Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
BGI Broadens Global Line
By Staff WriterBarclays Global Investors (BGI) has introduced eight new iShares international ETFs that provide exposure to Asian shares, emerging markets, various real estate opportunities and small-cap...
December 01, 2007
Behind the Numbers, with Lincoln Anderson"a cranky contrarian" is how the chief economist for LPL Financial describes himself. His "mantra these days is 'worry about your winners,'" those asset classes...
December 01, 2007
Deadline Looms for AMT FixWith a deadline to fix the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) by year-end fast approaching, Congress is in a mad dash to find alternative sources of...
November 25, 2007
Bankers Gone BonkersDavid Dorst, chief investment strategist for Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management group was quoted in the Arizona Republic as saying, "The financials are the bodyguards ...
November 18, 2007
Real Estate A Good Way For Boomers To DiversifyIf real estate seems to be draped in a fog right now, financial advisors say that for baby boomers looking at this piece of their ...
November 13, 2007
Principal Expands International OptionsA money manager affiliated with a life insurer has introduced two products aimed at investors who want more geographic diversification.Principal Funds, a unit of Principal ...
November 04, 2007
New York Regulators Issue EIA GuidanceEmpire State officials say they are starting to get a "number of policy form submissions" for equity-indexed annuities and life insurance policies.The New York State ...
November 04, 2007
New York Issues Index Product GuidanceThe New York Insurance Department has issued guidance for insurers filing policy forms for equity-indexed products.Empire State officials say they are starting to get a ...