Alternative Investments

Alternative Investments

Pension-Style Investing Limits Individuals

Thursday, 02 September 2010
Many advisors are still taking their cues from pensions funds and endowments, even as losses in the recent financial crisis prompt these institutions to reshape their strategies.

New Commodity ETF Touts Academic Pedigree

Monday, 30 August 2010
A new commodity exchange-traded fund's complex mechanics and scanty track record means potential buyers will want to study it very carefully.

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Lithium ETF Launched

Friday, 23 July 2010
An ETF launched today that follows the performance of lithium producers and battery makers is part of a trend in which new ETFs are tracking more obscure parts of the financial markets.

Star Performer During Market Crash Starts To Struggle

Thursday, 22 July 2010
A Rydex fund that sparkled during the market's blackest hours in 2008 is struggling to recapture the magic.

IShares Gold Price Cut A Boon To Advisors

Thursday, 08 July 2010
The chief beneficiary of investors' current interest in gold funds has been the $50.6 billion SPDR Gold Shares. Now BlackRock Inc. is making a serious bid to change that.

Private Banks See Opportunity In Private Equity

Tuesday, 06 July 2010
With optimism slowly returning to the private equity business, some private banks see opportunity.

Seeking Alpha, Avoiding Beta

By Jeff Schlegel, June 2010 issue
Advisors turn to alternative investments in search of returns without the volatility.

Timing Is Everything

By C. Michael Carty and Julia M. Carty, June 2010 issue
Leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETPs can be good tactical tools, but can produce outsized losses as well.

A Contrarian Play On Inflation Fears

Tuesday, 29 June 2010
The economy is showing signs of sluggishness, interest rates are at a one-year low and the word "deflation" is being uttered with alarming frequency. Is it time to bet the other way?

Innovative Alternative Strategies Conference Supplement

June 2010 issue
First Annual Innovative Alternative Strategies Conference

Beyond Stocks And Bonds: A True Alternative Investment

By Bruce Greig - Monday, 28 June 2010
The safety net during the financial crisis of 2008 was managed futures, says this portfolio manager.

How Financial Overhaul Affects Advisors

Monday, 28 June 2010
Elements of the sweeping financial reform will impact financial advisors by affecting the terms of their relationships with clients, their business practices and the products they offer.

Partnerships In IRS Crosshairs

Thursday, 24 June 2010
The Internal Revenue Service wants corporations with stakes in hedge funds, private equity and other partnerships to start telling it like it is taxwise.

Investor Standards Could Get More Scrutiny

Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Concerns about private placement sales to less-than-sophisticated investors could get aired in Congress yet again.

Hedge Funds In May Post Biggest Drops Since 2008

Monday, 07 June 2010
Nearly every hedge fund strategy lost money in May, although most fared better than the overall stock market, according to two industry indexes.

Weakening Euro Stings U.S. Portfolios

Wednesday, 02 June 2010
There's no easy fix to the way the weakening euro is amplifying U.S. investors' losses in international stocks and mutual funds.

Struggling To Rebound

By Jeff Schlegel, June 2010 issue
The once-hot cleantech sector tries to reignite investor interest.

'Sophisticated' Investors And The Hedge Funds They Love

By David Weidner - Thursday, 27 May 2010
Hedge fund performance is in the tank but money continues to flow in.

TIAA-CREF To Court Endowments, Foundations

Friday, 21 May 2010
TIAA-CREF's new investment-management business for endowments and foundations will employ about 20 endowment officers and target institutions with $100 million and up.

For Morningstar, A Closed-End Conundrum

Monday, 10 May 2010
Morningstar Inc., the immensely powerful arbiter of the mutual fund industry, is turning its attention to a corner of the business it has long ignored: closed-end funds.


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