Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Blackstone mutual fund loses half its assets
By Sabrina WillmerFund's assets have fallen to $631 million from $1.2 billion. Fidelity invested almost $1 billion in the fund in 2013.
March 24, 2016
Chicago’s plan to overhaul city pensions ruled illegalChicago, the third-largest city in the nation, shortchanged its pensions over the last decade, creating a $20 billion shortfall.
March 24, 2016
Aging population offers golden opportunitiesHere's how the aging of people around the world provides opportunities for investment in real estate, health care, and technology.
March 22, 2016
RCS Capital, Cetera Settle Poaching Suit With LightyearLightyear, which is buying the Advisor Group from AIG, has agreed not to recruit RCS Capital's senior management through late September.
March 21, 2016
Collectible Cars Are No Joke. Just Ask Jerry SeinfeldAfter a feverish runup in sales, collectible car owners worried the market had topped, but celebrity sales like those of Seinfelds Porsches proved them wrong.
March 21, 2016
A 30-year quest for Alzheimer's remedy nears the finish lineMany dementia fighters target beta-amyloid. Claude Wischik is aiming at another suspect.
March 18, 2016
Trudeau reverses Harper policy on pension-eligibility agePrime Minister Justin Trudeau will keep 65 as the age when Canadians can begin to collect state pension benefits.
March 16, 2016
No, Subprime Auto Loans Are Not Like Subprime MortgagesIt can take three years for a foreclosure to be completed. If you default on a car loan, the repo man might show up in three hours.