Fed to the Rescue? US Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates by 50 Basis Points on the Heels of Recession Scare
On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve announced emergency interest rate cuts amid a worsening coronavirus situation. Shuttered Chinese factories, negative bond yields, and record-setting losses across all major US indexes tell a story of an economy in decline. In response,...What Is An Alternative Investment Fund?
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...Canada Is At The Forefront Of Researching How To Create And Manage A National Central Bank Backed Digital Currency
China’s President Xi Jingping caused quite a stir recently, after making a speech embracing blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, calling on his nation to take a leading position in the sector. Subsequently, the country passed a new cryptocurrency law, as it...New Survey Reveals That Investors Are Extremely Confident In The US Economy
We conducted a study asking 2,000 US respondents which asset class they had the most confidence in. We used Google Surveys and targeted males and females between the ages of 18 to 65+ from coast to coast. We asked the following question with several possible...Infrastructure, Private Equity and Debt Becoming Institutional Investor Favorites
The report released recently by Prequin shows how institutional investors are increasing their allocations to alternative assets and intend to continue increasing allocations in the future also. Infrastructure, Private Equity and Debt come out as being institutional...Timberland & Farmland an alternative to Real Estate
Timberland and its origin as an asset class Timberland is the ownership of forests for the long-term harvesting of wood as an investment. Forests are owned by either public or private entities, public refers to government ownership and private refers to ownership by...
