Alternative investment firms are companies that use traditional financial strategies. Also, they use techniques to generate returns on investments. Alternative investments have higher risk-reward ratios than stocks, bonds, or other more conventional instruments.

I don’t typically use my periodic mailings to rally behind a cause but today is an exception.

Lambert & Co. has acquired The Vandiver Group, Inc. (Vandiver), a St. Louis-based strategic communications and market research firm. The deal marks Lambert's fourth transaction in the last two years, fueling its integrated service offerings and expanding its talent bench. This acquisition was facilitated by The Stevens Group. 

Sheesha Finance, a leading decentralized DeFi mutual fund allowing for premium cryptocurrency portfolio diversification and rewards, has announced the distribution launch of its partners' token rewards, that allows early token holders of the tokenized DeFi mutual fund platform to claim rewards for projects that Sheesha has partnered with.

Remember the excitement of your first time wearing a new jacket or pair of shoes?  Did you wonder how the original owner felt when they wore them?  You probably didn’t unless you’ve been part of one of the hottest consumer trends--thrifting.  For a variety of reasons, it’s now fashionable, especially among Generation Z, to shop secondhand, but this Gen X marketing professor wonders if it’s smart for the apparel industry to embrace a fad that may dissuade people from purchasing its new products.