Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Morningstar: Vanguard's Yones on Dealing With 'Product Inundation'
By James J. GreenDoug Yones speaks of how advisors can deal with "product inundation," how to conduct due diligence on those products, and how advisors can counteract "home market bias" to "truly diversify" client holdings internationally.
August 07, 2015
Gross, El-Erian Disagree on Fed Rate HikeBill Gross says Fed has data it needs to start raising rates in September; Mohamed El-Erian says Fed will wait for the next jobs report.
August 06, 2015
RCAP (Finally) Selling Troubled Wholesale UnitThe news comes as the firm says its alternative product sales are down 65% in Q2.
August 06, 2015
6 Investments Suffering in Commodities RoutFactors have been conspiring to take the commodities market on a stiff ridedownward.
August 04, 2015
10 quick thoughts to ruin your summerHere's one: The Federal Reserve rules the developed world.
August 04, 2015
In Alts Investing, Managing Expectations Is Top PriorityHeadlines about the relative success or failure of alternative assets like hedge funds can affect clients and advisors attitudes about those strategies.
August 04, 2015
Curian Closure Has Rivals Ready to StrikeAs the firm, with $12 billion in assets, prepares to shutter, competitors are clamoring for its clients and advisors.
August 03, 2015
Two Reasons to Rethink Real Estate InvestingIt remains axiomatic that the supply of tradable real estate is fixed, and it has key traits that attract alternative investment managers.