Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Aging boomers drive real estate trends
By Danielle AndrusGiffels-Webster Engineers revealed its annual list of top five real estate and development trends. According to GWE, two industries are intrinsically linked to the aging...
February 01, 2009
HedgeWorld: A Flawed Model or Modeler?There has been much self-satisfied tut-tutting lately by many in the investment management and advisory business over what they perceive as the wholly justified fall...
February 01, 2009
The Long and the Short of ItAs 2008 played out, filled with bad news from the hedge fund industry, the practice of shorting stocks--a popular hedge fund strategy--got dragged through the...
February 01, 2009
A Real Midas TouchWith a name like Midas, it should come as no surprise that the fund Tom Winmill runs is bullish on gold. After all, it was...
February 01, 2009
Asset AllocationBehind the Numbers, with Gary Shilling Shilling is still as concerned about excess housing inventories as he was in January when we talked to him about...
February 01, 2009
A New ETF PlaybookWhat will become of stocks over the course of 2009? And how about the faltering U.S. economy? Is the housing market done correcting? Where are...
February 01, 2009
The Future Is NowWhen facing a disaster, healthy families turn toward each other for emotional support, but also for practical help. Since sisters and brothers know each other...
February 01, 2009
Taking Advantage of a Down EconomyDifficult economic times can provide an excellent opportunity for affluent clients to make strategic moves that can help reduce taxes and more efficiently transfer assets...