Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Think the Fiscal Cliff Was Bad? This One’s Worse
By Gil WeinreichAEI Economist John Makin warns the Fed must aggressively fight deflation or the U.S. will plunge off the "monetary cliff."
October 30, 2013
Private Advisor Group Launches Advisor Protection ProgramNot only will the firm provide deceased advisors families double their trailing 12-month advisory revenue, it will find their clients a new advisor.
October 30, 2013
How Much Do Your Clients Really Need to Work?Financial advisor Jason Hull says knowing your clients "retirement number" can help you free them from the hamster wheel of needless work.
October 28, 2013
When It Comes to Alts, 30% May Do the TrickWith a higher allocation, some strategies have led to greater returns, less extreme risk and often better risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500.
October 28, 2013
Can Hedge Funds Save Troubled Pension Funds?A new vision of hedge funds is emerging in which they could have a much bigger role to play in portfolio management.
October 28, 2013
Are Fundamental ETFs Better?While traditional market capitalization weighted funds still rule the roost, ETFs that use alternative weighting strategies deserve attention.
October 28, 2013
Climate Change Is Today’s ProblemPeople warn about what climate change will mean for our future, but it is no longer about our future. The impacts are being felt now.
October 28, 2013
The Right Mix: SRI Investing, SustainabilityInvestors now have different ways to invest in concert with their values and benefit financially.