off investors.

ETF liquidity a growing point of financial industry contention
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2016
ETF liquidity a growing point of financial industry contention

Little to indicate the ETF industry is fully prepared for a major rush to the exits by investors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 06, 2016
Moore Capital tells hedge fund manager to pound sand after raucous Hamptons party

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The saga of a Moore Capital fund manager involves a $27,000 Airbnb rental, a $1 million lawsuit, and &#8220;dwarfs with Champagne guns.&quot;

A hedge fund manager's view of liquid alternative funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 29, 2016
A hedge fund manager's view of liquid alternative funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Liquid alternative strategies are growing up, and that means some growing pains.

SEC fines WFG Advisors $100,000 for overcharging clients in alternative investments
INVESTING RIAS JUN 28, 2016
SEC fines WFG Advisors $100,000 for overcharging clients in alternative investments

The wealth manager overbilled for investments in REITs and BDCs

Brexit vote whipsaws markets, tests financial advisers' resolve
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 27, 2016
Brexit vote whipsaws markets, tests financial advisers' resolve

The fallout from Britain's shocking vote could last at least two years. Meanwhile, advisers told their clients to <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160624/FREE/160629940/financial-advisers-reach-out-to-clients-as-stocks-plunge-in-brexit&quot;>keep calm and carry on</a> as stock markets tumbled, creating a buying opportunity.

Carlyle Group, KKR and other private equity firms target individual investors with interval funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2016
Carlyle Group, KKR and other private equity firms target individual investors with interval funds

Weighing the pros and cons of the new registered fund

Bond bears licking their wounds as stock funds lag amid low-interest rates
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2016
Bond bears licking their wounds as stock funds lag amid low-interest rates

The average long-term government bond fund has soared 10.1% this year, according to Morningstar.

Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 21, 2016
Layoffs hit Pimco, GMO as assets shrink amid flight from active management

The departures include top managers and the closure of some funds.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
Wall Street figuring out how to hedge against a Donald Trump presidency

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Wall Street investors are working on how to position their portfolios for a potential Donald Trump presidency.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2016
How a Brexit will hit U.S. stocks

Plus: The Fed moves bonds, the downside of diversification, and don't rule out a staycation this summer

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 14, 2016
A tale of two Chinas: one old, one new

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2016
Hillary Clinton's hedge fund ties get trimmed by one

Plus: Don't hold your breath waiting for normal interest rates, the minimum wage truth, and it takes some luck to become super rich

The ETF liquidity mirage
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2016
The ETF liquidity mirage

Are investors making a huge mistake in thinking ETFs are somehow more liquid than their underlying investments?

Stock sellers got burned in May but volatility set to return in June
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
Stock sellers got burned in May but volatility set to return in June

June has been a good month to do something besides invest in the stock market.

Energy funds iPath, VanEck and Highland soar as oil rebounds above $50 a barrel
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Energy funds iPath, VanEck and Highland soar as oil rebounds above $50 a barrel

The best performing fund was iPath's exchange-traded note (OIL), which pumped out a cumulative 81.9% gain.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 31, 2016
How stocks' performance can help predict the presidential election

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Paying attention to how stocks trend between August and November could be a giveaway for which party's candidate will be elected president.