Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
CBS Hears the Call of the REIT: It’s Not the Taxes, It’s the Yield
By Gil WeinreichCoverage of CBS' spinoff of its outdoor advertising segment as a REIT has made much of the fact that REITs pay no corporate income taxes. But a NAREIT spokesman says the real story is not taxes but the ongoing search for yield in a low-rate environment.
January 22, 2013
Alternatives Saw Biggest Drop in Asset Management Fees in 2012: Mercer"Demand for active management may well fall off a cliff" as defined contribution plans overtake defined benefit pensions, a Mercer consultant says.
January 22, 2013
Peter Schiff Slams CBS Blogger Over Recent Gold PostPeter Schiff came out swinging in an escalating war of words with CBS MoneyWatch blogger Larry Swedroe about the role gold should play in an investment portfolio.
January 21, 2013
Managed Futures: Strategy or Asset Class?My answer to investment professionals, who probably won't be satisfied, is that managed futures are both.
January 21, 2013
Southern Charm in the Small-Cap SpaceDont let the easygoing, good ol boy charm fool you. Raise the topic of investment management, particularly in small caps, and Mark Travis' aw-shucks attitude quickly fades.
January 21, 2013
The Sticky World of Stamp CollectionsSome top investors, including PIMCO's Bill Gross, and plenty of history buffs think it's a worthwhile pursuit -- though not necessarily a profitable one.
January 21, 2013
China to Push Growth at Home and AbroadChina spent a good part of 2012 battling an economic slowdown and accusations of political corruption, as well as preparing for the handover of power that comes once every ten years. But toward the end of the year, and after seven straight quarters of slowing, the Chinese economy once again...
January 18, 2013
Self-directed IRAs & real estate, part 1Agent M. D. Anderson sits down with editor Daniel Williams to talk about funding IRAs with real estate. Read on to see if youre missing the boat.