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In the article one firm was allocating more industrial metals as alternative investment. Ironically the demand for industrial metals and most commodities are up when economy is in good shape in which case stocks will probably do well as well. I suspect when next crisis hits these alternative investments will fall short.
They are pushed to unsuspecting investors because of the fear of stocks and so-called alternative investments have become the way for these investment firms to replace the fees they had been collecting from stock investors prior to last financial crisis. Now bonds did not provide enough fees so they had to find and alternative for themselves. Not really for the clients.
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They are pushed to unsuspecting investors because of the fear of stocks and so-called alternative investments have become the way for these investment firms to replace the fees they had been collecting from stock investors prior to last financial crisis. Now bonds did not provide enough fees so they had to find and alternative for themselves. Not really for the clients.