Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Shining a Light on Bitcoin
By Ginger SzalaCryptocurrencies are now center stage, as advisors grapple with the associated opportunities and risk.
January 29, 2018
1,500 and CountingTo date, there are more than 1,500 cryptocurrencies with a market value of more than $750 billion and counting, according to CoinMarketCap. Despite this, many wealth managers caution against investing in Bitcoin or any of its ilk.
January 29, 2018
STOXX Launches AI Index Based On AI Algorithm: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Amplify ETFs launched a blockchain-based ETF.
January 26, 2018
Tax Reform Causes a Wave of Stock Buybacks. Here’s How Investors Benefit.Companies like Apple are stashing a lot of cash overseas, and investors should reap benefits when that cash is repatriated.
January 25, 2018
Gold's Path to $1,400 Seen Cleared by Dollar Slump, Equity FearsThe yellow metal has climbed more than 8% since mid-December to over $1,365 an ounce.
January 25, 2018
College Endowment Returns Up Sharply in Fiscal 2017Tax law changes and tuition trends will put pressure on endowments going forward, execs of NACUBO and Commonfund say.
January 24, 2018
Morningstar’s Fund Managers of the Year: 2017The awards are given in four major categories: domestic stock, international stock, fixed income and allocation/alternatives.
January 23, 2018
Vanguard Says It Will ‘Never’ Launch Bitcoin Fund, and It’s Not AloneWill we see a Bitcoin ETF in 2018? Prospects are unclear, execs at Inside ETFs say.