Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
CBO: Insurance No Substitute For Estate Ta Repeal
By Allison BellOnly about 6,800 estates that included farms or small businesses paid federal estate taxes in 2000, and the total might have been less than ...
July 06, 2005
With Real Estate Red Hot, Planners Offer Cold LogicHelping boomers keep real estate in perspectiveGiven the red hot ardor for property that has been showered on real estate markets nationwide, financial advisors ...
July 01, 2005
Fraternal Adds 7 FundsThe investment management arm of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is introducing 4 asset-allocation funds and 3 other mutual funds.[@@]The 4 new asset-allocation funds will ...
July 01, 2005
The Prospects for Convertible ArbTwo fundamentally opposed views on hedge fund performance are going head-to-head. According to one, convertible arbitrage is a hedge fund strategy that is a victim...
July 01, 2005
If You Have an Intimate Relationship . . .with a client . . . DO: Be open to evaluating its effect on your work performance Be sensitive to its impact on your relationships...
June 29, 2005
Brain Drain Continues, Speaker SaysFormer chairman of DLJ says hedge funds attracting best and brightest
June 27, 2005
Hedge Fund with Convert Notes Sends Saks Default NoticeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (HedgeWorld.com)--Saks Inc. announced that it has received a notice of default from a hedge fund, which a spokeswoman declined to name, and that this notice, issued Tuesday, June 14, initiates a 60-day cure period. The default notice was triggered by Saks' failure to file with the Securities and...