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		<title>Investments for Income &#8211; Which Asset Class Yields 20% Per Annum?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Investors and Financial planners continue to reduce their exposure to money-market investments in order to reduce portfolio volatility and capital risk, at the same time low interest rates are driving appetite for alternatives investments capable of replacing lost risk-free income. In fact, for UK Investors, the best 3-year savings account yields just 4% per annum (2.4% after 40% tax), and with CPI inflation reducing the value of capital by 3.5% every year, cash held in deposit accounts will continue to lose value in real terms, hence the desire for high income alternatives.

Strategic property investments offer an interesting play for the Investor capable of tolerating the relative illiquidity associated with real estate assets, and many markets around the world offer a glut of opportunities as distressed sellers seek to rid their balance sheets of property assets in exchange for liquid capital. There is however a number of inherent risks associated with property investing, and direct investments often involve taking on the potential liabilities involved with tenant sourcing and management, annual taxes and property maintenance.]]></description>
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		<title>Income Investments &#8211; Where to Find a 20% Annual Return</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Income investing is a widely used strategy; indeed most investment portfolios - large and small - will hold at least some income investments. Historically, Investors and Financial Planners have relied almost exclusively on financial markets to access regular income streams; either through share dividends, cash held in high-interest deposit accounts, bonds of varying types or other nice income generators such as Permanent Income Bearing Shares (PIBS).

Today we find that more and more Investors and Advisors are seeking out alternatives to money-market investments as volatility, economic uncertainty and dismal interest rates converge to limit the income producing potential of traditional financial instruments. Many in fact are refocusing on that old favourite; property.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investment Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, many investors have started to realize that the investments that were previously viewed as safe may not be as safe as they thought. Traditional forms of investment such as the stock and bond markets don't provide the same kind of safety that many people think. Because of this, many investors are starting to look for alternative investment options that can provide superior returns without taking on much more risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Property Investments &#8211; How Have Niche Property Investments Performed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment Performance of Niche Property Investments

Again, it is difficult to define the investment performance of the property sector as a whole within the context of this document, due to the wide variety of sub-sectors and regions which must be considered. In the UK for example, residential real estate has delivered markedly different performance for each Investor that has participated depending on their strategy (buy to let/distressed assets/development etc), and residential property as a whole has delivered a different performance to commercial property or student accommodation. The same can be said for every combination of sector, strategy and region, therefore the context of this document does not allow for a detailed analysis of the investment performance of the sector as a whole.

Residential - The UK market offers some interesting opportunities, as depressed prices combine with a lack of buyer financing to create a viable rental market that can deliver yields of between 4% and 8% after costs.]]></description>
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		<title>Property Investment &#8211; Strategies and Fundamental Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in property, be it residential, commercial, agricultural, leisure, healthcare, student accommodation or some other niche property sector, is ostensibly the most popular and common form of alternative investment, and has been used as a low risk, long-term investment asset by many Investors. The main aim of the property investor is to capture income from rentals, and/or capital growth either through natural attrition or by adding capital value through development. Whatever the form or sector, property investments are solid, tangible and 'real' in that a property is unlikely to depreciate in the long term provided due care and consideration is given to due diligence in the acquisition stage.

Investment Strategy

The traditional form of property investment is the simple leveraged buy to let, where an Investor will acquire a property using a combination of cash and mortgage debt, and seek to cover the mortgage costs with rental income.]]></description>
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		<title>Property Investments &#8211; Direct and Collective Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment Options

Access to property investments is well-established, with a range of direct investment opportunities and collective investments available for both retail and institutional Investors alike. In the first instance we should look to the range of property sub-sectors available for consideration, and further investigate both direct and collective access points for the sector in general.

The main property sub-sectors that may be available for smaller investors are:


Residential
Commercial
Student Accommodation
Care Homes
Hotels
Leisure / Tourism
Development
Agricultural
Forestry


Within each sub-sector lies a range of possible entry points for Investors; broadly categorised as either direct investments or collective investments. Collective investments being either regulated or unregulated fund arrangements, where Investors capital is pooled so as to acquire a basket of assets, or participate in a project with a large capital requirement.]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Capital Carbon Credits Under Australian Carbon Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Carbon Tax introduction in Australia on the 1st July doesn't just mark a change for big businesses and the top 500 emitters; it also marks an opportunity for smart investors to get involved in the fastest growing market in the world.

The Carbon Market is set to grow faster than any commodity ever seen before. The introduction of the Carbon Tax means that the top 500 emitters now have to offset their carbon emissions by purchasing carbon credits, one metric tonne of 'clean air' for every metric tonne of pollution they create. As you can imagine the amount of carbon emitted by 500 companies named as the 'top 500 polluters in Australia' is vast indeed.]]></description>
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		<title>How Have Real-Asset Alternative Investments Performed Compared to Equities?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $32 billion Harvard University Endowment Fund, which generated a return of 21.4% in the fiscal year 2011, has 23% of its investments held in real-assets, which according the CEO of Harvard Management Company; Jane Mendillo, has been a significant contributor to the fund outperforming its benchmark over the last decade by 270 basis points per year, adding roughly $15 billion of value versus what would have been earned by a more traditional portfolio. The University of Notre Dame also holds a significant proportion of its portfolio in real-assets (17.5%), and delivered a return of 21.5% in 2011. The Yale University Endowment Fund delivered a return of 21.9% in 2011, and holds 29% of its portfolio in real-assets, including real estate and natural resources.

This article seeks to review the investment performance of a range of real-assets, compare that performance to the performance of UK equities, and establish the effect of real-assets on the performance of investment portfolios.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Alternatives &#8211; Inherent Risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article addresses some of the risks associated with real-asset investment alternatives in general.

As with any potential transaction, all investments carry risk, and in the case of alternatives those risks are often very specific to the asset class, here we address some of the general risks associated with moveable and immoveable properties considered as alternative investments. This risk-set can be broadly defined and categorised as:

Sector Risk
Location Risk
Asset Specific Risk
Counterparty Risk

Sector Specific Risk

As is the case with traditional financial investments, hard-assets carry risks specific to their sector. For example, in the case of agricultural land, Investors must be aware that a variety of exogenous variables can affect the investment performance of the property.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Portfolio Planning Characteristics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article focuses primarily on real-asset investments, and this section is designed to highlight some of portfolio planning characteristics of physical assets when considered as part of a well-diversified and balanced portfolio of investments, as well as some of the inherent risks to be considered when allocating investment capital to specific, niche investment sectors or projects.

Whilst real or hard-assets offer a number of significant benefits including reduced volatility, tangible asset values and the potential for superior investment performance that is not reliant on the performance of traditional financial investments, potential investors must give equal consideration to the potential for relative illiquidity, operational or management risks specific to the asset class, and of course counterparty risk exposure when investing in assets that require on-going expert management in order to maximise returns and minimise downside potential.

Portfolio Planning Advantages

Every asset class exhibits different characteristics when considered from the point of view of an Investor or Financial Planner, and Investors invariable choose to invest in specific assets in order to achieve specific goals such as risk mitigation, portfolio insurance, superior returns and a hedge against inflation or some other potential economic impact on the value and performance of their portfolio.

Here we look at some of the broad portfolio planning characteristics associated with a range of physical assets considered as alternative investments.

Capital Values

By their very nature, physical assets retain a disposal value throughout most economic circumstances, and whilst asset values will fluctuate from time to time, Investors allocate capital to hard-assets in order to underwrite the value of their portfolio and insure against the possibility of the values of listed financial assets falling sharply at any given moment. In fact, certain assets such as gold hold a 'safe-haven' appeal, often rising in value when stock markets falls as Investors sell equities and buy gold.

Non-Correlated Returns

The fundamentals that support value growth and income associated with real-assets are often far removed from the fundamentals that support traditional investments. Often, alternatives share a direct negative correlation with the performance of equities and bonds, affording investors the opportunity to balance their portfolios and make gains when other portfolio components lose value or underperform.]]></description>
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		<title>Real Asset Alternative Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genuine alternatives to financial investments are considered to be 'real' or 'hard-asset' investments. Immoveable property such as real estate, farmland and timber properties are considered to be viable alternatives to financial assets, and moveable property like gold bullion, fine wine and rare stamps are also considered to be genuine alternative investment assets.

