Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Supreme Court Ruling Hands Janus, Mutual Fund Industry Big Win
By John SullivanIn backing the Denver-based Janus, one of the largest mutual fund companies, the high court's 5-4 decision will mean few changes for the way big asset managers govern themselves.
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.
June 01, 2011
Stockpiling CommoditiesOnce upon a not-too-long-ago time, most investors believed that a mix of stocks and bonds would provide the diversification necessary to withstand a market downturn.
June 01, 2011
POINT: Non-Traded REITs—A Stability PlayAdvisors looking for diversification and risk management need not settle for just stocks and bonds.