Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
S&P/Case-Shiller Index Climbing Back
By Kate McBrideThe rate of decline in home prices across the U.S. is slowing, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index for August.
October 22, 2009
Regulators Assess Receivership AlternativesA National Association of Insurance Companies subgroup is developing a white paper on the advantages and disadvantages of using methods other than formal receivership proceedings to handle troubled insurers.
October 06, 2009
Congress Mulls Bills on Investor Protection, Hedge Funds, National Insurance OfficeDraft calls for broad study of SEC; state regulators and IAA call for increasing advisor exam threshold
October 01, 2009
Credit where credit is not dueAccusations of bullying tactics and misleading reports only hold, it seems, if Dick Cheney is involved. The big three are in the hot seat, and...
October 01, 2009
The ETF Advisor: Real Estate ETFsWith the housing market a mess, credit tight, and default rates for commercial mortgages growing by the week, it's hard to get excited about real...
October 01, 2009
The Soapbox: What You Need to Know About Hedge Fund ConversionsMany advisors often ask how to convert hedge funds into mutual funds. These conversion requests can be motivated by several different factors. One reason to...
October 01, 2009
The Green Advisor: Green HedgeFor some people the terms "green" and "investing" are as diametrically opposed as Democrat and Republican or oil and water. Green denotes tree-hugging hippies and...
October 01, 2009
Natural Gas ETF Hits a WallExchange-traded funds touted as a convenient way to obtain market exposure have now become an inconvenient headache. At the center of the chaos is the U.S....