Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
The New Real Deal
By Staff WriterWith their high yields and low correlation to equity indexes, real estate investment trusts have maintained a certain conservative attractiveness in today's depressed stock market....
June 24, 2002
"Merely Wealthy" Can Buy Hedge Funds, FRC SaysNU Online News Service, June 24, 11:30 a.m. -- Hedge fund managers and manufacturers are beginning to realize that their market can include "merely ...
June 12, 2002
Analysts Doubt Senate Will Repeal Estate TaxNU Online News Service, June 12, 4:19 p.m. -- The U.S. Senate is unlikely to pass legislation that would permanently eliminate the estate tax, ...
June 12, 2002
Senate Rejects Estate Tax RepealNU Online News Service, June 12, 10:45 p.m. -- The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to reject a measure supported by President Bush that could ...
May 12, 2002
Getting Agents To Use A Prospect Referral SystemGetting Agents To Use A Prospect Referral System ByEvery agency manager knows the lifeblood of agency growth is a continuous stream of qualified prospects. Yet, ...
April 10, 2002
Principal To Run 401(k) Plan For RoyalsNU Online News Service, April 10, 2:30 p.m. -- Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, has won a contract to set up and ...
April 02, 2002
Saving The Heirs Of The BoomersNU Online News Service, April 2, 5:58 p.m. -- Most financial planners think baby boomers will have problems passing their assets on to heirs, ...