Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Barclays Unveils World Real Estate ETF
By Staff WriterAs domestic real estate investment trust (REIT) indexes continue their downward slide, investors in funds tracking them are looking for cover. And international real estate...
October 01, 2007
To Hedge or Not to HedgeThe current vogue for hedge funds has caused this once arcane corner of investments to grow exponentially; after the three-year bear market of 2000-2002, investors...
September 26, 2007
MetLife To Buy Back StockAn insurer says it could spend up to $1 billion more on buying back shares of common stock.MetLife Inc., New York, earmarked $1 billion for ...
September 07, 2007
Tax Policy Experts Tell History Of Estate TaxesInternal Revenue Service staffers explain how the United States has been handling death taxes since 1862 in the latest IRS Statistics of Income Bulletin.In 1864, ...
September 04, 2007
August Shows Value of Prudent DiversificationAugust was a study in contrasts. Domestic equity and high-grade fixed income weathered the storm of global volatility to close mostly higher, but the loan market fell apart. Finding a bid on high-risk corporate bonds or subprime mortgages was even more difficult.
September 01, 2007
Rydex's Innovative Managed Futures FundThe Standard & Poor's Diversified Trends Indicator on which the Rydex Managed Futures Fund (RYMTX) is based is an index composed of 14 sectors, equally...
September 01, 2007
Getting In"We think that due to the fee structure of alter-native investments, with the incentive fee and alignment of interest and so forth, some of the...
September 01, 2007
Diversifying by Vintage YearAnother important source of diversification in private equity is by vintage year. The private equity market is built around single-use, closed-end funds; so the capital...