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INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 29, 2015
Morningstar announces its Managers of the Year

Standouts from Vanguard, Pimco and American Funds top the list. Did your favorite make the cut?

By John Waggoner
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 25, 2015
Alternative investments combined with fee-based services are changing the investing world

Firms would be wise to embrace a fuller mix of services to satisfy today's investors and differentiate themselves.

By Michael Spellacy
Shakeup in senior management of AR Capital products
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 25, 2015
Shakeup in senior management of AR Capital products

President of BDCA, company at center of Galvin complaint, is removed; others step down

By Bruce Kelly
CalPERs paid $3.4B in private equity fees since 1990; earned $24.4B in net gains
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2015
CalPERs paid $3.4B in private equity fees since 1990; earned $24.4B in net gains

Lack of data has been a flashpoint for a national debate over the amount of fees paid to private equity managers, given the risks and illiquidity.

By Randy Diamond
How should advisers allocate to alts? It depends
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 24, 2015
How should advisers allocate to alts? It depends

Before making a decision, advisers must evaluate what a client wants from alternatives, as well as their capacity for risk and liquidity.

By Greg Iacurci
AR Capital to stop creating new nontraded REITs, close existing programs to new investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 23, 2015
AR Capital to stop creating new nontraded REITs, close existing programs to new investors

In a major reversal, the powerhouse nontraded REIT sponsor built by Nicholas Schorsch is exiting the business of creating and selling new alternative investment products and will stop taking new investor money for existing programs.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 19, 2015
S&P's global financial literacy test is out

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> S&amp;P Rating Services has released its global financial services literacy test, which uses four questions to test understanding of interest compounding, inflation, and risk diversification. How would you do?

By Jeff Benjamin
With SEC poised to expand crowdfunding rules, it's time for advisers to get up to speed
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 19, 2015
With SEC poised to expand crowdfunding rules, it's time for advisers to get up to speed

The SEC is scheduled to vote on a piece of the 2012 JOBS Act that will give retail investors access to private equity investing through crowdfunding platforms. That means challenges and opportunities lie ahead for advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Calpers makes another move away from pricey investments by trimming real estate exposure
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2015
Calpers makes another move away from pricey investments by trimming real estate exposure

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Nation's largest public pension fund trims its real estate holdings with a $3B sale.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity, Schwab to halt AR Capital sales
INVESTING RIAS NOV 15, 2015
Fidelity, Schwab to halt AR Capital sales

Firms pull the plug after Massachusetts <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges RCS Capital with fraudulently rounding up proxy votes</a> to support real estate deals sponsored by AR Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 15, 2015
December looking more likely for Fed rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Ground Control to Major Yellen. Commencing countdown, engines on. The Fed's October meeting minutes stress a potential December liftoff for rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
Don't let volatile energy markets change your mind on MLPs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2015
Don't let volatile energy markets change your mind on MLPs

Depending on the client, now may be a time to add to the allocation to this investment class.

By Brian Hahn
RCAP "unlikely" to dump Cetera for $700 million: analyst
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2015
RCAP "unlikely" to dump Cetera for $700 million: analyst

Citigroup's Bill Katz questions report that RCAP was shopping Cetera for &quot;fire sale&quot; price

By Bruce Kelly
ETF that bet on bitcoin has been surging
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2015
ETF that bet on bitcoin has been surging

ARK Investment Management says the capricious cryptocurrency is a buy in the wake of emerging market volatility

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2015
House committee approves easing accredited-investor standard

The House Financial Services Committee overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ease restrictions on the kind of investors who can purchase unregistered securities.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cetera suspends sales of AR Capital REITs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2015
Cetera suspends sales of AR Capital REITs

Broker-dealer takes action after Massachusetts' securities regulator charged a related company with fraudulently rounding up proxy votes to support real estate deals sponsored by AR Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Presidential candidates are not always good at managing their own money, and voters don't care, or need to.

By Jeff Benjamin
What advisers need to know about peer-to-peer lending
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 08, 2015
What advisers need to know about peer-to-peer lending

Before clients start asking, know the basics about this income generating investment.

By Liz Skinner
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2015
W.P. Carey sets fundraising record in first half

$909 million raised is almost as much as the $1.04 billion the firm raised all of last year.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2015
Nontraded REIT heavyweight W.P. Carey retreats from net-lease real estate

As spreads tighten, turning attention to lodging, self-storage and Europe.

By Bruce Kelly