Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Stormy Weather, Messy Markets
By Janet LevauxA very regular series of storms is hitting the Pacific Coast this winter. Fortunately, much of the needed rain has come after the nice sunny sail I was…
January 28, 2016
Obama aims anti-cancer ‘moonshot’ with Biden steering plansThe panel will have no private-sector members.
January 27, 2016
Alternatives Sector Assets Topped $7 Trillion in 2015The private capital industry, in particular, grew over the past year, Preqin reported.
January 27, 2016
Why Advisors’ Google Presence Is More Vital Than They ThinkWith 40,000 Google searches a second, managing what potential clients find there is imperative for financial advisors.
January 26, 2016
Top 10 Private Equity Trends in 2016New research released Monday by the PEGCC shows an interplay of factors that will influence private equity activity over the next 12 months.
January 26, 2016
Jeremy Siegel: No Bubble, No Reason to Fear the FedThe Wharton finance professor lays out his bullish vision at the Inside ETFs conference and says oil prices are "never going back to $100."
January 26, 2016
Don’t Bet on Active Management to Beat the Volatile Market"Active managers have nowhere to go to escape [a crisis] except into cash ... and going to cash almost never happens," says Morningstar's John Rekenthaler.
January 26, 2016
MetLife commercial-property lending reaches record $14.3 billionThe largest U.S. life insurer loaned about $14.3 billion for commercial real estate globally last year, the most in the companys history of more than 140 years.