Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
7 Challenges Private Markets Face in 2017
By Michael S. FischerInvesting in larger funds presents both opportunities and risks.
February 01, 2017
College Endowment Returns Negative in Fiscal 2016Long-term returns are short of what the endowments need to maintain their purchasing power, a NACUBO-Commonfund report says.
January 31, 2017
5 Trends in Commercial Real Estate for 2017: Pt. 2What are potential impacts of a Trump presidency on commercial real estate this year? Here are the key trends to monitor while investing.
January 31, 2017
The Day Harvard Stopped Being a Hedge FundThe lessons for investors from Harvard Management Companys stunning fall from grace.
January 30, 2017
Hedge Funds Have Grown Up, for Good and for BadAs 2017 opens, the hedge fund industry is radically changed, in good and bad ways.
January 30, 2017
LendingRobot Launches Alternative ‘Robo-Fund’: Top Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, the AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF will lower its total net expense ratio to 0.99%.
January 27, 2017
Markets Aren't Kind to Alternative FactsMr. Market seems to delight in taking money away from those who deploy capital based on faulty convictions.
January 26, 2017
5 Trends in Commercial Real Estate for 2017: Pt. 1What are potential impacts of a Trump presidency on commercial real estate this year? Here are the key trends to monitor while investing.