Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Betting the Farm on a Smooth Estate Transfer
By Warren S. HerschWhich IRC rules apply to the division of farmland at the death of a spouse? What options are available for valuing agricultural property? How might ...
January 06, 2006
Research Eyes Strong Performance Minus the FeesLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Funds of funds have become the punching bag for many who are inclined to bash hedge funds in general. Often it's the fees that...
January 01, 2006
Full Speed Ahead for Hedge FundsSEC regulation, demand for additional transparency, and tales of occasional fraud are but speed bumps on a trajectory that could see hedge fund assets quadruple...
January 01, 2006
Trading by the CalendarThe January Effect is the Elvis of the investment management world. Some think it's still alive (and working in a convenience store in Des Moines);...
January 01, 2006
Youngest Baby Boomers Are Also More SophisticatedHere come the Barely Boomers. That's the sobriquet for the youngest batch of baby boomers in a new report from the Spectrem Group, which notes...
December 19, 2005
Hedge Funds Make Progress in NovemberNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--After a frightful October, hedge funds seem to be limping back to positive territory, gaining 0.07% in November in the S&P Hedge Fund Index. Still, hedge funds for the most part are made a poor showing compared with the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, which was up...
December 19, 2005
Hedge Funds Combat NegativityHedge funds still are trucking down the path of profitability despite some noteworthy obstacles thrown in the way by investors and regulators this year.
December 19, 2005
Hennessee Index Shows November GainsNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--For those who spent their November days worrying about hedge funds' poor performance in October and their nights fretting over hedge funds' return correlation with equity markets, news about November's positive returns for hedge funds in the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index may ease the days, but will probably...