I consider non-traded REITs or nREITS to be part of the group of investments that are just absolute murderholes for clients – they pay the brokers so much that they cannot possibly work out (and they rarely do wihout all kinds of aggravation and additional costs). Further, I have yet to hear a single credible…

LOL, I’m actually fairly tame with my opinions publicly – one day I’ll tell you how I really feel. My style of blogging has always been to obey one rule – remain compliant with industry regulations. Outside of that, I never even thought about presenting myself in an specific way that was “good for my…

361 Capital portfolio manager, Blaine Rollins, CFA, previously manager of the Janus Fund, writes a weekly update looking back on major moves, macro-trends and economic data points. The 361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing summarizes the latest market news along with some interesting facts and a touch of humor. 361 Capital is a provider of alternative…

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Some interesting investment flows data from Michael Hartnett and his Global Equity Strategy team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch… YTD inflows of $53bn to equities & $80bn to bonds consistent with modest positive equity (2.5%) and bond (3.8%) returns YTD Equity Flows $6.0bn inflows to US equity funds (all inflows via ETF’s – IWM…

via Bloomberg: Jordan Belfort, whose memoir “The Wolf of Wall Street” was turned into a film by Martin Scorsese, expects to earn more this year than he made at his peak as a stockbroker, allowing him to repay the victims of his fraud. “I’ll make this year more than I ever made in my best year as…