DOL releases first batch of FAQs on fiduciary rule Agency answers 34 adviser questions pertaining to the regulation's exemptions, including the best-interest contract exemption Oct 27, 2016 @ 12:48 pm | By Greg Iacurci | Investment News The Labor Department issued its first set of answers to frequently asked questions about the fiduciary rule Thursday. The FAQs,…

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W.P. Carey's Goldberg straightens out adviser misconceptions about DOL fiduciary rule Executive has been listening to advisers' worries for months, and finds serious confusion remains about responsibilities under the new regulation Oct 31, 2016 @ 12:42 pm | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News Mark Goldberg, president of investment management at W.P. Carey Inc., has been listening…

Different Types of Fees and How They Impact Shareholders – Part 2 October 28, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault The following descriptions and definitions can help both financial advisors and investors alike to understand the various fees that impact shareholders in nontraded REITs, from the initial public offering of common shares until…

Ameriprise will stick with IRA commissions under DOL fiduciary rule Oct 26, 2016 @ 1:31 pm | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News CEO says the commission model, which will require more compliance work on the company's part, serves both clients and advisers well In contrast to a couple of its most prominent competitors, Ameriprise Financial Inc.…

Big Data: How Big an Impact for REITs? October 19, 2016 | by Stuart Eisenberg | CREIOnline By Stuart Eisenberg, Partner, BDO USA: How using Big Data enables real estate owners and REITs to better predict, monitor and measure their investments. Big Data is big-time ubiquitous in headlines across industries, but the real estate industry…

Restaurant Chains Get Burned by Overexpansion, New Rivals Glut of eateries, competitors offering prepared meals-to-go create pileup of business casualties Updated Oct. 16, 2016 9:08 p.m. ET | By JULIE JARGON and LILLIAN RIZZO | WSJ The U.S. is having one of its biggest restaurant shakeouts in years, as an oversupply of eateries and new rivals offering…

Tennessee Cities Emerging as Office, Industrial Powerhouses October 21, 2016 |  Robert Carr | NREIOnline Skyrocketing rents in primary office and industrial markets have pushed tenants, and investors, into high-demand secondary markets. High on the list of such markets is Tennessee. The Nashville office market currently has the nation’s lowest vacancy rate, at 4.7 percent, according to…

Commonwealth Financial eliminates commission-based retirement products in wake of DOL rule Oct 24, 2016 @ 6:37 pm | By InvestmentNews Staff | Investment News Commonwealth Financial Network late Monday said it would stop offering commission-based products in IRAs and qualified retirement plans, making it the latest BD to move more decidedly toward to an advisory platform…