Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
How Much Can Your Clients Afford to Lose?
By Robert TyndallJohn Paulson is a hedge fund hero, and deservedly so. In 2007, he anticipated the collapse of subprime mortgage securities.
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…
February 01, 2012
Delivering Results in Volatile TimesThe financial markets movement in 2011 led many investors to seek stable income and steady business models; midstream MLPs and other partnerships benefitted from that interest.
January 27, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: ProShares ETF Focuses on Germany; BlackRock Offers New FundNew products over the last week include a new ETF focusing on German debt from ProShares and a reintroduced multi-asset income fund from BlackRock.
January 27, 2012
ProShares Launches ETF Focused on German DebtProShares announced Thursday the launch of the first U.S.-based ETF focused on sovereign and sub-sovereign debt from Germany, which has the world's third-largest public debt market and is widely recognized for its fiscal strength.
January 27, 2012
All-Around Pressure Marks Greek NegotiationsNo one it seems can escape the pressure to accept less in the negotiations to save the Greece economy.