Jason Kephart

Jason was a reporter at InvestmentNews from 2011 to 2014, before moving on to work for Morningstar. Connect on Twitter: @jasonkephart

Jason Kephart
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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 21, 2014
Would you pay 8% in fees for an illiquid alternatives fund?

The fees with Blackstone Group's nontraded fund of hedge funds make 2 and 20 not so bad. Are the returns strong enough to justify the stiff cost structure?

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2014
Blackstone preps nontraded real estate fund for the fee-only crowd

Fund comes with no sales load but 12(b)-1 fee, performance fee and expense ratio.

Beyond black box investing: Fund uses database four times the size of Wikipedia
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2014
Beyond black box investing: Fund uses database four times the size of Wikipedia

The BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund is a computer nerd's dream and, with its ability to zig when the rest of the market zags, a potentially valuable addition to a portfolio.

In a class by himself, Fidelity fund manager William Danoff keeps performance humming
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 15, 2014
In a class by himself, Fidelity fund manager William Danoff keeps performance humming

Contrafund manager tops S&P 500 (and his peers) over just about every time period.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 14, 2014
IBM's Watson makes the jump from Jeopardy to financial planning

Supercomputer can sort through vast amounts of information, giving advisers more time with clients.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 14, 2014
Lord Abbett slashes commissions on multiasset funds

Fees eliminated altogether for large accounts as part of a rebranding of the funds to make them more attractive to advisers.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 09, 2014
The stage is set for American Funds' comeback

After struggling for years in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Improved performance and a rising tide is helping American Funds reverse years of outflows.

INVESTING ETFS JAN 09, 2014
Vanguard could have the edge in active ETF battle

Index champ has $652 billion in actively managed mutual funds.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 07, 2014
Goldman opens $448M nontraded-liquid-alternatives-bond fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is giving its fixed-income alternatives fund lineup a boost by converting its nontraded Credit Strategies Fund into a new liquid-alternatives-bond fund. Goldman plans to fold the $448 million fund, which offers only limited, quarterly share repurchases, into the yet-to-be launched open-end Goldman Sachs Long Short Credit Strategies Fund, pending shareholder approval, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2014
Advisers give two thumbs down to movie about Stratton Oakmont