Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Behind the Numbers, with Lincoln Anderson
By James J. Green"a cranky contrarian" is how the chief economist for LPL Financial describes himself. His "mantra these days is 'worry about your winners,'" those asset classes...
November 18, 2007
Real Estate A Good Way For Boomers To DiversifyIf real estate seems to be draped in a fog right now, financial advisors say that for baby boomers looking at this piece of their ...
November 13, 2007
Principal Expands International OptionsA money manager affiliated with a life insurer has introduced two products aimed at investors who want more geographic diversification.Principal Funds, a unit of Principal ...
November 04, 2007
New York Regulators Issue EIA GuidanceEmpire State officials say they are starting to get a "number of policy form submissions" for equity-indexed annuities and life insurance policies.The New York State ...
November 04, 2007
New York Issues Index Product GuidanceThe New York Insurance Department has issued guidance for insurers filing policy forms for equity-indexed products.Empire State officials say they are starting to get a ...
November 04, 2007
New York Issues Index Product GuidanceThe New York Insurance Department has issued guidance for insurers filing policy forms for equity-indexed products.Empire State officials say they are starting to get a ...
November 01, 2007
Technology 2.0Once upon a time, long ago, technology stocks accounted for over one-third of the S&P 500's market capitalization. In just a few short years, the bursting of the Internet Bubble halved that amount. Even so, technology is still one of the largest sectors of the market--and also one of the...
November 01, 2007
O'NEAL RESIGNS AS CEO; WHAT'S NEXT FOR MERRILL?Merrill Lynch Chairman and CEO Stan O'Neal's retired on October 30, six days after the firm announced a write-down of some $8 billion due to its mortgage-related holdings; that amount represents about