Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Is College a Waste of Money? ‘Short’ College Through Online Education Stocks
By Gil WeinreichPIMCO provocateur and bond fund legend Bill Gross garnered much attention in his latest missive questioning the value of a college education in today’s tough economy: He is clearly onto something.
June 20, 2011
How to Position Clients in CommoditiesIn today's choppy environment, advisors suggest using mutual funds, ETFs and managed futures for some clients
June 19, 2011
REITs for an Uncertain EnvironmentThe financial markets are focusing on the implications of a possible Greek default and the prospect of slower economic growth. Given that less-than-positive…
June 19, 2011
PIMCO's El Erian: EU Fumbling Greek Debt CrisisMohammed El-Erian, head of PIMCO, the largest bond fund in the world, said in a Sunday interview that the European Union (EU) must change its approach to the Greek debt crisis or risk spending billions for nothing.
June 17, 2011
Deal on Greek Debt Bailout, as Germany Relents to French DemandsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy came to agreement on a second bailout for debt-troubled Greece with Germany backing down on its stance that private investors must be compelled to share losses.
June 16, 2011
Is the Commodities Bull Run Over?Last month’s attention-grabbing IPO for Glencore valued the commodities giant at $59 billion. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
June 16, 2011
European Bailout Fund Must Double: WellinkAn 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 15, 2011
Biden ‘Confident’ on Deficit Cuts as Senate Votes to Keep Ethanol SubsidyEven as Vice President Joe Biden gave his most optimistic assessment yet of budget talks he's leading, President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate signaled Tuesday a harder line on Medicare.