Foundation for Financial Planning Names New Chair, Appoints Three New Trustees (Trisha Miller) Kenneth (Kacy) Gott, CFP®, Assumes Chair; Lazetta Rainey Braxton, MBA, CFP®, Ben Harrison, and Trisha Miller Join Its Board January 5, 2017, 10:11 ET | Foundation for Financial Planning WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Foundation for Financial Planning, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit…

Former ARCP accounting officer Lisa McAlister expected to testify at ex-CFO Brian Block's securities fraud trial Both resigned in the wake of the accounting scandal that rocked Nicholas Schorsch's real estate empire January 11, 2017 @ 11:29 am | Bruce Kelly | InvestmentNews.com Lisa McAlister, the former chief accounting officer of a giant real estate investment trust once…

Chamber of Commerce calls on Trump to delay DOL fiduciary rule The business interest group would like the new administration to halt and then replace the regulation that requires advisers act in the best interests of clients in retirement accounts January 11, 2017 @ 1:39 pm | Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com  One of the largest and most…

RIAs could be ultimate winners if DOL fiduciary rule is repealed or delayed Differentiating themselves from brokers would be easier now that debate has raised investor awareness of the role of a fiduciary January 11, 2017@ 12:42 pm| Jeff Benjamin | InvestmentNews.com  As potential delays and road blocks pile up in front the Department of Labor's fiduciary…

REITs Return 8.6% in 2016 January 10, 2017 | Loretta Clodfelter | Linkedin, Salika Khiser Although U.S. REITs struggled in the fall, they achieved a total return of 8.63 percent in 2016, according to the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index. The performance was far better than the 2.83 percent the index returned in 2015.…

INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK: Despite Trade Uncertainty, E-Commerce to Continue Driving Distribution Property Growth in 2017 Potential High Tide of Infrastructure Spending Could Lift All Boats in US Industrial Property Markets - Even Those Along the Muddy Mississippi January 4, 2017 | By Randyl Drummer | CoStar Industrial real estate's unprecedented bull run is expected to continue…

Apartment Demand, Rent Growth Stay Strong January 3, 2017 | PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com RICHARDSON, TX—Although multifamily construction is “substantial,” the current development pace is “justified by the very strong demand tallies,” says Greg Willett at RealPage. “The apartment sector’s winning streak has run seven full years so far,” Willett says. RICHARDSON, TX—“Rent growth doesn’t have to…

With DOL fiduciary looming, Advisor Group reduces fees on its brokerage and advisory platform Move is among a series of changes the firm is making as it gets ready for new regulation Jan 10, 2017 @ 11:52 am | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News With the Department of Labor's new fiduciary rule for retirement accounts looming,…

Tim Murphy, former head of a closed Cetera Financial Group broker-dealer, now with LPL affiliate Mr. Murphy 's Broker Check report shows he's working for Integrated Financial Partners Jan 5, 2017 @ 12:38 pm | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News Tim Murphy, the one-time CEO of a closed Cetera Financial Group broker-dealer, is now registered with…