Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Comics Investing & Net Worth
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPThere’s no guarantee Superman can take a clients’ portfolios to new heights, experts say, so investments in comics should be limited in scope
December 09, 2010
Research Affiliates, ProShares Launch Long/Short ETFAbsolute returns based on fundamental indexes in a ‘market neutral’ portfolio.
December 08, 2010
Financing: CIGNA, CNOCIGNA Corp. has completed previously announced efforts to buy back $350 million in senior notes that were due in 2019.
December 06, 2010
Donor-Advised Funds’ Growth Surges: NPT Report for 2010Although the U.S. economy continued to struggle in 2009, the number of donor-advised funds grew by 3% and total dollar grants from these vehicles to charities…
December 05, 2010
Foundations, SRI Can Be a Good Marriage‘No investment penalties’ for SRI; foundations can get a customized index portfolio.
December 03, 2010
The Future Is in Long-Short FundsInvestors, especially retirees, can’t afford to have their portfolios blow up on them
December 01, 2010
Our Energetic FutureWhat happens if a $1 client investment incurs a $440,000 loss?
December 01, 2010
One Hundred Days of Job GrowthIn the State of the Union address earlier this year, Obama acknowledged that "the true engine of job creation in this country will always be America's businesses."