Until custody risk is virtually eliminated, advisors won’t buy and sell crypto assets on behalf of clients. But they still need to be well-versed in the new asset class.
In the investment world, too much of a good thing can be bad, and right now some advisors see red lights flashing with ETFs, hedge funds and commercial credit.
Bitcoin turns 10 today, but there are plenty of younger siblings jostling hard for attention. Here are some of the more off-the-wall cryptocurrency press releases to hit our inboxes in the past month.
Three-quarters of the way through 2018, money flowing into private funds dedicated to credit, property and other real assets is on track to top last year while hedge funds and actively managed mutual funds are sliding backward.
Nasdaq lures retail advisors at Schwab’s annual IMPACT conference with introduction of so-called “auction funds,” which let investors trade private equity-type funds that eliminate the hassles of other retail-facing alternatives.