The case for real-asset investing is compelling; those with sufficient expertise in order to identify good quality assets in high demand can generate substantial financial gains as the inherent value of their assets grows over time. But in almost all cases, specific expertise is required in order to identify, properly value, and measure the risk associated with niche assets like timber properties or fine wine, and a lack of credible asset analysis, along with a non-existent regulatory framework have made this area of investing very high risk for most investors, many of whom have been subject to mis-selling, misrepresentation, poor advice or outright fraud.

Investors acquire certain assets as they are unlikely to depreciate over time, and when demand for the asset or its produce increases so too does the inherent value of the asset itself.]]></description>
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		<title>The Market of Alternative Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alternative Investing has become a trend in recent years. The traditional market cannot compete with the returns available, which is why investors turn to alternative projects to make their money work harder for them.

A quick look at the investments available on the traditional market shows that the only way in which investors are making returns is to enter into high risk projects over a long period of time. The returns being seen are also reasonably meagre.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Financial Alternatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is now a widely held belief that investing in stocks and other financial instruments in the traditional manner generates an investment return that is driven more by the latest piece of political rhetoric, or the most recent announcement of sovereign debt risk or unemployment figures from some far flung corner of the world, than by underlying company fundamentals like good management and a strong balance sheet. Aside from this inherent volatility, many investors also feel over-exposed to financial markets, especially those coming close to retirement that may have little time left to regain catastrophic losses in any one holding.

This shift in mind-set amongst investors has driven a huge growth in alternative investment management, with most financial institutions now offering investments that are organised and managed in such a way as to attempt to avoid volatility, or generate a return when markets fall, or some other such strategy.

Short OnlyShort only funds bet on particular stocks losing value. Investors might buy into a short only fund if they felt particularly bearish (pessimistic) about the short term future of financial markets in general, and some may allocate capital to this strategy as a hedge against the impact of a general downturn.

Ultra-Short Bond FundsThis a type of investment fund that invests fixed-income bonds with very short-term maturities.]]></description>
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		<title>Assessing Risk: Forestry And Farmland Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past five years, the global economic meltdown has spurred a spate of reorganizations of the investment portfolios of major institutional investors, many of which are now allocating more capital to real-asset alternative investments in an effort to reduce exposure to volatile financial markets, generate superior investment returns, and underwrite the value of their portfolios with the capital value of niche, income-generating property assets including forestry investments and farmland investment properties that are unlikely to depreciate in the long term.

The logic is sensible, and the likes of Yale University Endowment and their Harvard counterparts have all entered into long-term farmland and forestry investments as part of an overall refocusing of their investment strategy. Historically, land, gold and gems of varying types have been the only store of wealth, it is only since the introduction of fiat currencies that investors have sought to build cash gains, rather than aiming to build a sizable portfolio of land, property or other physical assets. Now, many smaller investors are taking heed of the big boys' new strategy, and investigating the potential benefits and risks associated with investing in commercial timber properties and agricultural land assets.

Both of these assets classes exhibit characteristics that hold particular appeal during times of economic turmoil.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; 2 Key Assets That Will Continue to Grow in Value</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask any experienced investor over the age of 50 what type of real-asset they wish they'd invested in when they were young, and the vast majority will most likely give one or more of two answers; gold and/or real-estate, and those who pay more of an interest in such matters might even whittle their selection down to niche agricultural real estate including farmland and timberlands. Why so then would anyone with 30 years of investing experience behind them, having seen rise and fall of many fads, bubbles, booms and busts, consider physical, tangible and useful assets in precisely the same light as the wealthy of centuries gone by, when value was literally only stored in land and precious items like gold and jewels?

OK, so put aside for a second that the recorded investment performance of farmland and forestry investments has outperformed the vast majority of traditional assets like equities for decades, it is now becoming ever-more apparent that the sensible investor, especially those who have been party to the consistent volatility in financial markets over the years, is choosing to acquire assets that retain a use and essential function, and where demand is growing and availability of suitable resources falling. These assets will always be in pretty high demand, as growing populations shift to a higher protein, more resource-intensive diet, and general population growth requires increased output of agricultural commodities for food and biofuel markets.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Do Your Homework</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, investors have held a slim range of investment assets within their portfolios which have consisted primarily of stocks, bonds and cash, some more adventurous investors have even held physical gold and property. Now private investors are following the march of pension funds and university endowments; investing in a range of real asset alternative investments including niche real estate like commercial timber properties and agricultural land, in the hope that increasing demand for resources from emerging economies will drive both revenue from the sale of essential commodities (timber, food, biomass), and capital growth as suitable, productive assets become more scarce. Other investors, especially the wealthy, have also been investing in more esoteric alternatives like fine wine, rare stamps and a host of other tangible properties where demand will hopefully outstrip supply and generate growth.

There is of course a logical reasoning behind the allocating of capital to real assets investment alternatives; not least the fact that recent economic turmoil on a global scale hit portfolio values hard, and many investors coming to the end of their investing life feel that they may not have sufficient time to recoup losses, especially whilst markets remain so volatile and supported by central government policies like quantitative easing.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investments for Stable Capital Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent economic turmoil, played out over the past 5 years, has caused many investors to questions the logic of holding all of their assets in stock, bonds and cash. Whilst market conditions are positive, and equity values rise, all is well. But recent history has demonstrated that years of capital gains can be reversed in a matter of days, or even hours.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; An Alternative Property Investment Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American economy seems to be picking up pace, with strong employment data bolstering confidence in a sustained recovery. And the housing market seems to be just about at the point of capitulation. So how as an investor do we make the most out of cheap houses, loosening credit and a growing workforce?

Let's take a look at one strategy currently employed, that has the potential to generate a substantial return on investment, whilst creating a positive social impact.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Why Gold Is 277% Better Than a Savings Account</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a great range of alternative investment assets to consider for those amongst us seeking to reduce their exposure to stock, bonds and cash, including a host of 'real' or 'hard' assets. For the investor seeking long-term gains in a stable, low-risk environment, tangible assets in short supply and high demand offer some exciting opportunities to hedge inflation, and capture capital growth driven by increasing demand from a growing global population and economic expansion in developing economies.

Gold bullion and coins such as sovereigns are perhaps the most common form of alternative investment held in an average portfolio. Gold has long been viewed by investors as portfolio insurance, sharing a negative correlation with the performance of equity markets.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; How to Invest in Alternatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the face of continued economic uncertainty, and volatility in mainstream investment assets, many investors are looking further afield than stocks, bonds and cash in order to generate much needed income and growth. One only has to conduct a brief search on the internet to find a whole range of investment alternatives, from portfolios of fine wine, to the more traditional gold bullion and property. So where does the inexperienced investor, or indeed financial advisor, start when considering the prospect of adding alternative investment assets to a diversified portfolio?

Well, the first thing to consider in my opinion is the status of the investor him/herself.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives Investments &#8211; Making the Most of Your Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of reasons that seasoned investors chose to invest in alternative assets; mainly of course to diversify in to assets where investment performance is not driven by the performance of financial markets in general; but also in order to capture capital gains and income to replace ailing and volatile equities.

The appeal of real assets like farmland, timberlands, real estate and other, more esoteric assets like fine wine and collectibles, lies in the fact that these assets are all tangible properties, that are likely to retain the majority of their value, and continue to generate income, regardless of whether stock are up or down. The general consensus is that an investment portfolio consisting entirely of stock, bonds and cash is grossly over-exposed to the day to day vagaries of 'the markets'.

Choosing a good stock has become less about the basic underlying fundamentals of the company, and more about market sentiment related to the sector or markets as a whole, and it is this investing environment that pushes investors to seek returns elsewhere, whilst underwriting the value of a portion of their portfolio with capital assets like land or property.

Another good reason that interest in investment alternatives seems to be peaking, is the poor annuity rates offered to new pensioners by insurance companies. In every case, new pensioners are being forced to fix their incomes at a much lower rate than they had previously been able to do, causing many to readdress their future lifestyle choices and standard of living.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Default: Good News?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone following the news this morning would have heard about the agreement of bond holders to accept a write down on their holdings of Greek Sovereign Debt of 172 billion Euros. In financial jargon, the bond holders have taken a haircut, which means they have accepted the fact they will not receive back all their capital at maturity of the bond.

