Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Patton’s Fund Picks, Pt. 7: Currency, Long-Short Funds
By Mike PattonTurning to the alternatives space, advisor Mike Patton shares his favorites among currency and long-short equity mutual funds.
August 23, 2012
Core CompetencySolid growth and promising research and development pipelines bode well for companies that sell pharmaceutical and related health-care products.
August 23, 2012
SteelPath Brings MLPs to the Masses: AdvisorOne InterviewSteelPaths director of research, Brian Watson, sat down with AdvisorOne to discuss the MLP space and the firm's upcoming acquisition by the mutual fund behemoth OppenheimerFunds.
August 22, 2012
Yes, Closed-End Fund Yields Are High, but There’s a Catch"Not all yields are created equal," warns S&P Capital IQs Alec Young.
August 22, 2012
How to Hold On for Commodities’ Wild RideA little-known commodities index sports long-term performance more than double that of either the Dow Jones-UBS or Goldman Sachs indexes.
August 22, 2012
Hedge funds, grimacing, open the kimonoSummer vacation came to an abrupt end for hedge fund managers who are now toiling to comply with new federal compliance regs.
August 21, 2012
2012 Broker-Dealers of the Year; Top Wealth Managers: September Investment Advisor—SlideshowSeptember is our annual broker-dealer issue and includes the 22nd annual Broker-Dealers of the Year contest.
August 21, 2012
Incapital’s Tom Ricketts on Sustainable Investing—And, Yes, the CubsWhen hes not busy being the owner of the Chicago Cubs, Tom Ricketts is overseeing Incapital, which underwrites and distributes fixed income securities and structured notes through more than 700 broker-dealers, institutions, advisors and wealth managers.