Investments

Covered call writing is often seen as an alternative income strategy, but it also can enable advisors to reduce risk in a concentrated portfolio while preventing clients from getting clobbered by taxes when selling.

As the bull market in stocks thunders on, clients may doubt the advantages of non-correlated alternative investments. Here's what advisors can do.

Structured products generally have some protection against loss plus a play on equities or fixed income.

Covered call writing is often seen as an alternative income strategy, but it also can enable advisors to reduce risk in a concentrated portfolio while preventing clients from getting clobbered by taxes when selling.

As the bull market in stocks thunders on, clients may doubt the advantages of non-correlated alternative investments. Here's what advisors can do.

Structured products generally have some protection against loss plus a play on equities or fixed income.

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With stocks soaring, some advisors are turning to alternatives as a way to trim downside risk while maintaining market participation.

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With stocks soaring, some advisors are turning to alternatives as a way to trim downside risk while maintaining market participation.

U.S equity fund assets are near record levels, but in a reversal of last year’s trend, investors are putting more money into bond funds than U.S. stock funds.

These pass-through vehicles often yield around 5% or 6%, though they can present tax-reporting headaches and are far from risk free.

These pass-through vehicles often yield around 5% or 6%, though they can present tax-reporting headaches and are far from risk free.

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These pass-through vehicles often yield around 5% or 6%, though they can present tax-reporting headaches and are far from risk free.

The top three players – Blackrock, State Street and Vanguard – currently dominate U.S. ETF market share, holding more than 80% of total assets as of mid-2014, a percentage that has remained relatively unchanged since 2012.

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While actual hedge funds may be limited to the very wealthy, advisors are using their strategies to reduce risk in the portfolios of everyday clients.

While actual hedge funds may be limited to the very wealthy, advisors are using their strategies to reduce risk in the portfolios of everyday clients.