Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Pre-Facebook U.S. IPO Market Off to a Sluggish Start in 2012
By Joyce HansonConsidering the current weakness in U.S. IPOs, Facebooks initial public offering will be a welcome boost.
February 09, 2012
George Soros’ 8 Bold Predictions From the ‘Tiger Den’At Tiger 21 event, Soros was asked for his predictions on everything from Jon Corzine going to jail to Obama's re-election chances.
February 09, 2012
Buffett Backs Fink on Controversial Allocation AdviceCalling bonds among the most dangerous of assets, Buffett's sentiment adds credence to BlackRock Chairman Larry Finks controversial advice from Wednesday that investors should allocate 100% of their assets to equities.
February 08, 2012
BlackRock’s Fink Advises 100% Allocation to EquitiesBlackRock'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 05, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: Bennett, First Eagle Funds Launched; Forward Long/Short Fund Coming to WirehousesA long/short commodity fund is now available at Merrill and Morgan Stanley, as more traditional funds, including a fixed-income fund, are rolled out.
February 03, 2012
TD Bank Chief Economist: ‘Europe No. 1 Risk Facing Globe’The economy still has major imbalances to unwind, which will act as a drag on growth for the foreseeable future, says Craig Alexander, senior vice president and chief economist with TD Bank Group.
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.