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ETFS JUN 10, 2014
Bond ETFs posted a good start to 2014, though March showed its lion's side

Surprising comments by Fed chief Janet Yellen on rate hikes gave bond markets a bad scare.

FIXED INCOME JUN 10, 2014
Muni bond fund rebound appears to have legs

Tapering is too far away to drive yields up, repercussions from Detroit and Puerto Rico fade.

FIXED INCOME JUN 10, 2014
Muni regulator pursues rule to increase price transparency

MSRB proposal modeled on Finra's for equity and fixed-income markets; "promote market competition and efficiency."

EQUITIES JUN 09, 2014
Job growth accelerates, pushing unemployment rate to a six-year low

EQUITIES JUN 08, 2014
Investors rush to safety in gold as Iraq falls

What's for <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>? The Iraq crisis hits another asset but in a good way. Plus: Oil spikes to nine-month high, a looming student loan crisis, how Goldman cashed out early on Alibaba, and a tribute to dads.

ETFS JUN 07, 2014
Face value: Look inside iShares' expanded core series

The expansion of iShares Core brings down expense ratios but doesn't eliminate the need for solid due diligence.

ETFS JUN 07, 2014
Be careful with leveraged ETFs

Investors considering using ETFs that seek to magnify return of a given index need to understand the risks, says S&amp;P Capital IQ's Todd Rosenbluth.

EQUITIES JUN 06, 2014
BNY Mellon more valuable with asset management unit spun off: Analysts

At annual meeting, CEO faces down analysts who say shareholders would gain more value if the big bank broke off Mellon.

EQUITIES JUN 05, 2014
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust being acquired by Ventas

Newly listed American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust being snapped up by giant health care REIT Ventas in a stock and cash deal valued at $2.6 billion.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2014
Schorsch's RCAP to raise $466 million in secondary offering

Broker-dealer using proceeds, in part, for pending acquisitions and possible new ones.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2014
KBS REIT II to offer dividend upon sale of Chicago office building

Firm to offer another way besides public listing for REIT sponsors to provide liquidity to investors.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2014
Giant Inland American REIT is focus of California inquiry

Regulator wants clarity about Inland American's share value in recent buyback

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2014
Nontraded REIT returns: Where to put cash now?

The independent broker-dealer industry fattened up last year on the sale of nontraded real estate investment trusts. The question hanging over IBDs now is whether advisers are prudently reallocating the money of clients who are invested in nontraded REITs, particularly as the trusts continue to perform well and return capital to investors through listings or mergers.

EQUITIES JUN 05, 2014
Vanguard, Schwab take different approaches to HFT

Divergent tone of the two famously cost-conscious investment firms illustrate the contentious nature of the technical and political debate over high-frequency trading.

EQUITIES JUN 04, 2014
Talk of a recession is way overblown

For <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> today: Regis as a hedgie? Plus: No recession in sight; keeping it loose in Europe; debating monkey business; a Pimco PM hangs it up for a food truck and complaining about gas prices.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 04, 2014
LPL hit with Finra fine for alternative investment sales

Products include nontraded REITs, oil and gas partnerships, BDCs, hedge funds and managed futures.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 04, 2014
TIC awards show brokers still grappling with real estate bubble fallout

Arbitration awards have been flat for two years but two big ones looming on the horizon show brokers still grappling with real estate bubble fallout.

EQUITIES JUN 03, 2014
A milestone day

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: A big jobs report, commemorating D-Day. Plus: The SEC tackles HFT, Bill Gross and cell phones, BofA's big fine and ranking the horses.

EQUITIES JUN 03, 2014
Prepare for a rocky week in the markets

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: The next four days are going to be big for the markets. Plus: One way to hedge against a correction; bad news keeps coming for Bill Gross; don't wait to collect Social Security; Nick Schorsch's shareholders speak; and digital luggage tags.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 03, 2014
Opposition mounts to Inland merger

Union says shareholders will end up footing the bill for $45 million in transaction fees from merger with Kite Realty.