A recent article in the Journal of Portfolio Management delivered important findings for investors who maintain an allocation to real assets, providing even more reason for institutional investors to consider increasing their allocations to listed real estate.

By the end of this year, the loan market is shifting away from LIBOR, used for decades as its primary interest rate benchmark. Here are some issues investors should watch for as the market transitions.

Historically, higher-quality stocks have outperformed lower-quality stocks over multi-year periods, reinforcing the need to pursue value strategies that emphasize quality as part of their investment process.