Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Desperate measures for desperate times
By John SullivanOkay, so now it seems sovereign wealth funds aren't really as much of a concerns as Hank Paulson originally thought. Oil prices skyrocket, the Arab...
June 01, 2008
The Continuing Crisis in Auction Rate SecuritiesWhile news of trouble at monoline insurers seems to have slowed since February, the municipal bond sector still faces critical challenges. At risk in particular...
June 01, 2008
Plugging into New EnergyIt's hard not to pick up a magazine or turn on the cable network with out hearing or reading a story about the green energy...
June 01, 2008
After-Death ExperiencesWhile the death of the person to whom you've been married is enough of an emotional challenge in itself, many wealthy widows in particular discover...
June 01, 2008
A Perfect CombinationThe first Earth Day in 1970 made a deep and lasting impression on me, as I'm sure it did on the other 20 million Americans...
May 28, 2008
The long and short of itInvestors looking for a safe place to invest have turned increasingly to long-short funds, which can buy stocks or bet against them by selling them...
May 28, 2008
"Enhanced cash" products not equal to money market fundsAccording to the Investment Company Institute, there are a number of products that mimic money market funds, but are not registered with the SEC and...