Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Alternatives Myth-Busting: Can Alts Dampen Risk?
By Joyce HansonMore advisors are turning to alternative investments in this low-yield environment, yet for many the jury is still out over whether alts add too much risk to portfolios.
December 06, 2012
CFA’s Roper Calls Claim She Bullied Schapiro ‘Absurd’A Wall Street Journal editorial says because SEC's Schapiro was quaking in fear of Roper, she killed a Commission rule to lift ban on hedge fund, other private placement advertising.
December 05, 2012
Expensive Candles Are Hot, High-End Holiday GiftFine wines are so 2011. This holiday season, luxury candles are the rage.
December 04, 2012
Bank of America Explores Social Impact Bonds, Report SaysBank of America may be about to take up a newly popular way to blend business and philanthropy, The Charlotte Observer reports.
December 04, 2012
Bill Gross: Bond King, Now Patent Holder of World Bond Index MethodCan you patent a methodology? Yes, if youre Bill Goss. Wind and water might be next.
November 30, 2012
Closing techniques, part 2Alternative of Choice Close: Use for the high-net-worth clients.
November 30, 2012
Jeff Gundlach: ‘Financial Catastrophe Just Over the Horizon’"No early warning, you should be moving now," Gundlach says.
November 30, 2012
How to close the HNW saleClose the way your client wants to buy, not the way you want to sell.