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: Tax Loss Harvesting on the Rise
By John SullivanJacob Gold, a star of cable TV money shows, uses SMAs in the taxable environment to a considerable competitive advantage.
April 18, 2011
Hedge Fund Assets Return to Pre-Crisis PeakHedge funds are bounding back, with return-hungry investors pumping up the industry to a size not seen since before the financial crisis laid it low.
April 17, 2011
How to Advise Clients Who Want to Sell Coin CollectionsThe first issue to clarify with the collector’s heirs is whether they’re dealing with an accumulation or a collection.
April 17, 2011
How to Advise Clients Who Want to Sell Coin Collections:The first issue to clarify with the collector’s heirs is whether they’re dealing with an accumulation or a collection.
April 15, 2011
Google Deepens Solar Investments With IvanpahGoogle announced April 11 it was taking yet another step down the path of alternative energy with $168 million in equity financing for BrightSource Energy, Inc., a California renewable energy company.
April 15, 2011
Trends in Separately Managed Accounts: UMAs, ETFs and AlternativesEnvestnet/PMC’s Mike Henkel and Tom Simutis report what they’re seeing from SMA managers and hearing from advisors.
April 12, 2011
2011 SMA International Equity Manager of the Year: Thomas White InternationalThomas White International’s ADR Portfolio: Research first, but people on the ground--and trading--overseas