Alternative Investments

The firm is advising clients to take a second look at investing in strategies involving global markets, alternatives and active management.

Some tips from the pros

Socially responsible investments need to become a part of nearly every practice’s core capabilities.

If you allocated 15 percent of a typical 60-40 portfolio to the major alternative strategies, how would each play out? Our alternatives editor Brad Zigler does the math. 

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Aberdeen Asset Management said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy U.S. hedge fund investor Arden Asset Management as it looks to strengthen its alternative product offering...

The perception among too many investors is that hedge funds are plagued with high fees, shady managers and gimmicky marketing campaigns. And as an industry, alternative asset managers have not done enough to challenge that perception, and...

Citigroup offers wealthy heirs an art auction crash course, but is it actually a good idea?

After a months-long run, what’s the best upside play?

A 167-year-old tradition ends.

What catastrophe? | Copyright Mario Tama, Getty Images Financial advisor and Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz wonders why, with Greece on the brink of collapse, stock markets down 2 percent in one day and volatility spiking, the pri...