Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
RidgeWorth Report: Bank Loans Better Hedge as Rates Rise
By Marlene Y. SatterAccording to a June white paper released recently by RidgeWorth Investments, bank loans, or floating rate loans, as they are also called, are a worthwhile investment, particularly in a rising interest rate environment.
July 29, 2010
Benny Card Firm Makes Private Equity DealGenstar Capital L.L.C. now owns Evolution Benefits Inc.
July 29, 2010
A Screwy Notion Of Shared SacrificeTax the what? You might remember this item from last year. In September, the very libertarian CATO Institute released a study that found federal workers...
July 29, 2010
SEC's New Powers Affect Hedge Fund and Private Equity AdvisorsAlternative investment advisors who have business in the U.S. will be required to register with the SEC under newly enacted regulatory reform legislation, according to a statement issued by Kinetic Partners on July 21.
July 28, 2010
Spectrem: Millionaires Less ConfidentAffluent investors and millionaires were more pessimistic about investments in July than they were in June
July 28, 2010
What Buffett knowsThe science of neuroeconomics is about tradeoffs. Our ancestors spent millions of years learning to be impatient. We eat a lot today because we are hardwired to think that food might not be available tomorrow.
July 26, 2010
Icon's Callahan Suggests Jobs Data Has Little Impact on InvestingThe persistently high unemployment rate is seen these days as the key bellwether of the sluggishness of the economic recovery.