by Liam Hunt | Jan 19, 2020 | Definitions, Hedge Funds, Portfolio Management, Precious Metals
Arbitrage exploits inefficiencies in the market that otherwise wouldn’t exist under conditions of perfect interest rate parity. Without price inefficiency (i.e., market prices on one exchange not having caught up to the real market price reflected on another), there’s...
by Liam Hunt | Updated: Jan 14, 2020 | Portfolio Management
We’re often asked, “what are funds extracted from funds?” However, a better way of phrasing this question is to ask, “what is investment income?” Investment income is simply another way of describing funds (cash) that have been extracted from investment funds or...
by Liam Hunt | Updated: Jan 13, 2020 | Precious Metals
No longer are the world’s largest pension funds investing exclusively in the traditional stock and bond market. Fueled by the recent boom in alternative asset investing, pension funds are now rebalancing their portfolios and endowments to reflect a 30 to 50 percent...
by Liam Hunt | Jan 12, 2020 | Commodities, Definitions, Real Assets
To understand what an alternative investment fund is, one must first understand what constitutes a conventional investment fund. An investment fund is a supply of capital pooled by several investors to purchase a basket of securities, of which each investor retains...
by Liam Hunt | Jan 12, 2020 | Angel Investing, VC and P2P, Hedge Funds, Private Equity
Although they often overlap, private equity and venture capital (VC) are not the same things. Certainly, private equity and VC are both types of financial investing interested in turning a profit by buying at a low price and selling once the asset appreciates....
by Liam Hunt | Jan 7, 2020 | Portfolio Management, Precious Metals, Private Equity
Private debt, or private credit, is one of the fastest-growing asset classes for investors. This should come as no surprise given that private credit strategies yield an average of over 8.1 percent internal rate of return (IRR). The high returns generated by private...
by Sarah Bauder | Updated: Dec 19, 2019 | Portfolio Management
The recent progress in trade talks between the US and China marks a dramatic turnaround in the trajectory the US economy will likely take. The US-China trade war represented a cloud over the global economy, affecting business confidence and investment. Although the...
by Jack Choros | Updated: Dec 19, 2019 | Bitcoin IRA, Gold IRA Reviews, Precious Metals
Did you know that it is possible for the .U.S. government to take away your gold? History proves gold confiscation is a real thing and it can happen again. Even outside of the United States. That said, the economic state of our planet goes up and down in cycles. The...
by Jack Choros | Updated: Dec 18, 2019 | Bitcoin IRA, Commodities, Gold IRA Reviews, Precious Metals
Security and insurance are probably the most important reasons people invest in an IRA. That includes a Bitcoin IRA. After all, if every investor could reliably house their retirement fund under their own mattress or in their own safe and feel okay with that, nobody...
by Sarah Bauder | Updated: Dec 9, 2019 | Portfolio Management
Precious metals such as gold have enjoyed a bullish market as of late, with the price on an upward trajectory. Given the present state of affairs regarding global economic uncertainties and volatility, it’s no surprise that investors are turning to the glittering...
