Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Retirees Find Much to Like in Social Impact Investing
By Michael S. FischerBoomers say they are more strategic than their parents, more hands-on and more demanding about how their financial contributions and volunteer time are used.
November 18, 2015
4 Steps to Insuring Clients’ Valuable Artwork at Every StageLess than 1% of any piece of arts life is spent in transit, but transit-related losses account for 18% of all art insurance claims.
November 18, 2015
Investing in Energy ETPs: The Effect of Contango & BackwardationIt may not be advisable to simply buy-and-hold energy exchange-traded products, but rather as a tactical component of a portfolio.
November 18, 2015
Guess What? Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Decision Can Be ReversedThe Keystone pipeline story might not be over yet, since a new president can reverse Obama's decision with relatively low legal risk.
November 16, 2015
NYC pension urges hedge funds to ease Puerto Rico crisisThe New York City Employees Retirement System has assets managed by at least eight money managers that own pieces of Puerto Rico's $70 billion debt.
November 16, 2015
Life insurers boost allocations of private income, private debtUnderpinning life insurers' changing fixed income allocations are growing concerns about persistently low interest rates.
November 16, 2015
Life insurers boost allocations of private income, private debtUnderpinning life insurers' changing fixed income allocations are growing concerns about persistently low interest rates.
November 16, 2015
Wisdom Tree, AlphaClone and SPARX Group Add Foreign-Focused ETFsDo you know the difference between a global ETF and an international ETF? Hint: One includes U.S. assets.