Smells like teen spirit: A look at alternative investments
b'Today\\u2019s topic is all about alternative investments.\\nFor some time now, university endowments have included alternative investments in their portfolios attempting to both diversify their risk, and increase their return on investment.\\nMost have been unsuccessful in actually increasing their returns, and according to a recent report, that lack of success is in direct proportion to the percentage of alternative investments in the portfolio\\nShould individual investors hold alternative assets, or are plain vanilla portfolios just fine?'