Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
ALPS Aims Private Equity Fund At Insurers
By Staff WriterA Mountain State money manager wants to give variable life and variable annuity owners a vehicle for profiting from private equity deals.ALPS Fund Services Inc., ...
May 01, 2008
Behind the Numbers, Gail Dudack"It has been my assumption that whether or not we technically avoid a recession, we are in something that feels enough like a recession," explains...
May 01, 2008
Rydex's New Twists: Alternatives, FuturesRockville, Md.-based Rydex Investments says it has launched a fund of funds with exposure to the alternatives marketplace. According to the company, which has some...
May 01, 2008
Sunny Days Ahead?With oil prices still breaking all-time highs, investing in alternative energy is a very hot theme. And recently, two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track solar...
May 01, 2008
Safe Haven: U.S. REITsWith major global stock markets on sputter mode, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are proving to be a haven. Through mid-April, the DJ Wilshire REIT...
May 01, 2008
Risk Is Remote When Managed ProperlyAnother way that Larry Nakamura and his clients benefit from the real estate market is through a second company, Torrey Capital Mortgage Fund, essentially a...
May 01, 2008
A Magnet for Active RetireesWho: Jim Naugle, Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Where: Creolina's, 209 SW 2nd Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., January 29, 2008On the Menu: Chicken Proven?al, Bananas Foster...
May 01, 2008
What Lurks BeneathWhen two of Bear Stearns's highly leveraged hedge funds that reportedly had invested in subprime loans imploded last summer, the firm stepped in with $1.6...