Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Hedge Funds Make Progress in November
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--After a frightful October, hedge funds seem to be limping back to positive territory, gaining 0.07% in November in the S&P Hedge Fund Index. Still, hedge funds for the most part are made a poor showing compared with the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, which was up...
December 01, 2005
The Third Source of ReturnsLast month I discussed the increasing awareness that true alpha--gained through market timing and security selection--is not the only or even the primary source of...
December 01, 2005
Ownership Shift at LPLIn a move that allows the founders to diversify their holdings and appraises one of the largest U.S. independent broker/dealers at $2.5 billion, Linsco/Private Ledger...
December 01, 2005
Three Stages of the FutureOver the next 15 to 20 years, as baby boomers age (the first boomers will reach age 65 in 2011), advisors will see many boomer...
December 01, 2005
Transatlantic TeachersLike most European financiers, Johan Olson, investor relations manager at private bank Mirabaud & Cie in Geneva, Switzerland, doesn't bat an eyelid at the mention...
December 01, 2005
Adding Property to the MixPurchasing real estate has long been a vehicle that investors use to help pad their retirement, but a growing trend among investors these days is...
November 20, 2005
Are We Headed Back To 2001?When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed, most estate planners (and probably most Republicans and a few Democrats) expected that before 2011
November 19, 2005
Are We Headed Back To 2001?When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed, most estate planners (and probably most Republicans and a few Democrats) expected that before 2011