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Bitcoin falls below $35,000 as crypto mania subsides

Prices for the largest cryptocurrency dipped as much as 6.8% Wednesday, trading below $35,000, as worries about a market bubble discourage investors from buying in.

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50% spike in advisers allocating to cryptocurrency in 2020: Report

The murky track record behind cryptocurrency has kept some skeptical, but both advisers and investors are showing growing interest in the asset class. The popular digital asset, Bitcoin, recent record-breaking rally has slowed, with prices set to finish this week just below $40,000, according to Bloomberg.

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Is it high time to invest in cannabis?

The tight group of marijuana ETFs are up between 28% and 55% in January, anticipating federal approval. For financial advisers and investors, instead of just jumping headlong into cannabis investing, the challenge is traversing a sector that is in limbo.

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Crypto market value tops $1 trillion as Bitcoin hits $38,000

Cryptocurrencies hit the milestone after a fivefold climb in market value in the past year, data from tracker CoinGecko show, and strategists have cited demand from speculative retail traders, trend-following quant funds, the rich and even institutional investors as among the reasons for the surge

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Wealthy families want more hedge funds: BlackRock

A survey of family offices shows more than a third plan to boost allocations to such funds

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Are advisers investing client assets in Bitcoin?

Clients are curious about the recent boom in cryptocurrencies, but volatile performance records are keeping some advisers on the sidelines

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New fund brings private equity to the accredited masses

Bow River fund bets a Biden administration won't kill the PE market

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Bitcoin rally screeches to a halt

The cryptocurrency posted its biggest drop since March after a spectacular new-year rally

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Bitcoin breaches $34,000 as rally continues in new year

The world's largest cryptocurrency topped $34,000 just weeks after breaching $20,000 in December

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Ex-insurance agent at heart of alleged $2.5 million fraud

Julie Ann Moskin and Retire Happy received fees for selling dubious securities, according to Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin

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SEC’s amped-up oversight of complex financial products expected to continue under Biden

Agency says advisers, brokers must apply ‘heightened scrutiny’ to sales of risky ETPs

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SEC slams Voya Financial with $23 million penalty for conflicts at RIA

The conflicts of interest ranged from 12b-1 fees to cash sweep accounts to alternative investments

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How much are nontraded REITs really worth?

Advisers don't like it when REIT valuations bounce all over the place

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Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI

The Chair of the House Financial Services Committee also targeted rules surrounding opening up private markets

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Fund companies see target-dates adding annuities in future: Report

The all-in-one products could also eventually include private equity, Cerulli Associates found

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Hottest debate on Wall Street is Bitcoin versus gold

Bitcoin shot to a record just as billions of dollars have fled gold, renewing arguments about whether the digital currency can rival gold as an inflation hedge

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Macquarie and Wilshire to offer private investments fund

Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund has $25,000 minimum

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Gold and copper set for best week since July

Precious metals rallied as Joe Biden advanced in the presidential race

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SEC eases rules for accessing private securities markets

The changes modernize private market rules and make it easier for small companies to obtain financing, according to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

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Mall REITs dragged into bankruptcy by retail carnage

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and CBL & Associates Properties cited pandemic-induced pressures on their tenants and, in turn, themselves