(Bloomberg) -- The difference between art and other so-called "alternative assets" is that unlike orange futures or crude oil, when you buy an artwork you often want to bring it home and look at it. This is generally considered a twofer—something...
(Bloomberg) -- In December, a half-dozen of some of the richest families in the U.S., from agriculture to beverages, gathered in a conference room on the 10th floor of an office building in Miami...
Being a hedge fund manager used to be the kind of job you did after a stressful life in banking. Now, not only are there fewer such roles, but they're as taxing as ever. Indeed, the entire money-management world is being turned on...
A tentative stabilization of oil prices and USD, as well as further stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) should help support risk appetite and the search for yield.
A tentative stabilization of oil prices and USD, as well as further stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) should help support risk appetite and the search for yield.
A few years ago, WisdomTree Investments made a bet on a steadily rising dollar with its currency-hedged ETFs, and the strategy’s paid off. In 2015, the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ) returned about 6 percent and led the entire...
We’ve covered our share of wacky investment ideas, but the problem with any type of investment is that there is no guarantee, and even less so with these non-traditional types. With art, for example, there’s no way to know whether...
Probably more than 70 percent of active money managers’ returns can be attributed to the portfolio manager’s use of factor tilts, or so called “smart beta” strategies, according to BlackRock managing director and former...
