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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...
Read MorePrivate 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...
Read MoreAre 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 –...
Read MoreVenture 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,...
Read MoreSigns 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...
Read MoreNo 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...
Read MoreThe 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,...
Read MoreViewing 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....
Read MoreAre 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...
Read MoreDéjà Vu All Over Again in the IPO Market?
It's long been said that IPO market is a leading indicator for the stock market. When demand for initial public offerings...
Read MoreThe Right Environment for Active Investing
Last Wednesday, stocks fell and the dollar rose after Federal Reserve Chairperson Janet Yellen essentially confirmed that the central bank...
Read MoreEnhancing Commodity returns through the use of Futures
Commodities are known for being positively linked to inflation and therefore offer protection in periods of high inflation when traditional...
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The Fed Rate and Its Effect on Private Equity
Private equity (PE) makes the business world go ‘round. It is how new companies finance early beginnings, how young companies...
Read MoreHedging a portfolio against higher interest rates
Higher interest rates can have an adverse effect on certain assets especially Bonds and Stocks. So too will other Alternative...
Read MoreMarket Liquidity: A Deteriorating Outlook
Market liquidity is something that many investors, especially individuals, either take for granted or rarely think about. They assume that...
Read MoreDark Clouds Looming for Private Equity
When it comes to private equity investing, some recent reports tell an upbeat story. According to research firm Preqin, 178...
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