Fraud will not determine the success of crowdfunding as an asset class (particularly equity and debt crowdfunding).
Reitlinger's work suggested art as an asset class was an underperformer, maybe the equivalent of T-bills over two centuries.
In the meantime some speculate that the introduction of equity-based crowdfunding will put pressure on venture capital as an asset class.
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We use historical correlation measurements to help define what qualifies as an asset class and what is simply a sector or subsector.
The growing awareness and the actual treatment of gold as an asset class has given rise to gold as a speculative tool.
We believe, the increased proportion of equity as an asset class and passive investing as an investment strategy presents much upside to BlackRock.
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He is a volatility arbitrage specialist who trades volatility as an asset class in an effort to take advantage of inefficiencies in the options markets.
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But as an asset class, we should focus on them more.
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You recognise that a new complication has arisen, namely that of the institutional pension managers investing in commodity indices, heavily weighted to crude oil, as an asset class.
The breakdown has definitely delivered a blow to those who saw gold as a safe haven, but it by no means suggests gold, as an asset class, is done.
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Despite their lackluster performance as an asset class, most hedge fund managers stuck with their current fee structures or raised fees (5% raised them), according to the Hennessee Group.
Yes, we need to improve returns in venture as an asset class and LS will do its part in improving that (starting from better position than other VC sectors I might add).
As a result, investors may want to consider reducing allocations to commodities in their investment portfolios for 2012 from the levels they had set in 2011, but I would not recommend retreating entirely from commodities as an asset class.
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Big city projects are quickly emerging as an attractive investment asset class.
Not that you need to deprive yourself of yields if you want to get into fixed-income, an asset class as a whole that has flexed its muscles of late, but you would have had to take on some credit risk.
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Importantly, as part of this model, one should consider cash an asset class and be prepared to go to all cash if necessary.
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The goals are designed to remove the spectre of systemic risk around an asset class that most investors and institutions see as relatively safe.
If Congressional majorities were an investable asset, we would likely be looking to use them as a diversifying alternative asset class!
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There is always debate among investors as to whether style investing using index funds or a style-based asset class fund is an active management strategy or a passive one.
As a result, I believe that there now exists an intriguing opportunity for inclusion of this alternative asset class (i.e. real estate), through investment vehicles such as REITs and exchange-traded funds, in diversified growth portfolios.
It provides high current income, and therefore is probably best thought of as a high-income asset class, perhaps a substitute or something that would go along with an investment in high dividend equities and obviously more high-quality bonds.
There are cost issues with excess transactions, questions about the actual benefits of capturing losses, as well as an impact on the portfolio being out of the market and needing to purchase a less ideal fund to replace the asset class sold out of.
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