When fund managers can go anywhere, sometimes they do.
Adding alternatives could help clients more than traditional portfolios, <i>InvestmentNews</i> webcast panel agrees
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The lack of corporate outlooks this earnings season could be a bad sign for stocks over the next few months.
Blackstone exec says expects more REITs to go private, asset sales, share buybacks, debt reduction.
It's not an either/or proposition; when combined, the two strategies can achieve broad diversification.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Corporate earnings are expected to decline 4.1%, and the stock market hunkers down for a rough earnings season.
Jonathan Litt says REIT, once a part of Nicholas Schorsch's real estate empire, suffering from lack of investor confidence due to legacy management structure.
AR Capital points to market turbulence and impending merger with Apollo.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now that hedge funds have the green light to market their wares, they're zeroing in on independent advisers.
The goal of alt funds, which track such things as commodities and hedge fund strategies, is to provide returns that don't move broadly in tandem with stock and bond markets. Here's how they did.
Stock market volatility drives up the appetite for alternative strategies.
Current valuations and distribution rates mean long-term investors should take notice
Nicholas Schorsch made hundreds of millions in real estate, but an accounting scandal devastated his business.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If you can believe it, Janet Yellen is still teasing the markets with the idea of rate hike this year.
As clients clamor for more income, there are eight alternative assets that emerge as viable options
Strategies designed to ride market waves provide the best upside in a market that points down.
Often overlooked by advisers, these noncorrelated strategies can fit well in a thoughtfully constructed portfolio
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Turns out, rare trips to the U.S. by a Pope have not always been good for stocks.
Risk parity comes under scrutiny for its potential impact as prices slumped. The upshot: Maybe not
More takeovers may follow Strategic Hotels, BioMed deals as REIT shares offer 15% discount to buying individual buildings.
