(Morningstar.com: Aug 1, 2011) Morningstar interviews ProShares» head of investment strategy about the potential benefits
of alternative investment strategies.
The fund combines a portfolio of domestic and foreign equity securities, including emerging markets securities, with the use
of alternative investment strategies to provide growth with lower volatility.
Not exact matches
Pamela investigated more than 450 financial
strategies seeking an
alternative to the risk and volatility
of stocks and other
investments, which led her to a time - tested, predictable method
of growing wealth now used by more than 500,000 Americans.
The identification
of attractive
investment opportunities is difficult and involves a significant degree
of uncertainty and there is no assurance any such
alternative investment strategies will be successful.
This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents
of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real estate
investment trusts, regulated
investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign
investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions,
investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the
alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 %
of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part
of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction
strategy.
Alternative funds have a wide range
of investment objectives and may use complex and more
investment strategies such as short - selling or tactical asset allocation.
Our Global Market
Strategies segment, established in 1999 with our first high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield debt, structured credit products, distressed debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high - grade and high - yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (with regards to certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their de
Strategies segment, established in 1999 with our first high yield fund, advises a group
of 46 active funds that pursue
investment opportunities across various types
of credit, equities and
alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield debt, structured credit products, distressed debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high - grade and high - yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (with regards to certain macroeconomic
strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their de
strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their derivatives.
Our general take on equities remains that valuations are somewhat on the high side, but with a dearth
of investment alternatives, dividend - paying blue chips, such as those emphasized by the Dogs
of the Dow
strategy, remain an attractive option.
Multi-asset funds may invest in a number
of traditional equity and fixed income
strategies, index - tracking funds, financial derivatives as well as
alternative investments, such as real estate
investment trusts (REITs) and commodities.
His primary responsibilities include developing and implementing asset allocation for all
of the University's
investment programs, evaluating current and prospective investment managers, exploring alternative investment strategies, and ensuring successful communication and relations with the University and its Investment Advisory
investment programs, evaluating current and prospective
investment managers, exploring alternative investment strategies, and ensuring successful communication and relations with the University and its Investment Advisory
investment managers, exploring
alternative investment strategies, and ensuring successful communication and relations with the University and its Investment Advisory
investment strategies, and ensuring successful communication and relations with the University and its
Investment Advisory
Investment Advisory Committee.
Comprised
of manager research,
alternative investments, and
strategy teams, Wells Fargo
Investment Institute provides industry - leading investment research and strategy to better help clients achieve their financ
Investment Institute provides industry - leading
investment research and strategy to better help clients achieve their financ
investment research and
strategy to better help clients achieve their financial goals.
At the core
of our firm, you'll find multiple independent
investment teams — each with a focused area
of expertise — from traditional to
alternative strategies and multi-asset solutions.
Using
alternative investments in IRAs has been allowed by the IRS since 1974 and is now an integral part
of any asset allocation
strategy.
Over his more than 20 years
of investment management experience, Wander has been intimately involved in the design, development, and oversight
of a wide range
of active, indexed, and
alternative fixed income
strategies.
Hedge fund management company Fortress
Investment Group has inked a deal to exit its Convex Asia strategy as the alternative investment industry braces for what could one of the largest shakeouts since the financi
Investment Group has inked a deal to exit its Convex Asia
strategy as the
alternative investment industry braces for what could one of the largest shakeouts since the financi
investment industry braces for what could one
of the largest shakeouts since the financial crisis.
He served as Director
of Markets at the London Stock Exchange PLC (LSE) and Head
of its
Alternative Investment Market (AIM), where he led the exchange's transformational growth
strategy focused on driving market efficiency and resulting in a fivefold increase in market size.
Over his more than 20 years
of investment management experience, Mr. Wander has been intimately involved in the design, development and oversight
of a wide range
of active, indexed and
alternative fixed - income
strategies.
Before joining Alston & Bird, Blake was general counsel for a manager and distributor
of alternative investment products, including an externally managed, public, non-traded business development company, and a senior lawyer for a manager
of hedge funds and separately managed accounts employing relative value and macro fixed income and equity
strategies.
That profound impact
of opposing movements is why hedged and
alternative investment strategies should always be evaluated over complete market cycles, rather than the advancing or declining portion alone.
Summary
of the Robin Hood conference: Einhorn, Tepper, Druckenmiller etc [ValueWalk] Profile
of Renaissance Technologies» secretive Medallion Fund [Bloomberg] Reflections on the Trump Presidency, after the election [Ray Dalio] How T. Boone Pickens sits tight in the riskiest
of businesses [NYTimes] The next generation
of hedge fund stars: data - crunching computers [NYTimes] Treasury officials are warning hedge funds could create the next big crisis [Vox] Bill Ackman's 2016 fortune: down, but far from out [NYTimes] Omega's Einhorn sees Trump's policies boosting stocks [Reuters] Tourbillon's Jason Karp says Trump will make stock pickers great again [Reuters] John Paulson got Trump elected and now has favor to ask [Vanity Fair] Jim Chanos says Valeant was biggest loser ever for hedge funds [CNBC] Credit Suisse said raising $ 2 billion for hedge fund stakes [Bloomberg] Tyrian
Investments to close [Reuters] Hedge fund
strategies no longer correlated with equity returns [Investing] Female fund managers are a rarity across the globe [Morningstar] This is why
alternatives are worth it [ValueWalk]
This is evident in a number
of developments, including: increased demand for higher - risk assets; the increase in «carry trades» — a form
of gearing where funds are borrowed short - term at low interest rates and invested in higher - yielding assets, often in other countries; growth in
alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds; and growth in
alternative investment strategies such as selling embedded options (see Box A).
