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Financial Advisor
July 2011
Alternatives In The Spotlight Many of the 600 attendees at the second annual Innovative Alternative Strategies conference came to learn how to use these investments in client portfolios. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn
Hot Commodities Real assets are on a tear. Better yet, they offer great diversification and a hedge against inflation. The current trend probably has room to run, and there are other very real reasons to allocate a regular portion of clients' portfolios to commodities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Jeff Schlegel
Seeking Alternatives Managed futures generate interest as people pick up the pieces of their shattered stock and bond portfolios. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Jeff Schlegel
An Alternative World A growing number of financial advisors and their clients are clamoring for alternative investments in the wake of the massive market maelstrom of '08-'09, but it's a broad space requiring lots of due diligence. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
May 1, 2011
Robert J. Lindner
Stabilizing Portfolios With Managed Futures Largely ignored by the advisor community, the Managed Futures Index returned 10.23% annualized over the 30-year period ending December 2010. Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned an annualized 8.92% and the S&P 500 returned 10.71% annualized. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Suzanne McGee
The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Louis Stanasolovich
Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Michael S. Fischer
Getting In How to gain access to private equity, managed futures, and hedge funds. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
October 1, 2010
Neil O'Hara
Alternatives: Vehicles That Smooth Returns A decade of tepid returns in the equity market has increased interest in investments that exhibit low correlation to traditional asset classes like stocks or bonds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green
Danger & Opportunity: Futures Education Michael Bulley, senior VP for research and risk management for Steben & Co. in Rockville, Maryland, a firm that has specialized in managed futures funds for 20 years, on what you should know about managed futures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2011
Temma Ehrenfeld
The Big Idea: Diversify With Futures Your clients may balk when they hear "futures" - accusing you of straying into a fantasy of an asset class that solves all our problems. Yet finance professionals have used managed futures for decades to boost the performance of stock and bond portfolios. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
The Fever for Structured Products Structured products, which are gaining popularity in the U.S., combine financial instruments, typically bonds and derivatives, into a package that allows investors to bet on the direction of stocks, bonds and other investments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 25, 2011
Brad Zigler
Managed Futures Mainstreamed Changes in the regulatory scheme have since allowed the creation of lower-cost commodity-based mutual funds and exchange-traded products which can be marketed by Series 7 folk and RIA associates. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2010
Jeff Schlegel
Seeking Alpha, Avoiding Beta Advisors turn to alternative investments in search of returns without the volatility. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 16, 2010
Brad Zigler
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products? The tumult in the equities markets has forced a lot of investors and advisors to consider diversifying their portfolios with alternative asset classes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn
High Net Worth: The Next Big Thing Structured products may be difficult to define, explain and track -- yet they're touted as the next 12-figure asset class. Here's what financial advisors need to know. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Ben Warwick
Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period Clients must take risks to make returns. Here's the right way to do it in 2011. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Virginia Munger Kahn
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2004
Pauline P. Lam
Commodity Investments Help Diversify Portfolios A new tool--resampled efficiency--helps create optimal allocations. Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in commodity index or individual commodity futures contracts. A third option is mutual funds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
May 1, 2008
Mark Willoughby
Volatility Bites For those who had begun to underestimate the impact volatility can have on managing investment portfolios, the events of 2007 and early 2008 have been a sobering reminder. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
William Harding
A Different Mix As investors suffer through this year's unstable market, the wounded are talking about alternative investments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2009
David J. Drucker
Does Asset Allocation Need A Facelift? Has the 2008 stock market changed the rules of asset allocation and how we manage asset volatility? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Robert J. Lindner
Subtraction Through Addition How adding risk to a client's portfolio can sometimes reduce overall risk. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2008
Melanie Waddell
Time for an Alternative The volatile market is sparking more use of alternative assets mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Susan L. Hirshman
Structured Products on the Rise These investment vehicles could help improve clients' risk/return outcomes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
