Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Tom James: Master of the Art of Collecting
By Janet LevauxSome people like to stay busy, even in retirement. The Raymond James executive chairman is building an art museum with 500 works from his collection.
September 26, 2016
Farmland: An Increasingly Popular Alternative InvestmentA report found that more investors are buying agricultural/farmland assets to diversify and profit from growing global demand for food.
September 26, 2016
Can Public Equity Investing Have Impact?To have impact, we must recognize that equity investing can actually involve companies not found within traditional benchmarks.
September 26, 2016
Insurers boosting cash as credit worries build, BlackRock saysAbout half of 315 insurers surveyed globally are looking to increase cash holdings in coming months, up from 36 percent last year.
September 25, 2016
Can Colin Kaepernick (or you) get fired for a political stance?The San Francisco 49ers quarterback's decision to make a political stance at his "office" got us thinking: Just what are the rules governing the expression of political views while on the job?
September 25, 2016
Can Colin Kaepernick (or you) get fired for a political stance?The San Francisco 49ers quarterback's decision to make a political stance at his "office" got us thinking: Just what are the rules governing the expression of political views while on the job?
September 23, 2016
Harvard’s Endowment Loses Nearly $2B in Latest Fiscal YearThe prestigious university just reported its worst performance for its endowment since 2009, with timber assets underperforming.
September 23, 2016
SEC Actions on Private Equity Fees Show Agency's Enforcement AimOn Form ADVs and elsewhere, the SEC scrutinizes differences between what managers say they'd do and what they actually did.