Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
BlackRock’s Fink Advises 100% Allocation to Equities
By John SullivanBlackRock's Larry Fink told Bloomberg Television from Hong Kong that investors should have 100% of investments in equities due to low valuations and higher returns than bonds.
February 02, 2012
CBO Dissects Earning Power of Government vs. Private WorkersOne way presidential candidates have suggested to cut the federal deficit is by cutting the number of federal employees, saying that they are more highly paid than their private-sector counterparts. A recent study by the Congressional Budget Office shows that this is only partly true.
February 02, 2012
ECB Likely to Wait for Debt Deal on GreeceAny concessions the European Central Bank may choose to make on Greeces sovereign debt are likely to remain unknown until Athens comes to some sort of agreement with its private debt holders.
February 01, 2012
How Much Can Your Clients Afford to Lose?John Paulson is a hedge fund hero, and deservedly so. In 2007, he anticipated the collapse of subprime mortgage securities.
February 01, 2012
Congress Gets It RightPrivate investment in private enterprise continues to be the primary creator of wealth in this country.
February 01, 2012
China: An Emerged MarketChina has become an economic superpower and is now the worlds second-largest economy.
February 01, 2012
Profit in Any DirexionAlternative investment pioneer Edward Egilinsky has something special: the only long-short currency index fund in the domestic mutual fund space
February 01, 2012
Unprecedented Growth: Opportunities for MLPsThe year 2011 marked 12 months of game-changing events in domestic energy production and transportation, as companies across the globe continued…