Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
UBS Taps Exec to Head New Sustainable Investing Push
By Janet LevauxAs demand for socially responsible investing booms, the wirehouse adds to its leadership in this popular field.
March 30, 2017
Risk-Taking Investors Rewarded in 2016: NatixisMarkets rewarded a completely different set of asset allocations in the second half of 2016 than in the first half, Natixis found.
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.