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Payroll problems dog small nontraded REIT
ALTERNATIVES DEC 15, 2016
Payroll problems dog small nontraded REIT

First Capital Real Estate Trust, formerly known as United Realty Capital Trust, has also missed filing financial statements with the SEC for more than a year and recently cut its dividend to investors.

ESG DEC 14, 2016
Advisers help find donor advised funds for clients' charitable dollars

The funds provide donors an immediate tax deduction and an opportunity to guide the funds' investments and their eventual dispersal to charities.

RIAS DEC 14, 2016
How to keep clients from going wild when the Dow hits 20,000

To tame their animal spirits, call them before they call you.

Will the Fed's steps lead to a stumble?
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 14, 2016
Will the Fed's steps lead to a stumble?

A long-held stock market selling rule may not apply this time around.

Looking for consistent top performance? Most active funds don't have it
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 12, 2016
Looking for consistent top performance? Most active funds don't have it

The longer the time period, the less likely they are to outperform.

EQUITIES DEC 09, 2016
BlackRock banks on cheaper ETFs

Plus: Bank stocks and the election, how the DOL rule could hit adviser pay, and seven 'stupid' ETFs

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 08, 2016
Donald Trump's stock market rally proves godsend for these mutual funds

Lesson one from Trump rally: Don't sell your stocks on short-term fears
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 06, 2016
Lesson one from Trump rally: Don't sell your stocks on short-term fears

And, just maybe, the economy isn't that bad.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2016
Muni funds take on water as rates rise

Long durations, low credit quality spell trouble.

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2016
Target-date fund managers evolve to capture burgeoning 401(k) market

Over the last several years, TDFs have crafted new strategies and engaged in a marketing bonanza to stand out from the competition.

Ameriprise tells clients to sell OppenheimerFunds municipal-bond funds holding Puerto Rico debt
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2016
Ameriprise tells clients to sell OppenheimerFunds municipal-bond funds holding Puerto Rico debt

Oppenheimer has about $3.5 billion in Puerto Rican debt spread across 19 funds, according to Morningstar.

EMERGING MARKETS DEC 05, 2016
The markets brace for Puerto Rico's default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Plan to default on $1 billion worth of general obligation bonds has markets on alert.

EMERGING MARKETS DEC 04, 2016
U.S. equities' bull run limits future upside

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 01, 2016
Pimco settles with SEC for nearly $20 million

Regulator said fund company misled investors about the performance of its actively managed Total Return ETF.

EQUITIES DEC 01, 2016
Small-cap value funds crush their large-cap brethren

Small-cap value funds have soared 21.37% this year, vs. 2.66% for large-company growth funds, one of the largest disparities between U.S. diversified stock funds in recent memory.

Will product pricing pressures carry over to advisory fees?
RIAS NOV 30, 2016
Will product pricing pressures carry over to advisory fees?

While passive investing and the DOL fiduciary rule have contributed to investors' cost sensitivity, the advice industry has managed to stay outside the fray &amp;mdash; so far.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2016
Help clients avoid capital gains distributions

Shareholders typically don't like paying taxes on income they haven't received.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 29, 2016
Women underrepresented in global fund industry: Morningstar

EMERGING MARKETS NOV 29, 2016
Can Donald Trump breathe life into actively managed funds?

If the president-elect rolls back the DOL fiduciary rule and spends trillions on infrastructure, old-style fund companies might make a comeback

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 28, 2016
Clients don't need income, they need money, planners say

While some bond strategies are eking out a modest return, a shift in thought toward taking distributions from a total return portfolio broadens advisers' options.