President Donald Trump 's new executive order paves the way to bring alternative assets into 401(k)s, but what that will eventually look like — and how complicated it may be — remains to be seen. The ...

If you're building a portfolio with a long-term view, alternative investments like private equity and real assets are worth a ...

Alternative investments can help you diversify your portfolio, but they also add an extra element of risk. NerdWallet is committed to editorial integrity. The investing information provided on this ...

After over a decade of rising financial markets, driven by the loose central bank monetary policy, 2022 was a stark reality check. The market condition that the central banks created was one of false ...

When it comes to investing, most people think of securities like stocks and bonds. These investments, along with cash, are considered traditional investments and make up the bulk of retirement ...

Sixteen years ago, when my book The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need: The Good, the Flawed, the Bad, and the Ugly was published, my own portfolio included no private investments, ...

Alternative investments can be broadly defined as anything that isn’t a stock or a bond. More specifically, these strategies promise something fundamentally different from mainstream asset classes.

A unique confluence of steadily rising interest rates and soaring inflation has resulted in a historically challenging environment in which diversification — often considered the bedrock of investment ...