Titlebook: Understanding Alternative Investments; Creating Diversified Stephen Todd Walker Book 2014 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America

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Stephen Todd WalkerWe present the key concepts and techniques for detection, localization and beamforming of multiple narrowband sources by passive sensor arrays. We address the case of arbitrarily correlated sources, including the case of full correlation occuring in specular multipath propagation, and arbitrarily structured arrays.

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Does the Universe Move in Waves,nce. That is, the study of waves can be used for additional knowledge about investing in alternative investments. Ocean waves are generated by wind energy: “Wind energy is imparted to the sea surface through friction and pressure, causing waves. As the wind gains strength, the surface develops gradu

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Not All Financial Advisors are Created Equal,native investments and yet recommend them to clients. Buyer, beware! A study based on surveys amongst 1,643 retail investment advisors called “2011 Advisor Brandscape” that was done by Cambridge, Mass.-based Cogent Research showed that 78 percent of all retail advisors (primarily independent advisor

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The Changing Financial Landscape, O’Neill + Partners, “a full-service investment banking firm specializing in financial services companies.”. There is a need for such firms considering that many financial mergers do not work out too well. Many have been colossal disasters and painful, like putting a dog to sleep. US Trust’s acquisi

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,The “Smart Money” is Global,reater than $5 billion did well using alternative investments. Figure 6.1 is a performance chart of alternative investments (real estate, hedge funds, and private equity), equity, and fixed income, with annualized returns over ten years ended December 31, 2012. Over the past decade, the “Smart Money

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Hedge Funds: Evil or Angels in Disguise,The number of public pension plans investing in hedge funds has leapt 50% since 2007 to about 300, according to Preqin. State pension systems had $63 billion invested in hedge funds as of their fiscal 2010 and are expected to invest another $20 billion in hedge funds in the next two years, according

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,The Fools’ Gold or the Real Deal?,a trough (September 6, 2011–December 19, 2013). I call this Gold Wave VI since this was the sixth time that gold exhibited a clear cycle, pattern, or trend. Many self-proclaimed gold experts mistakenly forecasted that gold would surpass $2,000 per troy ounce. It did not happen. Any naysayers of Wave

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Venture Capital,l is private and usually lags the stock market either on the way up or down. A healthy IPO market is essential to US venture capital. IPOs, like commodities, revolve around supply and demand. Bernie Marcus cofounded Home Depot during a recession back in 1978 and took the company public in 1981. The