Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Grayscale Gives iCapital Network Advisors Access to Digital Currency
By Jeff BermanMore than 6,700 iCapital Network advisors can now invest in crypto through a diversified market-cap weighted investment strategy via Grayscale.
September 03, 2021
Morningstar Report Shows Why Investors Need Professional AdviceThe "Mind the Gap" report reveals the difference between what investors earn from funds and the funds' reported returns.
September 02, 2021
Orion Mulls More Acquisitions as It Folds In Brinker, HiddenLeversEric Clarke talked to ThinkAdvisor about crypto, its Brinker and HiddeLevers integrations and why Orion chose to hold an in-person conference.
September 02, 2021
Scaramucci to Make 'Macro Case' for Bitcoin at SALT ConferenceThe hedge fund manager previews his upcoming conference and tells ThinkAdvisor why he's so bullish on the cryptocurrency.
September 02, 2021
AmeriLife and Prosperity Life Create a Medigap ProgramThe effort unites a private equity-backed distributor with a private equity-backed insurer.
September 02, 2021
SEC Charges Crypto Lender With $2B FraudBitConnect allegedly ran a fraudulent and unregistered offering of investments into a program involving digital assets.
August 31, 2021
Why Bitcoin Might Belong in Your Client's IRAIf crypto is an appropriate investment, holding it in IRAs or other tax-advantaged retirement accounts could make sense.
August 30, 2021
Cryptocurrencies Haven't Been Relevant in Portfolios. That Might Be About to Change.Your clients are going to ask you about cryptocurrencies if they haven't already, and with good reason.