Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Revenge of the (Harvard) nerds
By John SullivanI catch a lot of flack for reading Harvard Business Review. "Egghead academics with no real-world business experience telling you how to deal with a pain-in-the-a**...
September 01, 2008
Green From the Top DownOne of the most popular green building techniques right now is the installation of "green roofs." As explained by Dean Marchetto, founding principal of Dean...
September 01, 2008
Lack of Demand Folds Some ETFsIf location, location, location is the main criteria when it comes to investing in real estate, then timing, timing and timing might be the most...
September 01, 2008
Experts Debate: Boom or Doom?U.S. Global Investors, the San Antonio-based fund shop that boasts a chart-topping performance with its gold/precious-metals fund and its global-resources fund (among others), recently hosted...
September 01, 2008
The Commodities Blame GameWho's to blame for soaring commodity prices? Inquiring minds want to know. How do we explain crude's rapid ascent from $50 a barrel at the beginning...
September 01, 2008
Focus on ETNsIf you think the menu of exchange-traded funds has gotten big, you should take a gander at exchange-traded notes. The number of notes has jumped...
August 31, 2008
Where do you get your financial information?I dabble a little in investments so I like to do most of the initial research on my own. I get that by studying the financial markets. Then when I meet with my advisor I feel like we can talk the same language and be somewhat on a level playing
August 26, 2008
Managing flaws in managed payout fundsManaged payout funds may cost more than you think. MarketWatch points out some of the shortcomings these funds have, not the least of which is...