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RIAS SEP 23, 2014
Market risk is ignored by invincible investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A real risk thanks to the bull market: investors' sense of invincibility, plus El-Erian dishes on Pimco, second-guessing Calpers, and more.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 23, 2014
Untangling Nicholas Schorsch's vast web of businesses

The REIT czar's empire is broken down in this &quot;simple&quot; visual covering all entities under his purview

FIXED INCOME SEP 23, 2014
The bond market is beginning to look like a textbook definition of a bubble

Mispricing of risk in the bond market is alive and well, and investors must beware of duration risk above all.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 22, 2014
Nontraded REITs stack up well compared with traded REITs

First-time study recognizes growth in industry and also levels criticism.

EQUITIES SEP 22, 2014
Should you follow Bill?

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features: Bill Gross is selling bonds. Should you? Plus: Finra might go inside to replace Fienberg; the markets' muted reaction to Obama; pump and dump; more money flows to hedge funds; and Cantor's way of commemorating 9/11.

EQUITIES SEP 19, 2014
What Scotland's 'no' vote means for markets

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: What Scotland's 'no' vote might mean for the markets, Alibaba's IPO prices in record territory, the 'dumb money' is getting smarter, and gold continues to slide.

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2014
Liquid alts are a threat to hedge funds as we've known them

Calpers decision raises questions about high hedge fund fees, even as those funds are evolving

ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2014
Are changes ahead in the way nontraded REITs are sold?

Fat commissions could be trimmed if states approve regulations affecting the sale of nontraded real estate investment trusts.

RIAS SEP 18, 2014
Nasdaq acquires top RIA in 'smart beta' play

Major index provider armors up for adviser interest in 'ETF alchemy.'

ETFS SEP 18, 2014
ETF firm backed by ex-iShares leader Kranefuss launches first fund

Now executive chairman of European ETF firm, he calls the industry &#8220;rather stale&#8221;

RIAS SEP 18, 2014
Distinguishing financial planner from investment adviser

Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Distinguishing financial planner from investment adviser. Plus: Gold looks tarnished, the Russell 2000 heads into 'death cross' territory, buying stocks in a buyback cycle, bank stocks in a rising-rate market, and another tax penalty, courtesy of Obamacare

ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2014
Is Calpers' move away from hedge funds a bellwether for advisers?

If major institutions cannot justify hedge fund investing, where should advisers turn for alternative asset exposure?

EMERGING MARKETS SEP 18, 2014
Whether 'yes' or 'no, thanks,' Scotland vote unlikely to trip up hot UK economy

EQUITIES SEP 18, 2014
Equity markets poised for day two of Fed's no-news rally

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Equity markets are poised for day two of a rally thanks to the Fed's lack of news, plus gold takes a hit, and how independence could affect Scottish stocks.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Finra 'unfairly criticized' on REIT pricing rule change

Mark Goldberg of IPA praises regulator's action to extend clarity to investor statements.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Schorsch's RCS buys majority stake in Docupace Technologies

Company provides SEC- and Finra-compliant paperless processing systems to financial services firms.

EQUITIES SEP 17, 2014
Bill Gross rides derivatives around Fed policy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Bond King levers up. Plus: There is nothing smooth about the Fed's next move, the first nail in hedge funds' coffin and more.

EQUITIES SEP 17, 2014
A user's guide to this week's "Fedspeak"

On this morning's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, a guide to the Fed's upcoming comments, Calpers sends hedge funds out to pasture, getting on the stock-split bandwagon, and more.

EQUITIES SEP 17, 2014
Markets wait on the Fed's next move

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors are waiting for Janet Yellen and the Fed to pull the trigger on rates. Plus: Buying Alibaba via ETFs; S&amp;P and Nasdaq stocks start to separate; hedge funds ride the wave; and annuity product sales hitting double digits.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Integration of Schorsch BD empire gets underway

By year end, RCAP expects to consolidate business groups across 9 B-Ds.