Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Trends in Separately Managed Accounts: UMAs, ETFs and Alternatives
By James J. GreenEnvestnet/PMC’s Mike Henkel and Tom Simutis report what they’re seeing from SMA managers and hearing from advisors.
April 08, 2011
How Advisors Can Implement Liquid Alternatives in Strategic PortfoliosThe latest in a series on portfolio construction with alternatives: using cluster analysis to build and then test alternatives in a portfolio
April 08, 2011
Oil, Gold Still Rising on Unrest, InflationLibyan oil fields under attack sent the cost of oil surging on Friday to a 32-month high above $124 as gold entered record territory yet once more.
April 07, 2011
2011 SMA Manager of the Year, Small Cap: The London CompanyThe London Company’s Small-Cap Core Strategy: Buying low-beta stocks with downside protection the same way a businessman would consider buying a company
April 06, 2011
2011 SMA Manager of the Year, Mid-Cap: Denver Investment AdvisorsDenver Investment Advisors Concentrated Mid-Cap Growth Strategy: The 'best ideas’ of mid- and smid-cap companies.
April 06, 2011
Gold, Silver, Oil Gain on Unrest, WorriesSpurred on by unrest in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region, the prices of both gold and oil continued to climb on Wednesday, with the former setting its second consecutive record and the latter hitting a 2½-year high.
April 05, 2011
2011 SMA Manager of the Year, Large-Cap Growth: WedgewoodWedgewood Partners Large-Cap Focused Growth: Taking a long-term view and "letting the markets work for us."
April 04, 2011
2011 SMA Manager of the Year, Large-Cap Core: CornerstoneCornerstone Investment Partners follows a bottom-up approach to finding fair value in its Concentrated Equity Portfolio.