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The problem is simple but urgent: Most financial advisers have limited experience or expertise in analyzing private equity, hedge funds, nontraded real estate, private credit and other alternative assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The government meanwhile said 131 people had been granted "alternative measures from incarceration," under the "Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mamdani offered an amiable leftist alternative to “making the trains run on time,” flexing state power to make life easier and more affordable for average citizens.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
For much of the past 20 years, alternative managers could leverage returns with borrowed money at remarkably low rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was clear to investigators that dry cask storage was a safer alternative to fuel pools.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Just 27% of actively managed U.S. large-cap equity funds beat their benchmark passive-fund alternatives in the 12 months ended June 30, according to Morningstar data that compares returns after fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The difficulty and expense of the various alternatives increases “the attractiveness of a resource that’s already operating and producing clean energy around the clock,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Longtime drinks writers Caroline Pardilla and Esther Tseng, who both started covering bars in the early 2000s, remember a pre-COVID nightlife landscape with later hours, more clubs and fewer alternatives competing for young people’s time.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
This pattern could influence shopping decisions, habits, and recurring routines, especially when people continue choosing familiar options despite the availability of equal or better alternatives.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
She didn’t really know any alternatives to being Christian.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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