Real Estate
Learn how real estate investing can diversify portfolio risk and enhance portfolio performance, along with the latest news and developments in this most popular alternative investment.
Advisor Gloom Matches Clients' Pessimism
By James J. GreenThe market volatility of August 2007 prompted by the subprime mortgage crisis predictably led to major decreases in optimism among investors and their advisors, two...
July 09, 2007
Conseco To Consolidate OfficesA Midwestern insurer is trying to save money on real estate.Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., says it plans to vacate the offices that its Bankers Life ...
July 01, 2007
Helping Therapists Get Over MoneyphobiaThe vast majority of psychotherapists are money avoiders. If a client brings up the subject of money, therapists often (consciously or unconsciously) deflect the discussion...
July 01, 2007
Barclays Launches REIT ETFsDespite cooling market performance for real estate investment trusts (REITs), more exchange-traded funds tracking the sector's underlying assets have been introduced. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) added...
July 01, 2007
High Performance CollaborationAs we examined last month, private wealth specialists can help you with those special cases where you require more comprehensive analysis using a higher level...
June 26, 2007
Lender Scoops Up Agency Finance FirmBridge Finance L.L.C. has agreed to pay about $75 million for Oak Street Funding L.L.C.Bridge Finance, Chicago, is a commercial finance company that has provided ...
June 22, 2007
Insurer Battens Down Real Estate HatchesMetLife Inc. recently gave stable value fund investors a peek at its strategy for coping with a possible downturn in the U.S. housing market.MetLife, New ...
June 17, 2007
Our Edge As A HedgeEvery 4 years, we go through the excruciating ritual of electing a president, and the process gets murkier with each succeeding campaign. Despite the enormous ...