Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Actions Taken at Nov. 19 SEC Meeting Likely Will Affect All Advisors
By David TittsworthAt its Nov. 19 open meeting, the SEC approved several key proposals designed to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank law that will affect every investment advisory firm in some fashion.
November 21, 2010
Why We DiversifyFinancial planners understand that protecting against the downside is the first step in investing.
November 19, 2010
Lipper Reports Bad Week for Most FundsThe latest Lipper statistics show that bear funds had a good week while others weakened.
November 18, 2010
Seven Disastrous Initial Public OfferingsWith LPL Financial in the news this week with an IPO of its own, we decided to take a look back at some of the more colorful company implosions, post-public offering, with the help of Inc.magazine.
November 17, 2010
Research Senior Editor Ken Silber discusses the origin of hedge fundsResearch Senior Editor Ken Silber on the Gabe Wisdom Show of 11/10/10, Business Talk Radio, talks about Alfred Winslow Jones, the eclectic founder of the hedge fund industry.
November 15, 2010
Time to Use Gold for College Savings, Group SaysGold can help protect and grow funds used for college education, says Capital Gold Group.
November 15, 2010
Hedge Funds, Banks and Private Money Finance LawsuitsThere's a new trend emerging in investing, and its returns are pretty impressive: borrowers of the invested funds are charged interest rates exceeding 15% per year, and regardless of the borrowers' success or failure, those loans have to be repaid. The field? The courtroom.
November 15, 2010
Looking for Alternative Investments With 15% Returns? Try LawsuitsThere's a new trend emerging in investing, and its returns are pretty impressive: borrowers of the invested funds are charged interest rates exceeding 15% per year, and regardless of the borrowers' success or failure, those loans have to be repaid. The field? The courtroom.