Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Top Investor Touts $60B Market for Cannabis. Just Don't Call It Marijuana.
By Jane Wollman RusoffLongtime cannabis advocate Troy Dayton tells ThinkAdvisor what he sees in the future for cannabis and what today's regular users really look like.
May 09, 2018
Trump's Request to Cancel Spending Has Shot at Passing CongressLisa Murkowski is objecting to the idea of cutting CHIP funding.
May 08, 2018
CFTC Warns Investors Against Binary Options FraudIn its effort to expand investor education, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released a pair of videos to warn investors against buying…
May 07, 2018
Buffett, Gates Are Latest Bitcoin CriticsBuffett says Bitcoin is "probably rat poison squared" and Gates says he'd short it if that were easy to do.
May 03, 2018
Sidestepping Misconceptions of Inherited 401(k)sThe rules governing inherited qualified plans can be much more complex than those governing inherited IRAs—making the advice of an informed financial advisor critical to getting it right for the client.
May 02, 2018
S&P Dow CEO Says His Firm Decided Against Crypto Indexes for NowHe doesn't want to develop an index used in a product that either 'manipulates markets or is easily manipulated.'
May 01, 2018
Recent Market Volatility Reinforces the Value of PE for InvestorsPrivate equity can help buffer a portfolio against volatility in both stock and bond markets.
April 30, 2018
How to Measure Returns in Volatile TimesKeeping an eye on the long game will help investors evaluate portfolios during volatile times.