Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
ETF assets set to overtake hedge funds this year
By Trista Kelley, Inyoung Hwang, Lorcan Roche KellyThe average asset manager isnt beating the indexes, so people are thinking, I might as well just buy the index.
May 07, 2015
The Longest Cycle on RecordInvestors, mistaking this environment for a normal cycle, are too preoccupied with looming rate hikes when the real story is sluggish global growth.
May 07, 2015
RCS Capital’s Equity Sales, Net Income Plummet in Q1’15Earlier, the firm said April '15 sales of nontraded REITs and other investments were up from their November '14 lows.
May 07, 2015
Warren Buffett’s 10 nuggets of wisdom from the Berkshire meeting, 2015Hedge funds havent done badly. Theyve been collecting their 2-and-20 in fees. The investors in the hedge fund have paid a pretty big price.
May 07, 2015
Warren Buffett’s 10 nuggets of wisdom from the Berkshire meeting, 2015Hedge funds havent done badly. Theyve been collecting their 2-and-20 in fees. The investors in the hedge fund have paid a pretty big price.
May 06, 2015
T. Rowe Names William Stromberg CEO, Replacing KennedyThe mutual fund group has assets of $773 billion, according to its latest quarterly report.
May 05, 2015
Top Hedge Fund Managers Collect Big Paychecks Despite UnderperformanceThe 25 top-earning hedge fund managers collected $11.62 billion in pay in 2014, but 12 of them had gains only in the single digits.
May 04, 2015
The Portfolio Trade Deadline Approaches: 60/40 Needs an UpgradeIn investing, as in sports, you need to upgrade your roster even after a good (bull) run.