Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Bet With Buffett, Not Against Him
By Barry RitholtzDo you want to bet with or against Warren Buffett? That is a simple question. Yet it has surprisingly complex meanings and ramifications.
September 20, 2017
Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One YearEx-president speaks to Carlyle, Cantor and Northern Trust; If someone is willing to pay him to give a speech, God bless.
September 20, 2017
World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Hits $1TThe sovereign wealth fund, which manages oil wealth for future generations, has ballooned in size since the first cash injection in 1996.
September 18, 2017
Will Bitcoin Ever Be a Fiduciary Asset?Technical intricacies aside, Bitcoin has some interesting properties. For one, it is more closely correlated with the S&P 500 than you might think.
September 17, 2017
Private Equity-Backed Distributor Buys Two FirmsSimplicity Financial has scooped up WealthWise Partners and Liberty Financial Resources.
September 15, 2017
High Alternative Asset Deal Pricing Worries InvestorsInvestors are challenged to find attractive opportunities among 17,100 funds open to investment.
September 14, 2017
Sanders Calls for a 65% Top Estate Tax RateThe provision, in an S. 1804 funding supplement, would affect couples with $1 billion or more in assets.
September 12, 2017
‘Buy’ Signal Persists in September: MerrillLong Bitcoin was the most crowded trade in Merrill's monthly fund manager survey.