Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
How First Trust’s Wesbury Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sequester
By John SullivanThe outspoken chief economist of First Trust Advisors is taking Nouriel Roubini, Bill Gross and others head on in his view of the sequester in a new outlook.
February 25, 2013
Bordeaux Is Back, Bumping Up Wine IndexThe Liv-ex Fine Wine Index has recovered from its November lows, thanks to buyers from China.
February 22, 2013
REITs: Building Attractive GrowthWe see a lot to like here, and while we say that about several of the agency REITs, Capstead Mortgage (CMO) has moved a bit higher on our near-term favorites list.
February 22, 2013
Optimal OpportunitiesWhile Actavis (ACT) narrowed its 2013 guidance expectations in the wake of an unexpected Concerta approval, the company is still poised to post close to 30% EPS growth and potentially double-digit annual EPS growth through 2016.
February 21, 2013
Guarding Against Inflation With CPI Swaps Instead of TIPSFor advisors worried about inflation, CPI swaps offer a more efficient hedge because they are a higher-yielding and shorter-duration alternative to TIPS, J.P. Morgan's Cavanaugh says.
February 21, 2013
AIG is the new Apple of hedge fund managers’ eyes: reportThe firm often touted as triggering the Great Recession is now the favored child of the hedge fund industry.
February 20, 2013
Peter Schiff: Currency War Objective Is to ‘Kill Yourself’The outspoken head of Euro Pacific Capital is at it again, noting one major reason a currency war is unlike a conventional war.
February 19, 2013
Obama to press for stopgap sequester fixWashington is hemorrhaging, but no one is willing to do more than apply temporary bandages.