Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Boomer Millionaires Exhibit Concerns About Inflation, Personal Wealth
By Warren S. HerschEven America's millionaires are now concerned about inflation's corrosive effect on their nest egg, according to a new report. The results of the 9th annual ...
June 01, 2008
Plugging into New EnergyIt's hard not to pick up a magazine or turn on the cable network with out hearing or reading a story about the green energy...
June 01, 2008
After-Death ExperiencesWhile the death of the person to whom you've been married is enough of an emotional challenge in itself, many wealthy widows in particular discover...
June 01, 2008
A Perfect CombinationThe first Earth Day in 1970 made a deep and lasting impression on me, as I'm sure it did on the other 20 million Americans...
May 28, 2008
The long and short of itInvestors looking for a safe place to invest have turned increasingly to long-short funds, which can buy stocks or bet against them by selling them...
May 28, 2008
"Enhanced cash" products not equal to money market fundsAccording to the Investment Company Institute, there are a number of products that mimic money market funds, but are not registered with the SEC and...
May 28, 2008
Let's hope it's wrongSudeep Reddy reports on the Wall Street Journal's blog that the coming recession will be the worst since the 1970s, at least according to Merrill...