Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
ETF Inflows on Pace to Top $100 Billion in '11
By Ron DeLeggeU.S. stock, bond and global funds picked up more than $50 billion in the first half of 2011.
July 29, 2011
Robust PE Market Has Room for More RecoveryPrivate equity deals in 2011 have improved over 2010, but are nowhere near their 2007 heyday.
July 28, 2011
Replicate Hedge Funds With ETFsThe capital markets abhor a vacuum and as exchange-traded funds grow more popular, their uses keep multiplying to fill every space that their creators and investors can identify.
July 28, 2011
Uncommon BondsIts only natural, says Scott Colyer, CEO and CIO of Advisors Asset Management, that U.S. investors have focused their international investing horizons on equities, since equities have dominated the investment universe and continue to hog the lions share of domestic investment portfolios.
July 28, 2011
Revisiting Reg DOur regular readers do a great job of ensuring I never am at a loss for timely column ideas.
July 28, 2011
Making the Case for Equity REITsWe believe equity REITs should be part of a long-term investment strategy based on diversification, yield, inflation protection, improving fundamentals and strong corporate governance.
July 28, 2011
Putnam Partners With New England Patriots for Marketing EffortPutnam Investments and the Kraft Sports Group announced a marketing partnership Thursday that would integrate the financial firm’s brand with the New England Patriots.
July 28, 2011
SEC Cites Problems in Structured Securities Sales, MarketingProcedures designed to protect retail investors from the purchase of unsuitable structured securities products might have been inadequate or missing, according to a report issued by SEC staff on Wednesday.