Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Portfolio Products Round-Up: ‘Black Swan’ Events Saved Bonds in Q1, Lipper Says
By Joyce HansonIn this week's AdvisorOne portfolio products round-up, we look at fund launches from Goldman, Arrow, Van Eck Global and ProShares.
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.
April 04, 2011
Fund Focus, ETFs: iShares Launches China Fund; Van Eck Hard Assets ETF Reaches AUM MilestoneIn ETF news this week, BlackRock Inc.’s iShares launched a China index fund while Van Eck Global’s hard assets ETF reached an AUM milestone.
April 01, 2011
Now Cultures and No CulturesIn reflecting back over the advisory practices I’ve worked with, I’ve realized that problem employees clearly fall into two camps.