Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Mutual Fund Spotlight: The World Their Oyster
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, Savita Iyer-AhrestaniThe two men--who are both RIAs with over 28 years of investment experience each and who launched the Encompass Fund in 2006--look to invest exclusively...
June 01, 2010
The Venture Populist: It's BunkIn the May issue of Investment Advisor, we noted that Senator Chris Dodd's financial services reform bill (being debated on the floor of the Senate...
May 31, 2010
How to cope with problem people (part 2)Last month, we started to discuss some strategies for dealing with the truly challenging people
May 24, 2010
New Castle Hedge Fund's Kurland Sentenced in Galleon Group CaseMark Kurland, a co-founder of the $1 billion New Castle hedge fund, was sentenced Friday, May 21, to two years and three months in jail and ordered to forfeit the $900,000 he earned in illegal insider trades.
May 20, 2010
Public Disdain for Private GainThere's no reward without risk; winners without losers. As we noted weeks back, hedge fund manager John Paulson is getting hammered for his Goldman Sachs...
May 19, 2010
Exclusive: Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on Financial ReformsFormer Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paul O'Neill, in New York for a busy week of meetings, sat down with Wealth Manager Editor in Chief Kate McBride at the Waldorf Astoria for an exclusive interview on Tuesday, May 18
May 19, 2010
Exclusive: Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on Dodd Reform BillFormer Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paul O'Neill, in New York for a busy week of meetings, sat down with Wealth Manager Editor in Chief...
May 18, 2010
Three Reasons to Consider Commodity FundsIs it time to increase clients' exposure to commodity funds? Advisors point to the need for diversification, the importance of hedging against inflation and the benefit of participating in the expected global recover as why commodities make sense.