Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Madoff Deals Locked in Safe at Center of U.K. Hedge-Fund Lawsuit
By Patrick Gower, BloombergPrincipal Financial says it discovered the investments in late June 2015.
March 27, 2017
Active Alts Launches Active Alts Contrarian ETF: Portfolio ProductsHartford Funds also launches two new actively managed fixed income ETFs.
March 24, 2017
The Taxation of Precious Metals and CollectiblesOur Tax Facts experts answer questions on the tax treatment of these alternative investments.
March 23, 2017
Thou Shalt Not Buy Biblically Responsible ETFsThe companies CWM will not invest in do not reflect biblical values. But the ETF provider goes further than most SRI funds.
March 23, 2017
Investors in ‘Bullish Holding Pattern’: MerrillUpcoming European elections are seen as the chief tail risk, according to Merrill's March fund manager survey.
March 23, 2017
Closed-End Funds: Democratizing Alternative Investment StrategiesUnique structure and stable asset levels allow CEFs to invest in nontraditional, less liquid assets.
March 23, 2017
Ackman's Investors Won't Get Their YachtsChanneling Fred Schwed Jr., theres at least one more question hanging over Bill Ackman's Valeant debacle.
March 20, 2017
Trump Is Biggest Global Risk in 2017, Alt Investors SayA poll at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit found the Trump administration worried the industry more than cybersecurity, China or Brexit.