Franklin Square is a manager
of alternative investment funds designed to enhance investors» portfolios by providing access to asset classes,
strategies and asset managers that typically have been available to only the largest institutional investors.
Alternative investments cover a varied set
of asset classes and
strategies that go beyond traditional stocks and bonds.
Alternative investment asset classes include real estate, real assets (e.g., commodities, infrastructure) and private equity, while alternative strategies primarily consist of hedge strategies, including use of d
Alternative investment asset classes include real estate, real assets (e.g., commodities, infrastructure) and private equity, while
alternative strategies primarily consist of hedge strategies, including use of d
alternative strategies primarily consist
of hedge
strategies, including use
of derivatives.
However, by diversifying into other assets and employing a combination
of hedging and
alternative investment strategies, an optimal portfolio can be constructed.
Today, Putnam provides
investment services across a range
of equity, fixed income, absolute return, and
alternative strategies.
Alternative investment strategies are more important than ever as investors emerge from the most dramatic market crash
of a generation.
Hybrid or multi-asset funds may invest in a number
of traditional equity and fixed income
strategies, index - tracking funds, financial derivatives as well as
alternative investments, such as real estate
investment trusts (REITs) and commodities.
AllianzGI's suite
of alternative investment solutions provides our clients with access to our
alternatives expertise across both publicly traded, private market and real asset
strategies.
Identify the power and risk management
strategies of investing in commodities, futures, foreign currency exchange and other
investment alternatives.
* Strategic beta refers to
investment strategies that emphasize the use
of alternative weighting schemes to traditional market capitalization - based indexes.
For portfolios
of substantial size, typically in the 6 figures or higher, this will include some niche
strategies and
alternative investments not currently represented by robo - advisor platforms or index products.
With industry assets under management currently estimated at $ 10 trillion, the
alternative investment world now encompasses a dizzying range
of asset classes, trading
strategies, derivatives and opportunity sets that are as arcane and sophisticated as the technologies that spawned them.
Murray suggested an
alternative strategy of technological
investment (he welcomed Richard Branson's encouragement
of a more efficient airline fuel), resilience to extreme events and adaptation.
Their
alternative proposal, which had been presented by the leading advocates to the mayor ten days prior, calls for a radical
investment in building new housing for low - income families, especially seniors, which critics say has largely been left out
of the mayor's current housing
strategy.
[45,46] And focusing on the critical - path work receiving the least
investment from
alternative government and industry sources, Matthew O'Connor's team at SENS Research Foundation's Research Center project on mitochondrial mutations continue their work toward obviation
of these lesions, advancing both AE protein and mRNA
strategies.
GTM manages numerous partnerships with assets
of more than $ 3.0 billion, specializing in
alternative investment strategies.
«As the popularity
of alternative investments grows, many investors struggle with how to incorporate these
strategies in a portfolio,» said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO
of ProShares Advisers, LLC.
ALTS allocates among a set
of underlying ProShares ETFs that employ
alternative and non-traditional
strategies such as long / short, market neutral, managed futures, hedge fund replication, private equity, infrastructure and inflation - related
investments.
Still, a majority
of advisors (64 %) indicated in the Natixis survey that they are apt to employ
alternative investment strategies for mass - market clients with $ 200,000 to $ 300,000 in investable assets.
Swan Global
Investments is producing a blog series to address the following questions regarding a number
of alternative strategies:
He created several
investment strategies, including the Sungarden Hedged Dividend portfolio, an
alternative approach to the pursuit
of income, preservation and long - term growth.
The combination
of call premium plus dividend yield is one
of the more popular
investment strategies as an
alternative to low - yielding treasury rates.
The team has access to a wide variety
of strategies in LDI, multi-asset,
alternatives, equity and fixed income
investment management
Features Adding
Alternative Investments to a Stock / Bond Portfolio The risks
of a traditional 60 % stocks / 40 % bonds portfolio can be lowered by adding funds that invest in real estate, commodities and hedge - fund
strategies.
Elite Access Advisory features traditional
investments,
alternative assets and
strategies, tactical and risk management, and asset allocation portfolios — all optimized through the benefit
of tax deferral.
Elite Access features traditional
investments,
alternative assets and
strategies, tactical and risk management, and asset allocation portfolios — all optimized through the benefit
of tax deferral.
The firm offers a broad range
of global
investment solutions and management services in equity and fixed income
strategies,
alternative investments, and private equity funds.
The Fund's principal
investment strategies emphasize strategic management
of the average interest rate sensitivity («duration»)
of portfolio holdings, the Fund's exposure to changes in the yield curve, and allocation among fixed income
alternatives and inflation hedges.
Examine
alternative strategies with the balance sheet — The current
investment legitimacy and marketability
of this company squarely hinges on the cash on the balance sheet.