Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Advisors See Growth Opportunity in Sustainable Investments
By Michael S. FischerPeople want to align their money with their values, Calvert Foundation CEO Lisa Hall said.
June 14, 2012
EBRI: 14% of Nursing Home Entrants Had LTCIMedicaid still pays for twice as many patients, but private long-term care insurance plans are gaining.
June 14, 2012
EBRI: 14% of Nursing Home Entrants Had LTCIMedicaid still pays for twice as many patients, but private long-term care insurance plans are gaining.
June 13, 2012
JPMorgan’s $2 billion experiment with truthiness (Reuters)Bill Black, a finance criminologist, says JPMorgan is now defining as a hedge something that performs in exactly the opposite fashion of a hedge.
June 12, 2012
Why Treasures of the Heart Are Not Always Treasures of the PortfolioCollectibles should be seen as part of an individuals total wealth, experts say, but not necessarily as a portfolio holding.
June 12, 2012
Wealthy Investors Add to Commodities, Real Estate AllocationsInvestors also increased their municipal holdings, but cut back their investment in hedge funds and funds of hedge funds.
June 11, 2012
Gold Futures Shoot Up to Nearly 5-Year HighGold futures are now seeing their largest jump in speculative net long positioning, ETF Securities said Monday in its Precious Metals Weekly report.
June 06, 2012
Walker Survives Wisconsin Recall Vote (New York Times)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the first governor in the U.S. to survive a recall election Tuesday by taking 53% of the vote over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barretts 46%.