Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Insurers Brace For Commercial Mortgage Turmoil
By Jim ConnollyThe top 25 U.S. life insurers held about $116 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities in 2007, and those securities accounted for 3.9% of the insurers' $3 trillion in 2007 total net admitted assets
January 01, 2009
Tracking Rubles, Real EstateRydex Investments added the Russian ruble (XRU) to its lineup of CurrencyShares. The ruble is the official currency of the Russian Federation (Russia) and related...
January 01, 2009
Saving Along Ethnic LinesI was in Atlanta for a couple of days to attend Charles Schwab's INSIGHT 08 conference. Dorothy A. Brown's sojourn in the South has been...
January 01, 2009
More Regulation Post-Madoff?The only thing they are certain of is that his alleged Ponzi scheme--estimated at $50 billion--will prompt fresh calls for regulators to beef up enforcement...
December 30, 2008
Senior population growth20%: Percentage of the U.S. population by 2030 made up of senior citizens. 40 million: Projected number of Americans over 65 in the next five years. 4%: Average annual growth for Americans between 65 and 74 over the next 10 years.
December 05, 2008
Real estate agents say foreigners retiring in U.S. will aid economy, housing marketThe immigration debate in the United States may have taken a backseat to mounting economic crisis concern. But some are claiming immigration - specifically foreigners...
December 02, 2008
Why consumers aren't consumingConsumer confidence is down to levels not seen since the 1973-75 and 1980-82 recessions. Real wage growth and real income growth have been stagnant in the last few years as income and wealth inequality have been rising. And now with GDP an
December 01, 2008
Why consumers aren't consumingConsumer confidence is down to levels not seen since the 1973-75 and 1980-82 recessions. Real wage growth and real income growth have been stagnant in the last few years as income and wealth inequality have been rising. And now with GDP an