The figures announced this morning show that the potential write down of debt is up to 74%. What this means is that if you had lent (or invested) 100 pounds, you will receive back 24 pounds.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments: The Wages of Sin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The devil has the best tunes and he also, as it happens, has some of the best investments. Because if you are interested in making money during the current period of uncertainty it is hard to beat the returns offered by companies which take advantage of humankind's failings. For my own part I subscribe firmly to the idea of socially responsible investment and I would never invest in any of the sectors mentioned in this article.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Income Investments &#8211; Proper Due Diligence Required</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the current economic climate, defined in part by low interest rates and high inflation, those approaching retirement age are being forced to reconsider their financial position, and seek alternatives to traditional investment investments.

In the past 20 years, annuity rates for UK pensioners have halved as life expectancy has increased whilst the yield on traditional fixed income investments made by pension funds has declined. A pension pot worth Â£100,000 would have been able to secure a pension income of Â£16,500 every year for life. Today, the same size pot will secure an income of only Â£6,500 a year.

As concerns of future income and cost of living grow, many are choosing to take a tax free lump sum, and invest in alternative assets that generate income which is not reliant on the performance of financial markets or interest rates.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s Carbon Farming Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays you don't have to search far to stumble across information on the Carbon Tax. Just picking up a picture or entering a news site gains insight into the carbon tax. The news is rife with stories of big companies having to combat their emissions and large names such as Qantas having to introduce higher prices to lessen the loss of profit due to them having to buy carbon credits.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Should I Have Them In My Portfolio?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should you hold Alternative Investments in your portfolio?

So you've decided to reduce your exposure to equities in order to avoid the price volatility that seems to be driven by the latest piece of political rhetoric about national debt or economic growth. You're no longer seeing the value of your investments rise and fall by considerable margins on a daily basis, and you're sitting on a nice pile of 'safe' cash. But you probably also need to find a home for your capital where it will grow at least in line with inflation, hopefully generate some income, whilst sharing little correlation with the performance of equities, bonds and other traded financial instruments.

So now is the time you start to consider alternative investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investment Assets for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the current investing climate many investors are seeking out alternatives to traditional investment assets in an effort to boost poor returns and bolster the limp performance of their pension portfolios. While stocks and shares continue to display the kind of up-and-down volatility that would make a rollercoaster jealous, real-assets including fine wine, stamps, land and forestry have all continued to grow in values as rising global incomes combine with a growing global population to boost demand against a backdrop of limited supply.

Whenever supplies of an asset are limited and demand increases, we see the value increase as buyers compete for the best assets, so those investors in control of finite resources are likely to continue to capture capital growth regardless of the performance of the wider economy.

Whilst in is certainly true that some alternative investment assets rely on the existence of wealth for their end-use market; for example stamps and fine wine rely on the existence of wealthy buyers, it is also true that certain essential assets will enjoy a demand even if the global economy were to collapse tomorrow. These safe haven alternative investments include agricultural land, energy-generating assets, infrastructure and commodity driven properties such as forestry investments.

There is a limited global stock of land suitable for agricultural production and demand for food commodities and feedstock for animal feed and biofuels in growing exponentially as developing nations expend their populace and rising incomes lead to greater consumption of commodities.]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Investments &#8211; What Affects Investment Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst forestry investments are seen by many institutional and private investors as a potential safe haven from the volatility associated with traditional asset s like equities, at the same time there are a number of variables linked to the general economy that do have a significant bearing on the performance of the asset class.

For the most part, current market demand for timber in any given location is the biggest influence over timber prices. As with any commodity, when stocks of the product are high and demand is suppressed then prices fall as assets are sold off at knockdown prices to create revenue. Likewise, when supplies are limited and demand is high, then we see the opposite happen; commodity prices rise as buyers compete for the best quality and indeed quantity.

In fact, it is worth touching on the cyclical nature of any commodity market, but especially soft-commodities.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; The Effect of Commodity Prices on Farmland Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural Productivity and Commodity Prices

This article covering the effect of commodity prices on agriculture investments has been produced for the purpose of providing quality reference material for the prospective Investor considering the sector, specifically for the Investor wishing to better understand to relationship and influence of commodity prices and agricultural productivity in agriculture investments.

Investors are attracted to the agriculture sector for a number of reasons; not least the undeniable fundamental trends of growing demand and contracting supply likely to drive higher asset prices and revenues in the future. Farm revenues at the very basic level are a combination of agricultural yield multiplied by commodity prices, so to better understand the performance of this asset class, we should look at commodity prices and productivity in a historical context in an effort to ascertain whether higher prices are here to stay, or part of a longer term price cycle.

At present, humankind utilises approximately 50 per cent of accessible, productive land for agriculture. Put another way, half of the Earth's surface that is not desert, water, ice or some other such unusable space such as urbanised areas is used to grow crops.

With current emphasis firmly upon increasing productivity to meet current and future demand for food, feed and fuel from an expanding, wealthier global population, the fact that we only use half of the usable global stock of farmland indicates that we should be able to simply bring more land under agricultural cultivation through the application of well-placed infrastructure and technology investments.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investment Strategies for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As stock markets and bond markets continue to display the sort of volatility that causes Investors to break out into a cold sweat, many are starting to investigate real-asset alternatives to traditional financial assets in an effort to identify opportunities to capture growth and income that is not wholly reliant on the performance of financial markets or the general economy.

There is certainly an increasing appetite for real-asset alternative investments, from fine wine and art, through to land and collectibles, yet a lack of credible performance data and regulation leave many at a loss as to where might be a suitable home for their hard-earned savings in the alternative investment space.

Whilst assets like fine wine and art rely almost entirely on the wealthy as an end market, growing economies in developing nations are creating a super-size middle class which is consuming more resources and consumables such as food, fuel, cars and energy at an astonishing rate, creating a huge spike in demand that shows no sign of abating, creating investable opportunities for savvy Investors able to identify those areas where demand is strong and fundamental limits in the supply chain create short, mid and,long-term value growth for those in control of such assets.

Here are a few examples of real-asset alternative investments that have displayed some extremely desirable characteristics such as capital preservation and a hedge against inflation throughout the last four years of economic turmoil.

Renewable Energy Investments

As populations continue to expand, natural energy resources continue to diminish, international legislation combined with government incentives create profitable opportunities for those in control of energy-producing assets that do not depend on the input of natural resources and therefore generate energy - which can be sold at a profit - during any economic climate.

In the UK, government backed feed in tariffs (FiT) creates opportunity as energy companies must purchase any electricity you generate and feed into the grid. So those in control of solar panels, wind turbines and other energy-producing assets capture market-beating income of between 10% and 20% per annum for up to 25 years. No income-generating financial assets share dividends or bonds can do that.

Forestry Investments

Timber, when considered as an alternative investment asset class is quite unique, not only does the price of timber rise over time - usually at or above the rate of inflation, at the same time trees continue to grow into larger assets with more timer to sell per tree.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Investment Ideas and Best Safe Investments for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we list some of the best investment ideas and tackle the challenge of finding the best safe investments for 2012. What might appear to be one of the best investment ideas to the uninformed could turn out to be one of the worst.

Looking at the big picture for investment ideas in 2012, moderation in asset allocation and a balanced investment portfolio will be the most basic key to success. There are 4 asset classes, and average investors need to spread their money across at least the first three to keep their overall portfolio risk moderate.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investment &#8211; The Effect of Rising Incomes on Real Asset Values</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As existing populations in developing economies become richer, they shift towards a higher protein, more resource intensive diet, and millions of new meat eaters come to the table annually. This dietary shift is driven primarily by rising household incomes. On average annual incomes are forecast to rise by just under 300%from US$ 5,300 to US$ 16,000 by 2050 (Alexandratos, N.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmland Investment Performance &#8211; North America 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The primary measure of farmland investment performance in the United States is the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) Farmland Returns Index. The index provides investors with a measure of the investment performance of a large pool of individual agricultural properties acquired in the private market for investment purposes. According to the index, US farmland returned 8.6% in 2010, and 5.85% to quarter 3 in 2011.

