The ABC's of the DOL fiduciary rule Confusion could be the rule's greatest by-product due to its broad and somewhat general nature Jul 12, 2016 @ 1:00 am | By Anthony Domino, Jr. | Investment News A casual reading of any financial publication recently is certain to have a headline featuring three letters: D…

    Dividend Investors Should Check Into Hotel Stocks Despite lackluster economic growth, many hotel stocks and hotel REITs look good on the charts. July 13, 2016 | By MICHAEL KAHN | Barrons While I am generally skeptical about the stock market’s recent new highs, there are always pockets of strength to be found. Despite lackluster growth…

    REITs Become Separate Sector in September July, 2016 GMT | Daily Forex Between September 16th and 19th, a new sector will be introduced on Wall Street. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) which own commercial real estate and generate dividends from the rents that are levied, will be split off from all other financial…

    House spending bill includes provision to kill DOL fiduciary rule Congressional Republicans continue to fight the measure that requires advisers to retirement accounts to act in clients' best interest Jul 7, 2016 @ 12:25 pm | By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News House lawmakers approved a spending bill Thursday that included a provision to…

    Office Outlook In A Word: ‘Vigorous’ JULY 12, 2016 | BY JOHN SALUSTRI | GlobeSt.com CALABASAS, CA— “Steady office improvement with balanced development buoy investor interest,” says Marcus & Millichap in its quarterly market report. Office vacancy rates might still hover higher than pre-recession averages, but the outlook for the market remains positive, reports…

Dot Your I’s and Cross Your T’s – Get Ready for the Next Generation of Share Classes  July 13, 2016 - Part Two in a month long series of Share Class blog posts. This week, we’re taking a closer look at some of the more specialized share classes available through alternative investments. June’s sales data…

    June Nontraded REIT and BDC Performance July 13, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault The numbers are in, and we have the latest data on nontraded REIT and BDC performance for the month of June. After reaching a high mark in February of approximately $543.5 million, sales numbers declined each month…

    Good times for fast-casual chains JULY 8, 2016 | BY MARIANNE WILSON | Chain Store Age Bolstered by the rapid expansion of build-your-own pizza concepts, fast-casual chains had another strong year in 2015. That’s according to Technomic Inc.’s annual Top 250 Fast-Casual Chain Restaurant report, which reported that cumulative sales in the fast-casual dining…

    New Financial Disclosure Rules Pose Latest Hurdle for Beleaguered Non-Traded REIT Industry Capital Raising in Non-Traded REIT Industry Plunges from Previous Years, According to Stanger, as Firms Brace for FINRA 15-02 By Randyl Drummer | June 29, 2016 | CoStar Over the next few weeks, investors in non-traded REITs will begin receiving new financial…