Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Genworth Attracts $100 Million in Assets to Its Alternative Investing Platform
By James J. GreenFollowing Altegris acquisition, Genworth says advisors are seeking true diversification to see clients through continued volatile markets
March 21, 2011
The Benefits of Adding Industrial Metals: Portfolio FixPalladium and platinum offer investors some metals exposure but not at the price level of gold.
March 21, 2011
Oil, Gold, Stocks Rise on Libya, JapanAir strikes in Libya drove the prices of oil and gold higher on Monday, while indications that Japan might be progressing in containment of its reactor woes lifted stocks on world markets.
March 21, 2011
Schwab to Acquire OptionsXpress for $1 Billion in StockCharles Schwab Corp. announced Monday that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based optionsXpress Holdings for Schwab stock valued at $1 billion, based on Schwab’s closing price on March 18 of $17.91 per share.
March 18, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank Bill Would Levy 'Risk-Based Assessment' Fee on Hedge FundsRep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced a bill on March 17 that, if enacted, would direct the Treasury Department to levy $2.5 billion in “risk-based assessments” on “hedge fund managers with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis” and on other “financial companies with $50 billion...
March 16, 2011
GAO to Labor: Tighten 401(k) Plan Securities RulesOfficials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are recommending that the U.S. Labor Department take another look 401(k) plan investment options that lend securities to outside parties.
March 16, 2011
GAO to Labor: Tighten 401(k) Plan Securities RulesOfficials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are recommending that the U.S. Labor Department take another look 401(k) plan investment options that lend securities to outside parties.
March 15, 2011
Advisors: A deeper look at price vs. valueRather than submit to price-cutting pressure from prospects and a general price-lowering trend as a result of the economic climate, instead increase the value (both real and understood) of your offering. In other words, sell on value; not on price.