Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Gold Set for Longest Run of Gains in 2 Years on Stimulus Bets
By Eddie van der Walt, BloombergUncertainty is propelling gold and silver higher as investors continue to pile into gold-backed funds.
June 29, 2016
Faber Says Own Gold, Prepare for QE4 as Easing Follows Brexit"QE4 in the U.S. is on the way," the veteran investor forecasts, and extra easing will hurt currencies while supporting bullion.
June 27, 2016
How Advisors Are Tackling VolatilityAdvisors and investors agree volatility is the top macro threat to portfolios, a Jefferson National survey finds.
June 27, 2016
Here's Why Advisors Should at Least Consider Managed FuturesThese award-winning managed futures strategies have compounded annual returns ranging from 13% to 36%.
June 26, 2016
I Don't Hate Gold. I Just Don't Love It.The underlying reason I love to write about gold is because it offers so many lessons about the behavioral errors of investors.
June 24, 2016
What Investors Look for From Mobile InvestingMobile is rendering desktops unnecessary for a growing number of investors, E-Trade says.
June 23, 2016
Implications of Brexit From 7 in Real Estate IndustrySeven members of a real estate group from across Europe and the U.S. offer GlobeSt.com their perspectives on the meaning of a yes Brexit vote.
June 22, 2016
ESG Analysis ‘More Dynamic,’ but Ambivalence RemainsTension between ESG criteria and financial performance is slackening, but impact investing still has its skeptics.