Breakaway brokers boosting business; market share now at 8.3% and rising
The biggest risk investors now face is becoming too conservative at a time when equities present a potential long-term advantage, according to new research from MFS Investment Management.
The S&P 500 could fall by as much as 8% over the next three weeks, followed by a 22% rally to close out the year, according to Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners LP, a $500 million hedge fund shop.
Managed-futures funds represent the most-popular category among alternative strategies, according to the latest research from BarclayHedge Ltd.
Fearing that Japan-like deflation may be coming to the United States, some money managers and financial advisers are building portfolios that can withstand falling prices and contracting credit.
The short-term outlook for gold at current levels might be unclear, but the long-term bull market for the precious metal will continue, according to one top investor.
Shorting the U.S. dollar and going long on certain precious and industrial metals are two ways managed-futures funds are providing non-correlated market exposure, according to Richard Bornhoft, chief investment officer of Equinox Fund Management LLC.
Stop worrying about a double-dip recession — the current economy is bad enough as it is.
Morningstar index shows hedge funds still outperforming S&P 500 for the year
If nothing else, the carnage of the past few years has served as a stark reminder of the value of portfolio diversification.
