Keyword: Alternative investments

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Do you have exciting vacation plans for the summer? Oracle billionaire CEO is buying his own land in Hawaii, pineapple island in Lanai.

In the current economic climate, institutional investors are cautious and want alternative investment options, says a survey by Russell Investments.

  • By: Staff
  • June 20, 2012 August 21, 2018
  • 06:00

Private equity funds have grown in popularity as a one-stop shop for investors to access a pool of private investments. Help clients take advantage, and yield rewards through patience.

People are looking for greater returns. Are hedge funds suitable or unsuitable for the average investor?

Rare-earth metals have become a hot commodity. China consumes about 70% of world production; it also produces 97% of the world’s supply.

Have your clients considered investing in timberland? If your answer’s no, that’s not a surprise.

  • By: Katie Keir
  • June 13, 2012 August 21, 2018
  • 06:00

On the surface, credit derivatives are no different from other products seeking to transfer risk from one party to another. The risk transferred is based upon the credit performance of corporations, sovereign entities or other types of debt obligations. These instruments initially arose out of a demand for hedging and diversifying credit exposures, just like […]

Jewels and jewelry have constituted kings’ ransoms and motivated murderous coups. In peacetime, they’re desirable as investable assets, but more for beauty than intrinsic value.

Prices for farmland are rising dramatically in the UK, and so are the number of farmers asking their spouses to sign pre- and post-nuptial agreements, reports the Financial Times.

  • By: Staff
  • June 5, 2012 August 21, 2018
  • 06:00

Those who earn their livelihood solely by investing in films say there are few other asset classes so rewarding. Few, also, are quite as high-risk.