Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
FINRA Boosts Transparency in TBA Market
By Marlene Y. SatterFINRA has begun disseminating transaction information for the TBA market, which represents more than $270 billion traded on an average daily basis in 8,400 trades.
November 15, 2012
Chuck Schwab: We’ll Go Over Cliff, but Let’s Move OnIn conversation with Maria Bartiromo and the brains behind KKR, Chuck Schwab talks alternative investments, one benefit of Dodd-Frank, and why hes willing to write a bigger tax check.
November 14, 2012
Guggenheim Launches Alternative Investment PlatformThe platform enables advisors to build and implement customized hedge fund portfolios for clients.
November 14, 2012
Investing Outlook: ‘Sunny With a Chance of Hurricanes’Its a case of where the natural world becomes a metaphor for the financial world.
November 14, 2012
Gold to Soar: Deutsche BankGold is destined for another increase, according to the head of metals trading at Deutsche Bank. In fact, its set to jump above $2,000 as governments use stimulus to counter any slowing in economic recovery.
November 14, 2012
Where—and Where Not—to Invest in 2013: Morgan, MFS ExpertsPolitical wrangling in Washington will have a powerful effect on the markets in 2013. That begs the question of whereand where notto invest next year.
November 13, 2012
Pioneer Launches Educational Program on Volatility, Income and PerspectivePioneer Investments, a global investment firm with $198 billion in assets, announced an educational program that focuses on major planning issues advisors are facing.
November 13, 2012
U.K. Investigating Natural Gas Price Fixing AllegationsEnergy Secretary Ed Davey said in the report that the government is extremely concerned about the possibility that manipulations of the wholesale natural gas market may have been perpetrated by some of the largest power companies in the country.