Regional U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; A Strategy to Maximise Return on Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around 225,000 people are added to the global population every single day, all of whom require food and fuel. At the same time, incomes in developing economies are rising, causing a shift toward a more expensive and more resource intensive westernised diet based on meat. Considering that 1kg of meat requires the input of 7kg of grain as animal feed, this combination of more people and higher consumption per capita adds tremendous strain to already stretched agricultural productivity.

The amount of farmland on the planet is actually falling.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; The Potential and Performance of Equity and Real-Asset Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The investment performance of the agriculture sector can be monitored via a number of devices and measures that track the performance of traditional investment assets such as quoted equities, as well as a range of measures that reflect price movements in alternative investment assets within the agriculture space such as farmland.

In reality, the agriculture sector as a whole relies on a combination of demand for its products, weighed against agricultural productivity. When demand for food, livestock feed and biofuels is high then soft-commodity prices rise, as is also the case when poor productivity creates the same widening of the gap between supply and demand. On the other hand, if demand falls back, or bumper harvests create an oversupply of produce, prices fall.

If one is able to gain an understanding of current productivity and demand dynamics, then one is best able to predict the true performance of the sector as a whole.

The performance of agricultural equities alone - as measured by agricultural indices - does not truly reflect the state of fundamentals that support the sector.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Forex Should Be In Your Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What the Past Teaches Us?

When you look at the last 12 years there are certain truths that have been revealed and replaced former truths. Let's begin with some of the former truths, first of all, over the past several decades one of the most talked about strategies was to Buy and Hold. This essentially meant that with real estate and with global stock markets particularly in the US and Europe, one would just buy a stock or real estate property that had a good balance sheet, a unique product base and room to grow and hold it for years until eventually realizing gains.]]></description>
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		<title>Middle Class Are Doing Worse in the Current So-Called Economic Recovery Than the Actual Recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newspaper headlines of late are quick to detail what little sign of national economic stability they can; some job growth here or a sign of stock market recovery there. And while it may be true that the S&#038;P 500 is up 77 percent from the lows of March 2009-especially good for big-time stock market gamblers-median household incomes are falling at faster rates during this so-called "recovery period," than they were during the actual recession years. As you can see from the chart below since the beginning of 2009 the median income has dropped sharply while unemployment rises significantly.

In the meantime, the National Association of Realtors (NRA), in addition to providing evidence of continued decline in home sales, also reported a record-high affordability index, which when taken together simply do not add up.]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Investments &#8211; How to Maximise Returns and Minimise Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the current global climate, defined by low interest rates; high inflation; volatile investment markets; and poor short term visibility, investors are seeking out alternative investments that generate growth and income that does not depend on traditional market performance.

As such, much attention has been focussed on timber investments as a tool to preserve capital, hedge inflation and generate superior income in a low-risk environment.

Institutional Investors such as pension funds, university endowments and hedge funds have long known the benefits of investing in timber assets, with many such as the Yale University Endowment Fund holding 28 per cent of their investment portfolio in real-asset alternative investments including tropical forestry investments and farmland.

Timber investments are seen as generating non-correlative investment returns due to the fact that the majority of revenues is sourced from the biological growth of the tree, with only a small percentage of return attributed to timber price growth or land value appreciation. One credible university study found that over 60 per cent of returns from forestry investments can be attributed to the 'biological hedge'.

Demand for timber products remains strong, and rises roughly in line with population expansion, a factor compounded by economic expansion in developing nations leading to a n increase in consumption of timber products per capita as new homes and other infrastructure in developed.

Currently, around 30 per cent of global timber supplies are sourced from illegal logging, and a further 40 per cent form unsustainable sources. The future demand dynamics then indicates that timber investments are likely to continue to outperform other assets such as equities, as they have for the past 30 years.

Taking a very broad view, forestry investment returns can be enhanced and potential downside risk substantially reduced through the application of strategic species and location selection, combined with experienced forestry management to create a sustainable and profitable investment model.

Broadly speaking, the faster a tree grows into commercially viable timber, the greater the return on investment, so selecting fast-growing tropical timber species is the first step in consolidating profitable forestry investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Interested In Fine Wine Investments?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small-scale fine wine investments are increasingly popular, especially in the UK. What was once a select investment opportunity, limited to wealthy connoisseurs, has now become much more accessible. The Internet, the growing number of investment trusts, and the greater amount of information about fine wine available have all contributed to bringing wine investments closer to mainstream.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; A Risk Averse Way To Increase Your Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's economy investing is a risky business and especially if you're using stocks or bonds. The value of these can change on a daily basis and leave you with a loss. Alternative investments are an alternative way to invest and thus are proving to be very popular in recent times.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Real Assets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alternative Investment Lessons - Buy Physical Assets

In the current climate, investors are seeking alternatives to traditional investment assets, hoping to preserve capital, avoid the ravages of volatile equity markets, and generate investment returns that are not wholly dependent on the performance of the wider financial markets.

Physical assets are proving most popular with investors, items that retain a tangible value, rather than paper-based investments that can ultimately reduce in value to zero, despite the value of any underlying assets. Gold is the prime example. Whenever the stock market fall substantially, investors sell shares and buy gold.]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Investments &#8211; Past Performance and Investment Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors looking to diversify their portfolios and insure their wealth against the ravages of volatility in traditional markets, will most likely have come across a range forestry investments, promising to generate superior inflation-adjusted and risk-adjusted returns for the long-term investor.

But how have timber investments performed? And how does the smaller investor participate in this interesting alternative investment asset class?

Firstly let's look at the past performance of forestry investments, as measured by one of the main timber investment indices, the NCREIF Timberland Index; according to this basic measure of investment returns in the sector, this asset class outperformed the S&#038;P500 by some 37 per cent in the 20 years between 1987 and 2007. When stocks delivered average annual returns of 11.5 per cent, forestry investments returned 15.8 per cent.

At the same time, returns from investing in timberland and woodlands have been proven to display a much lower volatility, an attractive characteristic for today's investor.

Previously, the majority of investment returns from forestry investments have been mopped up by larger, institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and university endowments, who have collectively placed over $40 billion into timber investments in the past decade.

So on to the second question; how do smaller investors participate in this kind of alternative investment?

According to a study by Professor John Caulfield of the University of Georgia, returns from forestry investments are three-fold;
An increase in timber volume (biological growth of trees), which accounts for some 61 per cent of return on investment.
Land price appreciation, accounting for only 6 per cent of future returns.
Increase in timber prices per unit, delivering the final 33 per cent of investment returns for timber land owners.


So the best way to harness the performance of timber investments is to take ownership of trees, either directly, or through one of the array of forestry investment funds or other structures.

Timber REITs

One way for smaller investor to participate in timber investments is through a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). These investment structures are like funds, in that investors can buy and sell shares in the trust on an exchange, the REIT acquires and manages timber investment properties, but unlike normal companies must pay out 90 per cent of their earnings to investors through dividends.

Some examples of Timber REITs are:

Plum Creek Timber is the largest private owner of timberland in the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investment Strategies For Crazy Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the economic crisis of the past decade, markets and industries crashed and hundreds of companies and millions of people were caught with their pants down. This ordeal has taught everyone the value of security during uncertain times. One of the surest ways to buffer yourself from economic crunches is by making sound investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Investments &#8211; Exchange Traded Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many different philosophies about how to find good investments. Most people in the past have only invested in Mutual Funds or individual stocks. But now, there is a much better alternative than Mutual Funds called Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) or ETF funds.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investments for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As fears of a debt crisis in the Eurozone converge with poor economic data from the US, investors turn away from volatile traditional investment assets such as equities and bonds, choosing instead to investigate a range of alternative investments that provide shelter for the value of capital, and are less affected by market 'noise'.

Here are three alternative investment strategies that are proving popular with investors heading towards 2012.


Coins and Stamps


Numismatic investment (investing in coins) and philatelic Investment (investing in stamps) is one area that is receiving an increased attention. As with many alternative investments, the value of rare coins and stamps is driven by supply and demand. The rarer an item, the greater the value, although with coin investing the value of the metal is also a considered factor in the value of the coin, such as is the case with gold coins for example.

Investing in stamps was popular in the 1970s, but the bubble burst and prices took many years to recover.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investments to Diversify Your Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the current climate it is important to hold a diversified portfolio of investments, and not place all of ones eggs into the same metaphorical basket.

