Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
When Florida Sizzled
By Kenneth SilberDuring the winter of 1925, visitors to the new Florida town of Coral Gables were treated to a curious spectacle. There was former Secretary of...
July 22, 2009
No Merger of SEC, CFTCFrank acknowledges merger wouldn't make sense, but agencies told to submit 'harmonization' report
July 21, 2009
Creative PhilanthropyAssurant Employee Benefits is trying to use a new approach to encouraging employees to get involved in the community.
July 20, 2009
Closing timeTop Ten Selling Throughout my career I have made a science of learning how the very best sales people became successful and how they sustained their success. Sustained success is the key. We all know the "one-hit wonder" who sold a
July 14, 2009
The HartfordThe Hartford Financial Services Group announced several professionals at the company recently completed education toward the Accredited Estate Planner designation: William Anderson, Alpharetta, Ga. Richard Blaser, Simsbury, Conn.
July 09, 2009
We're on a road to nowhereWant a real "path to prosperity?" Look to 1982. The year of Tootsie and Culture Club has a lot in common with 2009 (without the...
July 06, 2009
403(b)s Set DefaultsMany nonprofit retirement plans are using target-date funds and lifestyle funds to serve participants who fail to allocate their own plan assets.