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The Great Debate: Long Only vs. Alternative Investments
January 30, 2012
post contributed by Megan Flynn
Tyler Mathisen, our celebrity moderator from CNBC, began the morning by asking both Mario Gabelli and Art Samberg how they size up investments and then how they size up the world more broadly. It didn’t take long before Mathisen dove right into the main topic of event asking: Is there room for both long only and alternative investments?
Mario answered the question...
Family Office Investing in Alternative Strategies
January 13, 2012
post contributed by Megan Flynn
At the NYHFR’s November Roundtable, "Family Office Investing in Alternative Strategies", the insight presented into the longevity of wealth preservation was intriguing. The investment perspective is a unique one, often spanning several generations with an ultra-long term approach. “Wealth preservation is a very difficult task” said Fred Fruitman, Managing Director of Loeb Partners. Fred was joined on stage with Geoffrey von Kuhn, Managing Director of The Crosby Company along with moderator Kurt Miscinski, President of HPM Partners.
The specific topic of Family Offices had never...
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