Alternative Investment Articlesadvertisement Bank Of America To Buy Its ARS BackSep 10, 2008,By John Churchill Bank of America joins a growing list of banks and brokerage firms that have promised to buy back auction-rate securities sold by their brokers. ... Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Smart Money?Jun 16, 2008,By Nancy N. DiCostanzo It’s earnings season, and with Lehman, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley kicking it off this week, many investors will be asking themselves: Is the financial crisis over? (Or, at least, is it winding down?) The smart money at the sovereign wealth funds (big investment funds controlled by foreign governments) sure thought they smelled the bottom some months ago when they injected some capital into a few of the ailing Wall Street banks. ... Capital Crunch Squeezes TIC IndustryOct 19, 2007,By Beth Mattson-Teig Many users of the popular tenant-in-common (TIC) investment vehicle in commercial real estate are hoping they have the stamina to withstand a double blow ... TICA To Address Hot-Button IssuesMar 15, 2007,By Beth Teig Association’s spring symposium in nation’s capital will focus on major political, regulatory topics.... Insight into the ABCs of TICsMar 15, 2007,By Beth Teig Author Kathy Heshelow offers sound advice to buyers contemplating a TIC investment.... Battle Brewing in the TIC IndustryMar 15, 2007,By Beth Teig The fight over whether the tenant-in-common model is a security or real estate has yet to be decided.... TIC Investors Face Yield CompressionMar 15, 2007,By Beth Teig Strong real estate demand lowers returns on tenant-in-common properties.... A Market Sell Off? What Market Sell Off?Feb 28, 2007,By Stan Luxenberg When the market dives, that’s when hedge funds—well, those true to their name—are supposed to earn their money. That’s because many hedge funds are designed to avoid big losses and make money nearly every year using low-correlating absolute-return strategies. Lately mutual funds have appeared that are designed to act like hedge funds, selling short or using other techniques to produce steady results in many market climates.... Zacks Investment Research Special Stock Screen: The Contrarian WayDec 18, 2006,Special to Registered Rep., By Adam Cohen, Zacks Investment Research Dividends—considered silly back in the roaring 1990's—are once again in vogue. Here's a screen to uncover strong, dividend-paying stocks... A Yen for GreenbacksNov 1, 2006,By Milton Ezrati The outlook for the U.S. dollar is not as bad as some of the 'smart money' would have you believe... Hedgies Bet Cruise Is Still Top GunOct 1, 2006,John Churchill All of Tom Cruise's wacky antics haven't dried up his star power, or at least that's the bet of some unnamed hedge funds bankrolling him. ... Will Amaranth Debacle Curb Enthusiasm for Hedge Funds of Funds?Sep 20, 2006,By Kristen French News of colossal losses at one of the largest hedge funds in the U.S., Amaranth Advisors, throws yet another cloud over the alternative investments.... Canada: America Junior No MoreSep 1, 2006
Canada represents the best and safest way to invest in the long-term commodity bull market as well as growth in Asia.... Advocacy Investing Catnip for Wealthy Clients?Jun 1, 2006,By Geoff Lewis Marc Lane was skeptical about social investing, until he did his homework and found a more profitable approach... The Entrepreneur MakerMay 1, 2006,By David A. Geracioti Best selling author Loral Langemeier tells her legions of followers to quit passively investing their savings in stocks and bonds. Invest directly, she says, in real estate and in other businesses. Why be so passive?... Don't Know What SRI Is? Listen UpMay 1, 2006,John Churchill Socially responsible investing (SRI) is still relatively uncharted territory for most advisors, according to a recently released study; however, since more clients are demanding SRI than ever before, it may be time to get wise.... Everybody Into the Alpha PoolFeb 1, 2006
Barton Biggs made his name as the (as one journalist put it) lead investment strategist at Morgan Stanley over a period of 30 years. A value-oriented... Getting What You Pay ForFeb 1, 2006,By Brad Zigler Critics complain that hedge funds are too expensive for the returns they have lately been producing. Setting performance aside (which is as varied as... Getting Real About Real EstateFeb 1, 2006,By Jennifer Popovec Hard to believe, but true: Real estate wasn't always the hot dot. Just five years ago, the average real estate investment trust (REIT) traded at a big... Hedge Funds Set to BoilOct 1, 2005
Investors looking to beat the average returns of the market will be heading to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds even more in the future, says new... Why the CW on SRI Is WrongSep 1, 2005,By Geoff Lewis Ever since socially responsible investing began as a protest against the Vietnam War and as a lever to force U.S. multinationals to stop doing business... SMAs: More Room to BoomSep 1, 2005,John Churchill The separately managed account industry continues to grow, but the investment vehicle has yet to truly take off. SMAs grew 17 percent, from $528.7 billion... Dog Days ComethJun 1, 2005,By John Downes The Dogs of the Dow strategy fell from grace in the late 1990s (along with many other strategies overshadowed by Internet stocks), and it has since spent... Duck and CoverJun 1, 2005,By David Bodamer Virtually every major business publication has predicted the collapse of the great real estate bubble of the 2000s. So far, the warnings of a collapse... There's Still Opportunity in Emerging MarketsMay 1, 2005,By Bob Hirschfeld In 1984, Julian Mayo was a trainee at Schroders, an investment bank, when he was sent to investigate a little-known automaker in a town called Ulsan on... |
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