Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Amazon and the future of bookselling
By Richard HoeWhy Amazon is probably the next big thing.
September 24, 2013
Top 10 Wall Street Crooks: Insider TradingUsing confidential information to make a mint is nothing new. Here are 10 that carried on that fine Wall Street tradition.
September 23, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: Goldman Sachs Adds Real Return FundRiverPark and Morgan Creek Capital Management launch hedged products, as Allianz rolls out an indexed variable annuity.
September 23, 2013
Is It a Good Time to Buy Preferred Stocks?One expert says yields of 5% and other advantages make preferred stocks worth serious consideration.
September 23, 2013
Alternatives to Fixed Income Come in Many (Alt) VarietiesAdvisors now have options beyond quality and duration to help manage their way through the coming fixed income challenge.
September 23, 2013
Jim Rogers’ 5 Best & Worst Regions for Commodity InvestingRogers, speaking to The Daily Ticker, is all surprises on where to dig and grow a good commodity play.
September 20, 2013
RiverNorth, DoubleLine Reopen $1 Billion Strategic Income FundClosed for capacity reasons, the bond fund reopens as opportunities arise in fixed income closed-end funds.
September 20, 2013
Hedge Fund Ads at the Super Bowl? No Way, Says BlackRock’s NovickHedgies are as wary of a plunge into retail marketing as naysayers are of an advertising free-for-all now that the solicitation ban has been lifted.