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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2012
Former LPL rep sold TICs with "tricks,' lawyer says

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2012
Managed futures' performance fees lurk in loophole

By Jason Kephart
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Mini fetches max cash, tops Keith Richards' convertible

'Barn find' condition car nets $65,000 in auction; oldest surviving unrestored care of its type

By John Goff
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property

By Bloomberg
INVESTING RIAS FEB 24, 2012
Focusing on 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

By Bloomberg
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2012
Dram of liquid gold

By Jason Kephart
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust

American Realty Capital has fired a second salvo in a hostile takeover bid for Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust that is in flux.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

By Daniel Duggan
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Storm clouds brew over Grubb & Ellis

By Bruce Kelly
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers

Institutional investors will be sharpening their scalpels this year, cutting managers that failed to provide what they promised: absolute returns.

By Christine Williamson
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

By MFXFeeder
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2012
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I down 46% from a year ago; portfolio includes 99% leased portfolio in central Europe

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2012
REITs pay off for investors

The nation's housing market still may be struggling, but don't rule out investment opportunities in real estate. Last year, real estate investment trusts, as measured by the FTSE Nareit All REIT Index, gained 7.3%, more than three times the 2.11% return of the S&P 500.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2012
Providing clients with advice on their homes

A house may be a client's biggest asset, yet many financial advisers ignore this asset when it comes to providing advice.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
MCL Financial: Another big seller of alternative investments goes under
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2012
MCL Financial: Another big seller of alternative investments goes under

There's no letup in sight for broker-dealer closings. Today, MCL Financial -- yet another small brokerage that focused on selling illiquid alternative investments -- has been shuttered.

By Bruce Kelly
PE man Romney not doing PE industry any favors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2012
PE man Romney not doing PE industry any favors

Candidate's tax revelation casts unflattering light on shadowy world of private equity; 'crazy not to bring it up'

By John Goff
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2012
Popular nontraded BDCs land on regulators' radar

Meeting investors' demand for yield and corporate borrowers' thirst for capital, the increasingly popular investments known as nontraded business development companies are drawing the attention of securities regulators

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Romney's IRA holdings pique interest

By Bloomberg