Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
October 24, 2012
Coming changes in estate, gift taxes stir ‘frenzy’Family members are making financial gifts, creating trusts and considering other tax-minded moves.
October 24, 2012
Coming changes in estate, gift taxes stir ‘frenzy’Family members are making financial gifts, creating trusts and considering other tax-minded moves.
October 24, 2012
15 Cool Classic Cars: The Sexy Alternative InvestmentHeres an alternative investment strategy that James Bond would love. Investors in the new Family Classic Cars Fund can claim partial ownership of a collection of classic cars, like the 15 highlighted here.
October 23, 2012
Is the Current Money System Due to Expire?If history is a guide, our post-Bretton Woods system is likely to give way to a new one soon, and gold should rise a few more years, a bullion dealer says.
October 23, 2012
The Art and Science of Manager SelectionMost of the time, investors are glad to see new money coming into a manager theyve chosen because theyre pleased to have their choices confirmed by others.
October 23, 2012
The Arab AutumnA little over one year ago, the world witnessed unprecedented events as political protests swept across the Middle East, taking down four long-standing autocrats and drastically changing the political landscape.
October 23, 2012
Billionaire Ross Looks at Spanish BanksBillionaire Wilbur Ross is considering adding assets from troubled large Spanish banks to his firms other bank holdings, and has said that he is in talks every week with bank representatives.