Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Assessing Risk in Real Estate Investing, Pt. 1: The Overview
By David Lynn, Ph.DPresenting the historical context of risk in real estate investing, along with an overview of the primary sources of risk in a real estate portfolio.
December 22, 2014
Commodities: More Pain Ahead in 2015The sharp drop in oil and rise in the dollar are harbingers of weakness for the asset class, experts say.
December 22, 2014
Interest Rates, Expected Returns and Portfolio Construction ConundrumsWith the proliferation of liquid alternatives, investors have more tools at their disposal to solve the complex problem of a low-return environment.
December 22, 2014
Commodities Leave Sour TasteIn terms of raw performance, no asset class has been more miserable than commodities.Over the past five years, the GreenHaven Continuous Commodities Fund…
December 22, 2014
A Wiser Approach to Alternative InvestingPay attention to David Swensen's classic advice.
December 22, 2014
What Advisors Can Learn From Selling a House in 2015So Im selling the house Ive lived in for the past 22 years, and the experience is much different this time around.
December 22, 2014
Tiger 21 Ultrawealthy Still Favor Stocks, but Private Equity GainsAnnual survey finds UHNW invest in what they know (like their own companies). Apple noses ahead of Berkshire Hathaway as top stock pick.
December 22, 2014
Schorsch’s Issues Extensive but 'Isolated,' Says Nontraded REIT ExpertMost companies in the business are able to avoid such accounting errors and fallout, says exec at Robert Stanger.