Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Most Advisors Using Alternative Investments, Study Finds
By Janet LevauxNew research has found that 78% of all advisors are using alternative investments within client portfolios, Cogent Research said Tuesday, mainly for diversification.
August 31, 2011
Don't leave choices to chancePresenting clients with too many options may not be the best strategy.
August 31, 2011
Carlyle Group Buys Minority Stake in Avalon AdvisorsThe Carlyle Group, one of the worlds largest private equity firms, has made a minority investment in Avalon Advisors, a Houston-based wealth advisor and asset manager with nearly $4 billion in assets under management.
August 30, 2011
401(k) Investors Who Choose TDFs Stay With ThemRetirement plan participants who invest in target-date funds tend to stay with them, the Employee Benefit Research Institute announced Tuesday.
August 30, 2011
Iceland Debates Land Sale to Chinese TycoonA Chinese tycoon has already won private landowner agreements in the proposed purchase of a massive tract of land in Iceland that critics worry could provide Beijing with a presence in the North Atlantic.
August 29, 2011
Collapse in home prices leaves seniors on holdUnable to sell their houses, many seniors are opting to stay in their homes instead of moving to senior housing facilities.
August 29, 2011
BlackRock Seeks to Run ETFs Using Own IndexesBlackRock, the worlds largest money manager, filed an application with the SEC for its iShares exchange-traded funds to follow its own indexes rather than those developed by third parties such as Standard & Poors.
August 25, 2011
SEI: More Pension Plans Using Alternative Assets - in ModerationMore U.S. pension plans seem to be using some alternative investments, but fewer plans seem to be using alternative investments a lot.