Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
RCAP’s Crowdfunding Site: A Smart Move?
By Janet LevauxChairman Nicholas Schorsch says the crowdfunding site should bring RCS Capital advisors more business. Industry experts like Mark Elzweig are optimistic.
September 03, 2014
Beware of ‘Cliff’ in New York’s New Estate Tax LawWilmington Trusts Sharon Klein considers some implications of the new state law, with one dangerous tax trigger at the edges.
September 02, 2014
The Market Dependency of Private Equity Funds: Searching for Alpha for September 2014PE funds are more market dependent than you might suspect. Here's why, and how, along with how the market indexes performed in August.
September 02, 2014
Hedge Funds Buoyed in First Half by Private Wealth AllocationsHedge fund managers may be feeling competitive pressure for investor assets, but their fundraising is thriving.
August 29, 2014
Alpha Trumps Absolute Return in Hedge Fund SelectionIn the long run, investors lured by recent outperformance may be doing themselves no favor, Commonfund says.
August 29, 2014
Lawyer Charged With Bilking Client, 90, to Fund Cat Litter Box InventionCalifornia attorney Delbert Modlin is charged with persuading a 90-year-old man to liquidate his assets and invest the $120,000 proceeds into an improved litter box.
August 28, 2014
New Hire Roundup: SEC Names Schnurr Chief AccountantIn another personnel move, Nancy Rimington joined GW&K Investment Management.
August 26, 2014
Portfolio Construction: New Trends, New RisksWhere are investors potentially making mistakes when it comes to portfolio construction and asset allocation? OppenheimerFunds Senior Economist Brian Levitt weighs in.