As inflation remains high the value of cash diminishes, and so investors seek to acquire assets where the value tracks or beats inflation.

As interest rates are low, investors also require income from the portfolio to replace the lost 'risk-free' income from cash deposits.

As markets are volatile, the savvy investor hopes to invest in assets that continue to grow in value steadily, and do not fall in value at the slightest whiff of bad political or economic news.

Here are three types of alternative investments that do not depend on the performance of traditional assets like stocks and shares, bonds, cash or property, and display the characteristics mentioned above.

Farmland Investments

The price of agricultural land is directly related to earnings derived from the land itself. Agricultural real estate assets have been shown in studies of historical data to grow in value at 2% above the rate of inflation.

Arable land also generates annual income from the cultivation and sale of crops, or from lease payments from tenant farmers, replacing lost income when dividends from other investments fall or interest rates are low.

Farmland is in exceptionally high demand as the population grows and demands more food, but supplies of suitable land are actually shrinking due to urbanisation, land degradation and climate change. Returns form farmland investments then are driven by population growth and rising incomes/increased consumption, rather than financial markets, and as these are long-term fundamental trends, farmland generates very little volatility and is not affected by short term peaks and troughs.

Smaller investors find it difficult to access direct farmland investments due to the amount of capital required and the expertise in selecting / managing properties.]]></description>
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		<title>If You Invest, You Should Be In Alternative Investments</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/if-you-invest-you-should-be-in-alternative-investments.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Funds, Managed Future Funds, Currencies, Commodities...

For 90% of investors these are foreign, even scary terms. I mean, hedge funds are what caused the 2008-2009 crash, right?

Let me give some clarity around an investment world that gets a bad rap... There are a thousand different types of hedge funds, managed future funds and even currency and commodity funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; A Warning to Investors</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/agriculture-investments-a-warning-to-investors.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/agriculture-investments-a-warning-to-investors.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As stock portfolios continue to display volatility, many investors are now starting investigate alternative investments, with one area of particular interest being agriculture investments, or specifically farmland investments.

I think it is now particularly relevant to talk bring up that oft-used and rarely heeded piece of investment advice; "Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and investors should of course be cautious in the use of historical data when making investment decisions."

Now the reasons for investing in real assets that produce essential commodities in perpetuity are sound. Population growth and rising incomes drive demand, whilst urbanisation, water scarcity, climate change and a host of other factors suppress supply, and these two fundamental trends converge to drive up food prices and with them, farm revenues and the capital value of farmland assets.

These, in my opinion, are the reasons to invest in agriculture, and although history and hindsight can demonstrate how these assets and markets have performed during certain conditions, the wise investor should perhaps look to the future, rather than the past to ascertain the likely performance of their holdings.

As witnessed recently in equity markets across the globe, the time frame used to provide data for predicting future events, is crucial. Rather than simply use the longest data set available, one is better positioned perhaps to use data from periods in time where economic conditions are most likely to be characteristic of future conditions.

A good example that has relevance to agriculture investments is the depression of commodity prices during the 1980's, where a reduction in demand for food from developing countries resulted in the accumulation of large grain stocks.]]></description>
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		<title>SRI and Hedge Funds &#8211; Any Chance for a Marriage?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/sri-and-hedge-funds-any-chance-for-a-marriage.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Socially Responsible Investing - more than a fad?

Fads come and go. SRI might have looked like "flavor of the month" at the first "SRI in the Rockies" conference of 1990, but instead of disappearing, its popularity has increased year-on-year. For last year, the Eurosif (European Sustainable Investment Forum) Report put total SRI assets under management at around Â 5 trillion (currently some US $ 7.11 trillion).]]></description>
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		<title>Animated Movie Projects &#8211; The New Alternative Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/animated-movie-projects-the-new-alternative-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many individuals and groups are continuously seeking alternate ways to diversify their investment portfolios and enhance their capital for the present and the future. Alternative investments are an exceptional way to help build your retirement and recover any previous loss. Many investors are already taking advantage of these types of investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments and Pension Funds</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/alternative-investments-and-pension-funds.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If recent stock market activity does nothing more, it shows us that volatility continues to be the name of the game when it comes to investing, as Â£120 billion is wiped off the value of UK shares alone in the course of four days.

Investors have traditionally employed a number of strategies such as asset allocation and diversification in an effort to reduce risk. But more recently than ever before, the big investment players such as Pension Funds, Hedge Funds and Sovereign Wealth Funds are turning to alternative investments to generate returns that are not dependent on the performance of traditional assets such as equities and bonds.

A recent report by Morningstar and Barron's; the 2010 Alternative Investment Survey of U.S. Institutions and Financial Advisers, has revealed that institutional investors have allocated more than 25% of their assets under management to alternative investments.

Barclay Capital also recently stated that pension funds have added substantially to their farmland and commodity holdings, with institutional investors expected to hold up to $1 trillion in agricultural assets by 2015, way up from a mere $6 billion held in this asset class ten years ago.

Both institutional and private investors are hoping to generate superior returns in order to boost the performance of their portfolios without dramatically altering the over risk profile, and many see farmland and timber as ideal assets in the current economic climate.

Forestry investments generate profits from the production and sale of timber, so investment returns rely on the biological growth of trees, rather than the performance of financial assets.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Alternative Investments 2011</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/best-alternative-investments-2011.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week (8/8/11), over $200 billion dollars has been wiped from the value of global equities. Realistically speaking, the markets will undoubtedly bounce back at some point, and it is without question that many investors will seize the opportunity to profit by attempting to call the bottom of the dip and capture the added value in good companies whose share price has been dragged down by market sentiment.

However, the current economic climate, defined by poor short-term visibility, volatility, inflation and low interest rates, is forcing many investors to consider alternative investments in an effort to restore stability, generate income and preserve capital. But what are the best alternative investments in 2011?

Well, one type of alternative investment that many institutional investors are purchasing is vast tracts of farmland in all corners of the Earth from South America to Africa, Europe and the USA.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; What, Who and Why</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/alternative-investments-what-who-and-why.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Are Alternative Investments?

As stock markets continue to falter across the globe, worries of a default on sovereign debt in Europe continue to mount, and inflation continues to erode the real value of savings, investors are considering alternatives to traditional assets such as stocks, bonds and cash. But just what are alternative investments, who is investing in them, and what are the risks involved?

Traditional Investments

Traditional investments are considered to be equities (shares), cash, bonds and property. Most investment portfolios are made up of a combination of these kind of assets, and financial advisors are trained to advise investors on the relevance of these kind of investments based upon their own specific set of circumstances.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing: What to Invest in Today</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-what-to-invest-in-today.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's climate, there are still a number of ways to invest, which this article will cover now.

For newbies to investing, most people invest for two main benefits. These are:

1) capital growth of the funds invested and 2) income generated from the investment.

Although what you invest in can be split in numerous different ways, I am going to talk about 3 different types of investing:

1) Investing in companies: this can be through shares purchased on the stock exchange, where companies pay you a dividend (income). You can also make profits from the change in value of the share or shares you purchased (capital growth).]]></description>
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		<title>Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/socially-responsible-investing-sri.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/socially-responsible-investing-sri.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRI and Hedge Funds: Odd Bedfellows?

SRI (Socially Responsible Investing, sometimes referred to as community investing, mission investing, or triple bottom line investing) and the alternative investment industry are typically at opposite ends of the investment spectrum. Is there any chance that they may meet in the middle some day? Or are they closer than many investors realize?

Where are the absolute returns?

Of course, hedge funds are known for going for the absolute returns, but this has not recently been the case. Reuters recently reported that hedge funds produced less in absolute returns than investors could have gotten from purchasing stocks and holding on to them (March 24, 2011).]]></description>
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		<title>Where to Invest Money &#8211; Best Alternative Investment 2011-2012</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/where-to-invest-money-best-alternative-investment-2011-2012.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are an average investor and want to invest money in an alternative investment like gold, silver or real estate don't invest until you know the best investment form to invest in. Where you invest is crucial in 2011, 2012 and beyond because these alternative investments have become volatile. If the markets go against you you'll want to be able to liquidate your investment quickly and easily.

