Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
The Chilling Effect of Rumors
By Staff WriterThis year marks the seventh anni-versary of the Long-Term Capital Management meltdown, but the shadow cast by the collapse of the highly leveraged bond hedge...
May 26, 2005
Lawmaker: Citizen Soldiers Deserve Equal Benefits TreatmentAn Oregon representative is calling for equity in benefits for all soldiers serving in Iraq, whether they are regular military personnel or activated reservists.[@@]Rep. ...
May 25, 2005
Genworth: Elderly Pay More Than $69,000 For LTCThe average annual cost of a private room in a U.S. nursing home has increased to $69,400.[@@]Genworth Financial Inc., Richmond, Va., has published that ...
May 18, 2005
Citi Forms Hedge VentureTwo Citigroup units have formed a joint venture with a hedge fund firm to provide custom hedge fund-of-funds portfolio management services for high net ...
May 11, 2005
Captionpage13Captionpage13Boomers are quickly becoming the new gatekeepers, meeting with financial advisors as a representative for the real customer--the boomer's own parents. ...
May 11, 2005
Front Page BoxesFront Page BoxesTop BoxSounding Off...The importance of trust needs to be understood and valued.By Jack BoboPage 42Bottom Left BoxAdvising BoomersSoaring real estate values are ...
May 09, 2005
Dow Jones: April Bad for All, Worst for Convert ArbNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Everyone took a soaking from the showers of April. The returns from last month were negative for each of the six hedge fund categories tracked by Dow Jones indexes. The convertible arbitrage strategy lost the most (3.73 %), followed by equity long/short (U.S.), event-driven, merger arbitrage and equity...
May 08, 2005
Silly SeasonPlease take this as a well-meant warning. We are entering that time of the political cycle when all sorts of absurdities will be emanating from ...