Alternative investments

Many millennials find it difficult to think beyond their student debt, which averages $32,731 with an average monthly payment of $393, according to the Federal Reserve.

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The estimated $490 million deal is a part of a push from Nippon Life to expand its asset management operations.

"I was making money hand-over-fist, and I couldn’t sleep," says Dave Grant of his brief dally in the cryptocurrency.

Wealth managers are fielding calls and emails from clients worried they’re missing out on something big.

Even alternatives must be readily convertible to cash.

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One alternative tactic, though expensive, includes buying put options on equities or an index, according to the team.

The move comes as part of a wider push to deepen the firm’s offerings across income-generating assets.

The asset manager’s institutional assets have grown in each of the past five years, increasing about 45% since 2011.

Various measures of what constitutes cash can produce different analyses. This list uses net cash positions at the largest funds.

A recent launch from Flat Rock is designed to provide access to middle-market debt in a new way, according to the firm’s CEO, Robert Grunewald.

Advisors are responding to growing interest from clients to track and even trade the digital coins.

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Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Managers in the space have been raising cash at their fastest pace since 2013.

Above all others, millennials are likely to include the funds in their portfolios, Schwab says.