A few years ago investing money in real estate, precious metals or other commodities was out of the question for most folks.]]></description>
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		<title>The Pros and Cons of Alternative Investments</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-alternative-investments.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you start to really look at all of your investing options and you start collecting advice, it would not be long before you ran into an investment professional who touts the benefits of a "public, all-cash, non-traded REIT. " Your first response might be, "What's the ticker symbol?"

Since they have no ticker symbols, your next conversation would probably consist of a description of what an "alternative" investment is and how, although there is a share price, it can't be found on an exchange. Then, if market fluctuations make you queasier with age, this investment may start sounding pretty good the more you look into it because it's a competitive investment that takes some of your money off of the daily pricing roller coaster.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Energy &#8211; Stocks or Other Investment Options?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-energy-stocks-or-other-investment-options.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks are the most common selection for people who are investing in energy. However, there are other ways to invest in energy, such as through direct investments into companies and other types of instruments that are used to invest in this highly profitable industry. However, you have to weigh the options and think about the prices and how you will be affected in the long run by each investment.]]></description>
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		<title>Leasing Safe Keeping Receipts &#8211; An Investment Alternative</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/leasing-safe-keeping-receipts-an-investment-alternative.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/leasing-safe-keeping-receipts-an-investment-alternative.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to making a safe investment in today's economy, you need to be sure that you are making only the smartest decisions. The truth of the matter is that a few years ago, the stock market would have seemed like the best way to invest. The reason is that even the stocks that did not soar remained relatively safe.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Small Businesses &#8211; How to Start Investing in Small Businesses</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-small-businesses-how-to-start-investing-in-small-businesses.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors are always on the lookout for new opportunities. They seek to diversify their portfolio and include a good mix of stocks and bonds. They also like a healthy mix of high risk and relatively safe investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Life Settlement Investments Suitable For Anyone Besides Institutions?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/are-life-settlement-investments-suitable-for-anyone-besides-institutions.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we've seen during the past two years, investors can turn their backs on sluggish asset classes such as equities or real estate. While traditional investment strategies have produced lackluster returns recently, there has been a growing interest in alternative asset classes. Investors have placed renewed focus on portfolio diversification and are enticed by the more predictable returns offered through life settlement investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Investment Still Not Part of the Average Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/gold-investment-still-not-part-of-the-average-portfolio.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months we've seen the price of gold head higher. Just recently many investment analysts have predicted the price to continue its meteoric rise with $1,500/oz sited by year end and $2,000/oz within the next 18 months. Over the past decade gold has returned an average of over 25% a year.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Money: Good Investments For the Investor Who Feels Clueless</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-money-good-investments-for-the-investor-who-feels-clueless.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011 and into the future most folks in search of good investments will again turn to mutual funds for investing money, and for good reason. These funds do the money investing for you and try to pick good investments for their (your) portfolio. It's your money and you pick the funds, so in case you feel clueless, here we take the mystery out of investing for 2011 and beyond by getting back to basics.

In the process of investing money for the future you really only have 4 basic choices.]]></description>
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		<title>A Non-Correlated Portfolio &#8211; The Path to True Diversification</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/a-non-correlated-portfolio-the-path-to-true-diversification.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/a-non-correlated-portfolio-the-path-to-true-diversification.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asset correlation is a pretty abstract concept to most investors, but in simple terms, it's a method which is used to describe how much two different asset classes (like stocks and bonds) move in the same or opposite direction to each other.

In some cases, when one is going down, another is going up, and vice-versa.

There's actually an industry-wide statistical calculation that's used to measure the correlation between individual asset classes; that number is between -1 and 1.

Basically, if the correlation between two asset classes is 1, then they always move up and down together. On the other hand, if it's -1, then they always move in opposite directions.

The important thing to remember here is that asset classes that are not closely correlated to one another will help reduce overall volatility in your portfolio.

Just keep in mind that correlation alone doesn't tell you anything about volatility though, because you can have two asset classes that are perfectly correlated, but one might be two or three times more volatile as the other.

It's been said that low correlation with other asset classes is the only free lunch in the investment world since this technique can be used to maximize returns by investing in different areas that would each react differently to the same event.

Correlations aren't static; each asset class responds somewhat differently to economic changes like interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and inflation.

They tend to shift back and forth quite a bit, especially during times of crisis. Investment portfolios with very little diversification are likely to fail the volatility tests that the markets provide from time to time.

For some investors, these tests become the final exam when their investments get wiped out.]]></description>
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		<title>Sane Investing Through Portfolio Diversification</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/sane-investing-through-portfolio-diversification.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there's one timeless investing principal that trumps all others, diversification certainly ranks up there right at the top.

Ask 100 people on the street to describe what diversification means to them and you'll probably get 100 different answers. We all interpret things slightly differently, which is why it's important to lay down some clear definitions up front so we're all on the same page.

I'll start with the common misconception that diversification is about getting "better returns" - this isn't true.

Diversification is first and foremost about mitigating risk, not about producing better returns. The two aren't mutually exclusive, but it stands to reason that you have a better chance of getting a higher return on investment when you're willing to take on more risk.

And although it doesn't provide a guarantee against loss - as losses can and will occur - diversification is a key fundamental money management strategy that must be implemented in order to reach your long-range financial goals while minimizing risk.

If you study the investment patterns of families and their wealth that's survived over a period of many generations, you come to understand that diversification has a much deeper meaning for those who want to thrive in every possible economic and political situation that can arise.

The purpose of this article is to cover the most important aspects of accomplishing true diversification in your portfolio.

The term "portfolio" usually refers to a collection of investments that an individual owns.]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Possible to Over-Diversify Your Investment Portfolio?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diversification is like ice cream: it's good, but only in reasonable quantities!

Many individual (and institutional) investors get caught in the trap of building such a well-diversified portfolio - in order to help themselves sleep better at night or to please their clients - that they spread things out so much to the point where it can hurt them rather than help them.

Not only is it impossible to diversify away every possible aspect of risk involved in investing, it can cost you on the back-end in fees, trading costs, and taxes.

According to Warren Buffett, "Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing." In other words, if you go overboard and over-diversify, you might not lose much, but you won't gain much either.

The bottom line is it's easier, more efficient, and cheaper to maintain an appropriate balance in your portfolio by owning 10 or less different asset classes rather than over-diversifying.

In the end, if you've got more than 10, you've gotta ask yourself: "Do I really need this many asset classes in my portfolio?" Most people's answer is "No" since there ends up being quite a bit of overlapping taking place. So diversify, but don't over-diversify!

The key is to find a happy medium between risk and reward that ensures that you're able to achieve your financial goals without having to lose sleep.

By no means is this meant to be a replacement for good ole' fashioned education, because procrastination and laziness can be very expensive.

If you're the type of person who has a habit of cutting corners or trying to take short cuts, it's going to end up costing you more time and money.

So the best advice I can give you is "invest" a bit of time and money in reading books on every aspect of investing and money management. It sounds cliché, but it'll honestly be the best investment of time and money you'll ever make.

Investing works best when you keep it simple.]]></description>
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		<title>Greed &#8211; Every Investor&#8217;s Nemesis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a "nemesis" every investor has to deal with at some point. In case you're not already aware, Nemesis means 'a source of harm or ruin, or unavoidable downfall.'

The kind of nemesis I'm referring to here can be described in one word: GREED

As humans, we all suffer from the emotion of greed and it's something that will sink your ship if you're not careful. Greed has not only been a source of frustration for a lot of people, but it's ruined more investors than anything else I know of in the high-yield alternative investments arena.

Everyone has their own "greed monster" to contend with...]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Guide to Investing For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You need the best investment guide you can find in this messed up economy and tough investment environment. You'll also need a good guide to investing for beginners to navigate the rough waters ahead. Investing has never been more difficult or confusing.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments in Inflation Or Deflation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are we heading for inflation? What about deflation? Are you unsure? A lot of people are so it is becoming difficult to know where to put your money. In an environment like this I believe that you should consider alternative investments. No one can be sure of what is to come but we can do our best to prepare for it.

If we do see deflation then it is a good idea to hold cash.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are still in the midst of a financial crisis. Greater than 1% swings in the stock market is not the sign of a healthy market. People are unsure whether there is going to be inflation or whether deflation is now going to happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments and the Financial Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it inflation or deflation that is coming? This is the question that people are asking at the moment. They weren't asking this a couple of months ago. Everyone was thinking that inflation was on the agenda.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Investment Guide For Most People</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since most people are lacking in investment experience, the best investment guide for most folks keeps things simple and starts with the basics. The ideal guide to get you off and running should cover virtually every investment option of interest to the general investing public. Buckle up and read on as I lay before you the universe of investments in plain simple English.

