Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Getting Schooled in Alternatives
By Staff WriterAs investor interest in absolute return investments grows, so does the business of educating financial advisors about alternative investments. To address this demand, the Alternative...
August 11, 2004
Rocketing Real Estates Impact On AdvisorsThe explosive growth in real estate values of recent years definitely has been a good thing for home owners. Question is, has the rise been ...
August 01, 2004
Institutions Lead, but RIAs LagAllocations from institutional investors caused hedge funds of funds assets to grow by 30% in the 12 months ended December 2003, according to a survey...
August 01, 2004
Tightrope ActInvesting in an environment of rising interest rates is a high-wire act. While bonds are paying more, their prices will continue to get smacked down...
August 01, 2004
Community AffairNobody likes paying taxes. But investing in an affordable housing tax credit program allows investors to take some of the pain out of this lifelong...
July 28, 2004
Rich Feel Better About EconomyRich Feel Better About EconomyRich U.S. residents are feeling better about the American economy.McDonald Financial Group, Cleveland, has published data to support that conclusion in ...
July 27, 2004
Event-Driven Manager Increases Active StakesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC, a US$1.1 billion distressed, risk arbitrage and special situations manager, recently bought a controlling stake in The Robbins...
July 26, 2004
Rich Feel Better About EconomyNU Online News Service, July 26, 2004, 5:24 p.m. ESTRich U.S. residents are feeling better about the American economy.[@@]McDonald Financial Group, Cleveland, has published ...