Real Estate

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  Real Estate: Data Still Looking Good

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  November 16, 2012

  Commercial and residential sectors both show signs of positive momentum

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  Bond Funds Top $400B in Flows

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Equity funds see weaker flows, with close to $2.5 billion going to funds focused on emerging markets,

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  FINRA Suspends David Lerner, Forces $12M Payback on Apple REITs

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 22, 2012

  Lerner, the CEO and president, misled customers, calling the Apple REITs a ‘fabulous cash cow’ and a ‘gold mine,’ FINRA says.

• The Long View

  By Robert Tyndall  |  September 25, 2012

  John Bogle was long a prophet without honor in the financial services industry.

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  Why Risk Parity Matters Now More Than Ever

  By Lee Partridge, CFA, Salient Partners  |  September 20, 2012

  A longer view of how equity and bond markets perform provides a compelling argument for targeting a consistent level of portfolio volatility.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Broker Charged With Stealing to Pay for Mortgage, Groceries

  By Marlene Y. Satter and Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  Among recent SEC enforcement actions were charges that a broker stole client funds and used them to pay for his own personal expenses, including groceries and a mortgage.

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  Troika Demands Greeks Adopt Six-Day Workweek

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 5, 2012

  Greeks could be forced into harsh new labor regulations as part of the terms of its bailout, according to a leaked letter from the so-called troika of the EC, ECB and IMF.

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  Patton’s Fund Picks, Pt. 8: Market Neutral, Real Estate and Commodities

  By Mike Patton  |  September 4, 2012

  In the penultimate blog in a series, advisor Mike Patton shares his favorite picks—mutual funds and ETFs—in market neutral, real estate and commodities.

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  Housing Bulls Living in ‘Fantasyland,’ Economist Says

  By John Sullivan, Investment Advisor  |  August 30, 2012

  Don’t believe the hype. That’s the message Anthony Randazzo of the Reason Foundation delivered Thursday about the housing market.

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  China Caused 2008 Crisis: Study

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 29, 2012

  Rather than “financial weapons of mass destruction,” it was a Chinese saving frenzy that created the U.S. housing bubble, Dutch researchers concluded.