Not only will this basic investment guide for the inexperienced investor list all of the popular investment choices out there, it puts them into perspective.]]></description>
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		<title>A Guide to Investing in 2010 &amp; Beyond</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/a-guide-to-investing-in-2010-beyond.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The traditional guide to investing or investing guide tends to focus on stocks and bonds and the benefits of the balance achieved by owning both. In past years this basic investment strategy has worked for the most part. Investing in 2010 and beyond might be a different story.

Any guide to investing or investment strategy for 2010 and beyond will need to make adjustments in focus.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Concepts &#8211; Sources and Responsibilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IntroductionThe bottom line of every business is controlled by finance. The strength of finance includes control of the future of all the employees of a certain company. There are diverse aspects of investment controlled by finance.]]></description>
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		<title>Who Becomes an Angel Investor &amp; Why? Kiyosaki Recommends it, So Why Don&#8217;t More Millionaires Do It?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/who-becomes-an-angel-investor-why-kiyosaki-recommends-it-so-why-dont-more-millionaires-do-it.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a startup company, Angel Investors can be considered the entrepreneur's best friend, their saving grace, their answer to a prayer. Some say they are called "angels" because they are an answer to the entrepreneur's prayer for money to get their business launched, or to respond to accelerated growth, or to bridge the capital divide and reach profitability.

Angels are the financial fuel of the economy. Before Venture Capitalists get involved, before banks will loan a company an unsecured note; Angel Investors provide the capital that fuels the entrepreneurial spirit and helps inventions become products and ideas become reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategy Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategy is a little like religion in the financial advisor community. There are few situations that would get emotions boiling, fists flying, and require police action faster than putting a buy-and-hold advocate and a market timing zealot in a room and asking them to resolve their differences. The truth is that most strategies work some of the time, a few work most of the time, and only Bernie Madoff figured out how to make one work all the time, right up until he got caught.]]></description>
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		<title>A Financial Education in Investment Basics</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/a-financial-education-in-investment-basics.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never has a financial education in investment basics been more important. Since the financial crisis of 2008 it has been difficult to find attractive investment options. The question is: where to invest in 2010 and beyond.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategy Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategy is a little like religion in the financial advisor community. There are few situations that would get emotions boiling, fists flying, and require police action faster than putting a buy-and-hold advocate and a market timing zealot in a room and asking them to resolve their differences. The truth is that most strategies work some of the time, a few work most of the time, and only Bernie Madoff figured out how to make one work all the time, right up until he got caught.]]></description>
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		<title>A Financial Education in Investment Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never has a financial education in investment basics been more important. Since the financial crisis of 2008 it has been difficult to find attractive investment options. The question is: where to invest in 2010 and beyond.]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Best Investment Strategy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first glance the best investment strategy in late 2007 was to sell every stock investment you held; and the best strategy in early 2009 was to put 100% of your investment portfolio into stocks. The result would have been no investment losses in 2008 and big profits in 2009 and early 2010. Your odds of doing this without a crystal ball were about zero.]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Need to Learn to Invest in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can learn to invest in 2010 or you can invest with the crowd. Invest like most folks and you might not be a happy camper. Here's why now is the time to learn to invest.]]></description>
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		<title>Retiring Or Investing in Latin America? Don&#8217;t Miss Out on These Big Fringe Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When considering investments of any type, the bottom line is of course the most important. But one of the very attractive advantages of alternative investments and overseas retirement is that they are not just digits on a screen. Frequently, they also carry significant fringe benefits that, while not contributing directly to the bottom line, play an important role in the investment itself and in the investor's longer term strategic planning.

These fringe benefits may be pure fun, or perhaps social status - like inviting friends over to sample the latest vintage from your own winery.]]></description>
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		<title>BRICs For Car Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/brics-for-car-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Goldman Sachs coined the BRIC acronym, Brazil, Russia, India and China have come to the forefront of the world stage. Not only are their economies growing, but investment in these emerging markets is booming.

The four giants already have a bigger share of world trade than the US. Share values in the BRICs more than doubled between 2005 and 2009 and their predicted GDP growth this year is the envy of most developed nations.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Investment Fund Year After Year</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-best-investment-fund-year-after-year.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment fund for average investors would be an investment fund for all seasons, your best investment to just buy and hold. This investment package would be a fund of mutual funds to hold in good times and bad. Where do you find such an investment?

The majority of investors need total balance in their investment portfolio in order to make their money grow while avoiding heavy investment losses.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Investment Guide</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-best-investment-guide.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment guide would cover investment options and investment strategy. This investment guide would be complete and start with basic financial concepts and expand to include the entire universe of investments. That's a tall order, so let's just start with a simple version, and talk about all of the investments in the world in plain English.

Your best investment is a good, complete investment guide.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Invest Informed</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-invest-informed.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To learn to invest informed and learn how to invest with confidence most people should break the subject down into two parts: investment basics and investing. By tackling topics or articles in the following order you can learn how to invest money as an informed investor without wasting too much time and effort.

First get a handle on basic financial concepts, terms and investment basics. Every investment in the world can be evaluated based on just a few simple characteristics.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no doubt about it. Investing is tough today. As a new investor I once read that "today is always the hardest time to invest money".]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Money</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-money.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the new investor investing money looks complicated. It is my viewpoint that there are two investment basics you need to know to make sense of things when you start investing. Investing money CAN be simplified.

Investment basics #1: There are 5 things you must consider when investing money.]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing When to Invest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having some spare funds or cash in the bank is not enough reason to plunge into any investment. It may even be wiser to leave your money in a savings account at some time rather than taking the risk of investing when you are supposed to be watching the market or gathering information that would enable you make a wise investment decision.

Taking adequate time to gather enough information on a particular investment option or the prevailing market situation is the mark of the wise investor. Not taking time to get adequate information before investing is the same thing as taking a ride to the casino with your hard earned money and you should be prepared for what you get at the end of the day.

Some factors that should be considered in determining when to invest include the following: prevailing market situation, fundamental and technical analysis of investment instrument, gestation period of investment (how long the investment is to be held before taking profit), entry and exit prices, alternative investment options and size of investment.

It is important to know the prevailing market situation in order not to get into a wrong position as a result of the timing of the investment.]]></description>
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		<title>Asset Allocation in Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/asset-allocation-in-tough-times.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the going gets tough smart investors concentrate on asset allocation and diversification. The new investor should too. First we will explain these terms; and then tell you how to put these concepts into action as an investment strategy.

Asset allocation is the process of deciding where to invest and in what proportion.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Film As a Non Correlated Asset Class Opportunity For Affluent Investors &amp; Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-film-as-a-non-correlated-asset-class-opportunity-for-affluent-investors-hedge-funds.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term non-correlated asset classes covers a whole range of potential investments, including venture capital, real estate, private equity, and commodities, but also alternative investment strategies.

But in today's economy of crashing public equity markets, defaulting hedge funds, and non-existent real estate plays, one company believes investing in film slates, including theatrical distribution, offers a high yield alternative investment that can be leveraged with tax benefits and multiple sources of revenues including theatrical, DVD, video on demand, cable, and the foreign markets.

As a non correlated asset class, films and film finance has outperformed every non correlated asset class in the world if you look at the more than $6 billion dollars poured into motion picture finance deals in the last 3 years, the IRR across the spectrum for both studios and independents are resilient to global economic declines in other industries.

When defense contractor Honeywell, New York Hedge Fund Elliot Associates, and Dune Capital invested more than a combined total of more than a billion dollars towards several different film funds, many pension funds, private banks, hedge fund managers, private equity groups, and high net worth investors and family offices started to follow suit enter the movie business.

Investors from Wall Street to Silicon Valley to the Middle East to Russia have been parking their money into Hollywood.

