Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
European Bailout Fund Must Double: Wellink
By Marlene Y. SatterAn ECB official says the bailout fund created by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund must double, to 1.5 trillion euros ($2.15 trillion), if p the private sector is to take part in a second Greek bailout package.
June 14, 2011
How to awaken dormant accountsYou know the situation. The project is completed and there is nothing left to do. You did a good job and the client is more than satisfied, but it's over and time to move on to other projects and clients.
June 10, 2011
Commodities Market Battered by Slowdown, FloodingMost commodities fell in May, with the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return down by 5.06%. One affected sectors within the index included energy, with flooding of the Mississippi River threatening to disrupt U.S. distribution channels.
June 09, 2011
Shiller Warns of Double-Dip Home Price Drop, ‘New Recession’The housing market is in for more losses, and that the bubble that preceded its unprecedented drop was "unique in U.S. history," Robert Shiller, Yale professor of economics and author of "Irrational Exuberance," said Thursday at Standard & Poor’s Housing Summit 2011: Boom, Bust and Beyond on Thursday.
June 09, 2011
Commodity Panelists Disagree on Strategy at Morningstar ConfabExperts on commodity markets touted divergent investment strategies in a panel discussion at the Morningstar Investment Conference but largely agreed on the underlying economics of tight supply and growing demand for various commodities.
June 08, 2011
PIMCO’s Gross Warns to Flee Treasuries, Dollar Assets: Morningstar ConfabPIMCO principal Bill Gross painted a gloomy picture of U.S. investment prospects during his opening keynote address on June 8 at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago. He encouraged the audience of financial advisors to seek investment opportunities outside the Treasury market and away from dollar-based markets more generally.
June 08, 2011
Germany Puts Greek Debt Restructuring on TableIn a letter to European Union (EU) nations, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged countries to make private bondholders contribute to Greece's impending debt relief arrangement.
June 01, 2011
Emerging and Developed Markets—Decoupling or a Reversion to the Mean?Global equity markets have recovered strongly following the financial crisis and recession.