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Jefferies wins summary judgment against hedge fund founder over personal guarantee
ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2025
Jefferies wins summary judgment against hedge fund founder over personal guarantee

Court rules George Weiss personally liable for hedge fund’s collapse-era debts; bankruptcy backdrop reveals high spending and missteps.

By Matthew Sellers
March Madness special: Should financial advisors let their clients pick longshots?
EQUITIES MAR 17, 2025
March Madness special: Should financial advisors let their clients pick longshots?

Taking home first prize in an NCAA tournament pool often requires picking longshots and upsets. The same might be said for winning in the stock market.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bridgewater's flagship hedge fund surges amid volatile markets
ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2025
Bridgewater's flagship hedge fund surges amid volatile markets

The firm's flagship fund, which invests in stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities, saw accelerated gains as some peers lost ground.

By Bloomberg
Turbulence tests 60-40 strategy's limits
EQUITIES MAR 17, 2025
Turbulence tests 60-40 strategy's limits

With bonds failing to provide a safety net for steeply falling stock prices, many investors are letting go of their "set it and forget it" approach.

By Leo Almazora
Fallen tech stocks fail to entice wary investors
EQUITIES MAR 17, 2025
Fallen tech stocks fail to entice wary investors

Big tech firms like Alphabet and Amazon are trading at bargain valuations, but a risk-averse market has meant no one's biting.

By Bloomberg
How structured credit investments can help with diversification
FIXED INCOME MAR 17, 2025
How structured credit investments can help with diversification

Sam Reid from $26.7B AUM alts asset manager Canyon Partners shares insights.

By Steve Randall
No new trial for convicted GPB Capital executives
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2025
No new trial for convicted GPB Capital executives

"I've seen lots of denial in this business but this GPB thing take the cake," says one industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Gold soars past $3,000 as Trump turbocharges record rally
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2025
Gold soars past $3,000 as Trump turbocharges record rally

Higher interest rates and a strong US dollar, which traditionally act as headwinds, haven't deterred market-stung investors from seeking refuge in the yellow metal.

By Bloomberg
Lipper Awards crown fund industry's top performers
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 14, 2025
Lipper Awards crown fund industry's top performers

The fundworld's finest came together in style last night as LSEG Lipper named their top managers and fund families.

By Gregg Greenberg
Buffer ETFs gain steam among rattled advisors and investors
ETFS MAR 14, 2025
Buffer ETFs gain steam among rattled advisors and investors

Interest has grown in the structured downside-protection strategies, though some advisors and analysts caution against trade-offs.

By Leo Almazora
Wall Street goes all in on White House-backed crypto comeback
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2025
Wall Street goes all in on White House-backed crypto comeback

Firms that had only dipped a toe in have a chance to go deeper as vision to make the US "the crypto capital of the planet" takes shape.

By Bloomberg
Tesla's Magnificent Seven status in doubt as EV stock tumbles
EQUITIES MAR 14, 2025
Tesla's Magnificent Seven status in doubt as EV stock tumbles

Declining sales numbers, concerns around Elon Musk, and exposure to tariff risks are casting a shadow over the company's previously unshakable exceptionalism.

By Leo Almazora
State Street's private-credit ETF receives lukewarm response
ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2025
State Street's private-credit ETF receives lukewarm response

Data show the much-anticipated fund, launched in partnership with Apollo, has only seen two days of net inflows over two weeks.

By Bloomberg
Dip-buyers staying on the sidelines as Trump selloffs shake Wall Street
EQUITIES MAR 13, 2025
Dip-buyers staying on the sidelines as Trump selloffs shake Wall Street

Uncertainty from the president's head-spinning tariffs has traditionally optimistic stock-pickers taking a more bearish stance.

By Bloomberg
RIAs showing increasing favor to ETFs for diversification, lower fees
ETFS MAR 13, 2025
RIAs showing increasing favor to ETFs for diversification, lower fees

Report highlights trends for $11T exchange-traded funds industry in US.

By Steve Randall
How one top advisor is building connections with collectibles
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2025
How one top advisor is building connections with collectibles

After going through his own estate planning reality check, Thomas Ruggie has become a sought-after speaker and authority to help secure high-net-worth investors' prized possessions.

By Leo Almazora
The financial battle of the century: gold vs. bitcoin
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2025
The financial battle of the century: gold vs. bitcoin

Gold has been the currency of choice for centuries. But some advisors see big opportunities with bitcoin – a relative newcomer – and have been diversifying portfolios with it.

By Gregg Greenberg
The fall of the star manager
FIXED INCOME MAR 12, 2025
The fall of the star manager

Western Asset Management Company has seen at least $120 billion leave since the SEC announced its investigation into Ken Leech. The instance highlights key-person risk that the asset management world has been trying to get away from.

By Emile Hallez
Capital Group enters active ETF model portfolio fray
ETFS MAR 12, 2025
Capital Group enters active ETF model portfolio fray

The world's largest active asset manager is jumping in as the rise of active exchange-traded funds drives a broader transformation of the model portfolio landscape.

By Leo Almazora
Active funds still struggling against passive peers, Morningstar says
ETFS MAR 12, 2025
Active funds still struggling against passive peers, Morningstar says

The firm's latest barometer report shows just two-fifths of stock-picking funds outperforming their index-based rivals in 2024, with even worse results over the past decade.

By Leo Almazora