Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Should You Hoard Cash Before the Election?
By Bernice NapachGary Shilling suggests cash allocations of 30% to 50%; S&P's Sam Stovall says holding cash makes sense. But there are less dramatic ways to speculate.
August 05, 2016
FINRA Sweeps Broker-Dealers for Info on Nontraded BDCsThe exam sweep covers all member firms and advisors selling the companies between January 2015 and June 2016.
August 04, 2016
Hedge Funds Gain 1.5% in July: HFREvent-driven managers turned in the months best performance, gaining 2.4%, Hedge Fund Research reported.
August 04, 2016
BofA Sees Digital Payments Cutting $1 Billion Cash-Handling Cost"The more electronification, the less people," CEO Brian Moynihan says.
August 03, 2016
Wealthy Investors Fear Fortunes Will Fade While They’re Playing GolfWere all looking for a safe but adequate income stream. Like most investors, the wealthy are having a hard time finding it.
August 03, 2016
Investors Fight Brokers From Cetera, Wells Fargo Over Big Energy LossesInvestors are not happy with low oil prices, and a growing number of them are taking action against their advisors.
August 03, 2016
Apollo’s profit more than doubles as Athene, holdings gainAthene, which plans to go public this year, helped parent Apollo double profits during the second quarter.
August 03, 2016
AIG curtails event-driven, long-short bets at hedge fundsEvent-driven holdings were cut 41 percent to $700 million, while investments in long-short declined 25 percent to $2.24 billion in the first half of the year.