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Venture Capital is on Controlled Burn
The stock market may be in the midst of a tumble but venture capital is strong. According to Thomson Reuters...
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Economic Risks Are to the Downside
One of today's more contentious debates centers on where the U.S. economy is headed. To some, the economy remains on...
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Higher Volatility Is Here to Stay
There's no doubt that equity (and other) markets have been more volatile this year than in 2015. This partly reflects...
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Recession, China, and the Global Economy
China’s stock market has been in the headlines so far this year. The slowdown in its economic growth and worries...
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Angel Investing: Interesting Prospects
If the venture capital industry's best days are behind it, as suggested previously, it is only natural to assume that...
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ETFs: Riskier than Advertised?
For anyone who has been paying attention, it's no surprise to learn that the exchange-traded fund industry has seen phenomenal growth,...
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Hedge Funds Are Taking On The Role Of Portfolio Substitutes!
We are going to look at the results of a paper published by AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association) in collaboration...
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The U.S. Oil Export Ban and Your Portfolio
Oil prices hit their lowest in years and the export ban on U.S. crude oil was lifted after a larger...
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Private Equity Real Estate: Still Looking Up?
An earlier article at Sophisticated Investor, "Dark Clouds Looming for Private Equity," discussed prospects for an industry that makes money by acquiring...
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Are Passive Investments as Risky as Hedge Funds?
A recent CNBC commentary argued that hedge funds are a risky bet, largely because the sector has trailed the S&P...
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New Housing Starts and the Fed Rate Increase
One of the biggest tenets of investing is to go where the money is and where it is growing –...
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Venture Capital Industry: the Next Trouble Spot?
The pre-IPO market is under pressure; demand for initial public offerings appears to have hit its peak; and the mergers...
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How to Play Emerging Markets in 2016
Emerging markets are a hot pick amongst ambitious investors. Growth potential in this bloc can be impressive. In some cases,...
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Signs of Better Days Ahead for the Hedge Fund Sector
There's little doubt that the hedge fund sector has not been performing well. As of the end of November, the...
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No Sign of a Turnaround in Pre-IPO Market Fortunes
It's been less than a month since "Pre-IPOs: Square Slips Through a Growing Hole" was published, but there is already plenty...
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Who Wins When Oil Hits Multiyear Lows
Oil prices hit new lows on Wednesday, dipping below $35 per barrel. The Wall Street Journal reports that the “global...
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The Turn in the M&A Tide?
The year isn't over, but the volume of mergers and acquisitions activity in 2015 has already exceeded its 8-year old record. So far,...
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Viewing Portfolio Diversification in a Different Light
It's long been said that portfolio diversification is the closest thing to a "free lunch" that an investor can get....
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Are Funds of Hedge Funds worth the extra money?
Funds of Hedge Funds offer a professional service in manager selection, due diligence process and portfolio management. Of course this...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Commodity Investing
Commodities are “dead money”, but that does not mean they cannot work for you. While it is true that the...
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