Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
The Third Source of Returns
By Staff WriterLast month I discussed the increasing awareness that true alpha--gained through market timing and security selection--is not the only or even the primary source of...
December 01, 2005
Transatlantic TeachersLike most European financiers, Johan Olson, investor relations manager at private bank Mirabaud & Cie in Geneva, Switzerland, doesn't bat an eyelid at the mention...
December 01, 2005
Adding Property to the MixPurchasing real estate has long been a vehicle that investors use to help pad their retirement, but a growing trend among investors these days is...
November 20, 2005
Are We Headed Back To 2001?When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed, most estate planners (and probably most Republicans and a few Democrats) expected that before 2011
November 19, 2005
Are We Headed Back To 2001?When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed, most estate planners (and probably most Republicans and a few Democrats) expected that before 2011
November 14, 2005
October a Washout for Europe FundsLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds in Europe had a rough October, with most strategies posting negative numbers, according to two leading indexes. The FTSE Hedge Index was down 1.5% last month and is up just 1.5% for the year through Oct. 31. Meanwhile, all the strategies in the Edhec Investable Hedge Fund...
November 14, 2005
How Unique Is Your Strategy?A money manager who claims to make alpha returns is in effect claiming to have a special approach that's very hard to duplicate. Otherwise, why isn't everybody else getting those extra profits? Truth is, much of what hedge funds do can be learned and imitated. Indeed, recently a mutual fund...
November 10, 2005
Pru Goes To Wall StreetPrudential Financial Inc. says it is selling up to $2.1 billion in convertible senior notes due in 2035 through a private placement.[@@]Prudential, Newark, N.J., ...