Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Gold's Path to $1,400 Seen Cleared by Dollar Slump, Equity Fears
By Ranjeetha PakiamThe yellow metal has climbed more than 8% since mid-December to over $1,365 an ounce.
January 23, 2018
Vanguard Says It Will ‘Never’ Launch Bitcoin Fund, and It’s Not AloneWill we see a Bitcoin ETF in 2018? Prospects are unclear, execs at Inside ETFs say.
January 22, 2018
When Diversification Is the Question, Alternatives Are the AnswerThe vast majority of investors say they are open to alternative asset classes, but few advisors are adding them to portfolios.
January 22, 2018
Reality Shares Launches Blockchain ETF: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Fidelity, American Century and Strategy Shares all launch new ETFs.
January 18, 2018
Morgan Stanley Joins Goldman Sachs in Clearing Bitcoin FuturesCFO Pruzan won't say how much firm requires of clients for transactions; points to volatility of the asset class as factor in setting margin levels.
January 17, 2018
Putnam to Introduce Its First ESG FundsThe actively managed asset manager expects to launch two ESG funds in March as part of a repositioning of two existing funds.
January 17, 2018
What’s Got the New York Fed President Worried?In a speech, William Dudley outlined two things hes not worried about and three things that have him concerned.
January 12, 2018
Mnuchin Warns Against Bitcoin Becoming Next ‘Swiss Bank Account’U.S. Treasury chief warns against a new Swiss bank account; no concern about Russias use of virtual money.