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SunEdison's hard lesson for renewable-energy investors
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 07, 2016
SunEdison's hard lesson for renewable-energy investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> SunEdison's collapse shows that advisers should understand the steep side of the mountain renewable energy is trying to climb.

Finra: Broker charged $11M in commissions for nontraded REITs and BDCs and lied about it
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 06, 2016
Finra: Broker charged $11M in commissions for nontraded REITs and BDCs and lied about it

Regulator said he failed to tell Native American tribe about fees.

The time for emerging markets is now — if you can stand it
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2016
The time for emerging markets is now — if you can stand it

Stocks are cheap, but clients should know what they are getting into.

Seeing renewable energy through rose-colored glasses
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 31, 2016
Seeing renewable energy through rose-colored glasses

Plus: Goldman takes a swipe at gold, fixing corporate inversions, and what baseball season does for food

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 28, 2016
Liquid alt funds are beating hedge funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Liquid alts beating the hedge funds they're designed to mimic begs the question of why we even need hedge funds anymore?

Low expenses the biggest trend in the fund industry, experts say
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 28, 2016
Low expenses the biggest trend in the fund industry, experts say

Smart beta may be the most popular new strategy for mutual fund companies, but the real trend is towards funds with lower expenses.

SEC derivatives rule could limit investors' ability to diversify portfolios, critics say
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2016
SEC derivatives rule could limit investors' ability to diversify portfolios, critics say

The comment period for the rule, which was introduced in December, closed on Monday.

Transamerica teams with BlackRock to offer smart-beta ETFs in variable annuity portfolios
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2016
Transamerica teams with BlackRock to offer smart-beta ETFs in variable annuity portfolios

Offerings meant to help counter a trend toward passive index strategies.

Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2016
Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs

Exchange-traded funds have achieved a new feat, producing dozens of funds that are riskier than the most volatile individual stocks in the Standard and Poor's 500 stock index.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2016
Time for advisers to brush up on ESG investing

Commodity, energy investment funds on a comeback
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2016
Commodity, energy investment funds on a comeback

Long-suffering energy limited partnership funds, for example, have leaped 21.46% the past 30 days.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2016
Socially responsible investing is coming of age

Investing strategies focused on environmental, social and corporate governance causes continue to gain momentum, even if they're not mainstream just yet. </br><b><i>(Related: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160306/FREE/160309952/the-top-performing-socially-conscious-funds&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">The top-performing socially conscious funds</a>)</b></i>

Smart beta continues to confound advisers
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 16, 2016
Smart beta continues to confound advisers

Ill-named strategy finds place between passive and active.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2016
Crowdfunding IPO for mortgage REIT launches for non-accredited investors

IPO is the first of its kind and, with low fee, could attract investors away from nontraded REITs.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 11, 2016
Will anybody ever be prosecuted for the 2008 financial crisis?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> So far, nobody has been prosecuted for contributing to the 2008 financial crisis. &#8220;This gags me,&#8221; said Elizabeth Warren.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 10, 2016
Oil-related companies prove stock market winners

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Oil-related companies with little debt are outperforming the S&amp;P 500, with one company's return jumping by 29%.

The top-performing socially conscious funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2016
The top-performing socially conscious funds

A look at the ESG funds that have performed the best as socially responsible investing has grown in popularity.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 08, 2016
New IRA targets socially conscious millennial savers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's a new low-minimum IRA targeted to young investors who want their money invested in companies dedicated to sustainability.

Buffett bets on real estate with stake in Sears spin-off REIT
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2016
Buffett bets on real estate with stake in Sears spin-off REIT

Attraction for the billionaire could be the REIT's right to recapture leased space at better rates.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 26, 2016
The best strategy for this stock market is to own what hedge funds don't

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Turns out the key to navigating the current market environment is to do whatever hedge funds are not doing. It's that simple.