Anil Ambani, Larry Ellison Of Oracle, Paul Allen Of Microsoft, Steven Rales, Fred Smith of Federal Express, Norman Waitt, the Co-Founder of Gateway Computers, Jeff Skoll Of Ebay, Marc Turtletaub of The Money Store, Roger Marino Of EMC Corp, Sidney Kimmel Of Jones Apparel Group, Minnesota Twins owner Bill Pohlad; Real Estate Developers Tom Rosenberg and Bob Yari, and, financiers Sheikh Waleed Al Ibrahim, Michel Litvak, and Philip Anschutz are all behind the finance of a lot of films that range from box office hits to Academy Award winners.

Institutional investors and hedge funds investing in films include Elliot Associate, Stark, Columbus Nova, Bain, Honeywell, and others.

Non-correlated investment strategies can be used by investors to neutralize, or counterbalance, the risk that one, or more, of the investments in a traditional portfolio of stocks and bonds falls in value. In order to do this, investors typically place between 5% and 20% of their total investment portfolio into alternative investments to protect the remainder of the portfolio from downside risk.

Among the spectrum of asset classes targeted by high net-worth individuals, institutional investors, pension funds or private banks, alternative investments are becoming popular offering more diversification to investors' portfolios. The benefits of such diversification have been demonstrated by Harry Max Markowitz ( 1990, Nobel Prize in Economics ) in the Modern Portfolio Theory.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Investment Managers You Should Learn From</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legions of investment gurus beckon us to follow, but is anyone really worth our time and money? The most popular investor in the world is Warren Buffett, but is he really our best example? Why do we seek to emulate Buffett, and not other spectacularly successful investment managers? Does he deserve his oracle status? While you may not agree with all the differing styles, let's examine him alongside other legendary investors:

Warren Buffett

He has been turned into the icon of the American Dream. With his humble demeanor and aw-shucks attitude, he buys quality business for less than they're worth, where the market dominance of the firm creates a "margin of safety" in the stock. His problem is that many of his investments are in declining industries, where he could have sold the businesses and reinvested in better firms (see Dairy Queen).

He learned investing from Ben Graham, who first wrote about this margin of safety.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Investment Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding your investment options may be simpler than you think. All investment opportunities can be placed into one of four categories. Where you should invest money to make money depends on your financial objectives.]]></description>
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		<title>What Are the Benefits to Investing in British Stamps?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British stamps have been collected for many decades. While some collected for fun, there were those who collected for profit. In the long term stamps have provided an excellent source of investment for those who understand the market.

Let us consider the advantages for an investor in stamps.

1.They are unaffected by changes in the financial climate.

Stanley Gibbons have recently sold a penny black for £250,000 amid a recession, thus even in these times rare stamps are still highly sought after.

2.They are easily stored and accessed.

Stamps can be kept in a bank vault for extra security, but they can also simply be kept in a safe in your own home should you wish it.

3.There are many options when it comes to selling.

You can sell via the auction house, or to a dealer directly should you have a need of funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; Arts &amp; Antiques</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many people put their money into stocks and bonds, one way to enjoy growing your wealth is to get in on the alternative investments of art and antiques. Not only do you get to have fun of hunting for hidden gems, if you know what you are looking for, you can almost certainly sell your finds for a profit.

It's all about timing - Investing in art and antiques sounds like it would require some elite knowledge, but this alternative investment isn't that hard to get into. There are a variety of places to find these pieces.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Money to Make Money Consistently</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-money-to-make-money-consistently.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing money is not of great interest to many people unless, that is, they make money in the process. Consistency is the key to investing money successfully, and in order to achieve this you must avoid major investing mistakes. Plus, you'll need an investment strategy.

In 2008 few investors had a good year investing.]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Good Investment in Stamps?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have collected stamps before you may think, "Well a high priced stamp should show more profit over the long term than a low priced stamp." This statement is very true in essence, but we have to qualify it by determining what a high priced stamp actually is. For some people a stamp costing £500 may be highly priced, for others the figure may be nearer £5000 or more.

So if you have a small budget of around £500, is it feasible to invest it in stamps? The realistic answer is 'no'. To understand this lets consider some facts.

Over a short term(5years) stamps in this range tend to fluctuate more than those at £1000+.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH) As an Alternative to the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/adaptive-markets-hypothesis-amh-as-an-alternative-to-the-efficient-market-hypothesis-emh.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Efficient market hypothesis was introduced by French mathematician Louis Bachelier in 1900 in his dissertation. Efficient Market Hypothesis says that markets are completely efficient and that all prices in the market already reflect the available knowledge and expectations of investors.

This concept of market efficiency has a wonderfully counterintuitive and seemingly contradictory flavor to it: The more efficient the market, the more random the sequence of price changes generated by such a market must be, and the most efficient market of all is one which price changes are completely random and unpredictable. This is a direct outcome of many active traders using the smallest informational advantages at their disposal and attempting to profit from their information. This quickly eliminates the profit opportunities that give rise to their actions.

If we assume an idealized world of "frictionless" markets and costless trading, then prices must always fully reflect all available information and no profits can be garnered from information-based trading because such profits have already been captured.

The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is particularly relevant to the Alternative Investments Industry because the primary attraction of Alternative Investments Products is their higher expected returns and, in many cases, lower risk as measured by correlation to broad-based market index such as the S &#038; P 500 and the Dow Jones.

If the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is true, it should not be possible to generate higher expected returns after adjusting for risk.

Let us look at the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

According to this model the risk-adjusted expected return of any investment "p" is determined by the market beta of that investment:

E[RP]= RF + ß(E[Rm]- RF),

If we transposed for ß in percentage, we get:

ß = {E [RP] - RF)}/ {E [RM]-RF} X100

Where:

RF = the return on a risk free asset such as 10 Year U.S Treasury Bills

E [RM] = is the expected return on the market portfolio which is normally approximated by the S&#038; P 500.

If we test a sample of data of say 10 different alternative investments products you will find that a number of them exhibit excess expected returns, which implies that the models are wrong or that the markets are inefficient.

MIT finance professor Andrew Lo is turning heads by developing a new theory about the way that markets behave called the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH). His resulting Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH) explains the apparent irrationality of markets as a rational reaction to a change in environmental conditions.

I do believe in the adaptive markets hypothesis as an alternative to the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH). It is a better model.

The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH) is based on principles of evolutionary biology such as competition, mutation, reproduction, and natural selection.

It is a theory that expectations about market conditions are based in somewhat imperfect perceptions of how recent events might affect the future, and with less than perfect rationality.

Despite the qualitative nature of this new paradigm, the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis offers a number of surprisingly concrete implications for the practice of portfolio management. Based on evolutionary principles, the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis implies that the degree of market efficiency is related to environmental factors characterizing market ecology such as the number of competitors in the market, the magnitude of profit opportunities available, and the adaptability of the market participants. According to Andrew W.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Learn Investing</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-learn-investing.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you bet the farm and invest money in some investment scheme or stock you don't understand, learn investment basics and learn investing strategy. Investing money is not rocket science. Here's a basic money guide to help you start investing as an informed investor.

First learn investment basics.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Invest Money to Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing money to win means earning higher returns when the sun shines and avoiding heavy losses when the investment climate darkens. Here's how to invest money and make money with only moderate risk.

To keep your investment strategy simple use mutual funds as your investing vehicle. You don't need to play the stock market or pick individual bonds and other investments this way.]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Money Guide to Every Investment There Is</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's time to invest money and you're confused by the millions of investment options out there. This money guide will make things simple for you. There are only 4 basic investment options in the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Investing Vs Bond Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to investing money most folks know that stock investing can be tricky business, although they don't really understand it. Few know anything about bond investing, period. Here we shed some light on these two major investment options, and compare and contrast.

Money management basics: People get into stock investing to get growth (price appreciation) and maybe some income in the form of dividends.]]></description>
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		<title>What Are Corporate Bonds?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction

Continuing economic and financial volatility has cemented in investors' minds the importance of diversification across asset classes. As interest rates have been driven down, and government gilt yields have fallen, investors seeking income or a higher rate of interest are increasingly turning to corporate bonds.

What is the bond market?

The bond market, also known as the debt, credit, or fixed income market, is a financial market where

participants buy and sell debt, usually in the form of bonds (1). As of 2006, the size of the global bond market was an estimated $45 trillion with Corporate bonds accounting for $15 trillion in issue (source: Merrill Lynch Bond Index Almanac).]]></description>
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