April 2008
Eric L. Reiner
Hedging Your Bets Richard Lee Jr. presides over the 50-person Dallas advisory Lee Financial Corp. A private placement fund of hedge funds that Richard Lee Jr. uses for clients returned nearly 20% last year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn
Different Strokes This summer's volatile markets proved that allocating funds among uncorrelated assets really does work. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn
How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image. mark for My Articles similar articles
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2007
Dees Stribling
The Dawning of Derivatives REIT and real estate derivatives are introduced as a new financial tool in the real estate world. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2006
Bruce W. Fraser
A Hybrid Approach Structured products can round out a portfolio, but they are complicated and potentially risky. Just what are structured products and how do they work? What role, if any, could they play in your clients' portfolios? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Jeff Schlegel
Mainstreaming Alternatives Financial advisors are taking a shine to alternative investments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 17, 2010
Baer & Baer
Strengthen Portfolios and Client Confidence Through Open Architecture The past two years have been a lesson in wealth preservation mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Bob Clark
Clark at Large: Investing Like the Big Boys Alternatives can make a big difference in client portfolios. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Alan Snyder
Investing in Commodities and Futures Can a commodities index compete with actively managed accounts? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 26, 2012
Brad Zigler
Managed Futures: Easier To Get, But Harder To Love Obama okays advertising by hedge funds and CTAs. What effect will this have on the investment vehicles? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Michael Sankari
Another Way To Income Structured products can provide diversification for clients. They have their own risks, however. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2011
Diana Britton
When Investing in Hedge Funds, Don't Aim For Home Runs Hedge funds and other alternative strategies can provide a reasonable rate of return and lower or negative correlations to stocks and bonds, but they can also carry greater risk. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 20, 2013
Brad Zigler
Finding Order in (Commodity) Chaos Managed futures funds have struggled recently, but historically outperform equities (at least on a risk-adjusted basis). Here's how retail investors can play along. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 9, 2011
Nate Wendler
AQR Courts Advisors with High-Performing Alternative Funds RIA advisors looking to add low-correlated assets at low cost to client portfolios could do well to consider three no-load alternative mutual funds from AQR, or Applied Quantitative Research. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2003
Eric Uhlfelder
Managing the Future For those still willing to make some moves, commodity trading advisor programs (CTAs), also known as managed futures, can be an attractive alternative to equities. By their very nature, commodity funds excel during bouts of volatility. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2009
Suzanne McGee
The Athletic Portfolio In this environment, a good portfolio is one that rides out storms and takes advantage of opportunities -- one that demonstrates strength, flexibility and endurance. What should financial advisors do to deliver peak performance for clients? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Michael S. Fischer
Behind the Curtain RIAs and their high-net-worth clients have dramatically increased the use of alternative investments in their portfolios in recent years, and are on track to continue this trend. However, not all advisors, much less their clients, are comfortable with alternatives. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
April 2006
Matt Hougan
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Suzanne McGee
Other Alternatives Advisors will need to devote more time to scrutinizing the ever-growing number of new products. And with each debut, they'll have to go back to the drawing board and decide whether the product makes the grade. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
October 2005
David Reilly
Is Risk Really A Four Letter Word? Once esoteric investing strategies, such as managed currency and commodity futures, real estate, short selling, arbitrage and event-driven strategies, allow portfolio risk management to be taken to the next level. Advisers, take note. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Gene Swanzey
Hedge Funds Can Complement Modern Portfolio Theory Active management can result in higher risk-adjusted returns. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Marla Brill
Commodities Go Mainstream Until recently the high costs and complexity associated with commodity investing kept many investors away. But now, new products make it easier to get a pure play on commodity prices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Robert J. Lindner
Expert's Corner: Putting It in Neutral Advisors can improve a client's portfolio by using a market neutral strategy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Susan L. Hirshman
Managing Fear, Maintaining Your Edge How to educate and enlighten your clients on alternative investments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
October 1, 2013
Ilana Polyak
Fund Bracing for Market Shocks Managed futures have lost some of their luster, but AQR makes a compelling case for the category. mark for My Articles similar articles