To the general investor, the term “alternative investments” can elicit a negative response.  This can be caused by a lack of understanding of what alternatives are.  Let’s answer the question of what is an alternative investment?   An alternative investment is a financial asset that does not fall into one of the conventional investment categories. i.e. stocks,…

Ali Motamed, manager of the Invenomic Fund, doesn’t fear market downturns. In fact, he seems to relish them. “The reaction of many long-only investors to a market slide is to hold their foreheads in their hands and wait for the carnage to be over,” says Motamed. “For us, it’s an attractive and fun time.” This…

Investment gains through exposure to equities? Some think the only way to get there is to jump in the stock market and endure all its exhilarating ups and nerve-wracking downs. To do anything less—some believe—is to forgo the maximum of what’s possible. Conceptually, investors understand the benefit of limiting the downside. But there can be…