Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
130/30 Market May Open Up
By Jeff JosephDespite the growing popularity of 130/30 strategies, this market remains in its infancy and is likely to change in radical ways over the next few...
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 ...
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 ...
November 01, 2007
Technology 2.0Once upon a time, long ago, technology stocks accounted for over one-third of the S&P 500's market capitalization. In just a few short years, the bursting of the Internet Bubble halved that amount. Even so, technology is still one of the largest sectors of the market--and also one of the...