Portfolio

IndexIQ has expanded its IQ series of 16 funds with the IQ Global Alternatives ETF Model Portfolio. The investment vehicle uses liquid, transparent, low-cost alternative exchange-traded funds to achieve diversification, growth of capital and low volatility.

Highland Funds Asset Management has launched the Highland Alpha Trend Strategies Fund, a global fund that will invest in country- and region-specific exchange-traded funds as well as take long and short positions in equity indexes. The fund aims to invest in areas with low correlation and volatility.

MF Global Holdings, a major player in th futures market, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to find a buyer.

Analysts and managers say they are finding value in the municipal market by taking advantage of attractive intermediate yields and buying opportunities presented by credits that find themselves in the headlines, among other strategies.

Preferreds are getting popular because they generate income—but they require a lot of diligence and involve a lot of fine print

Advisors of the future are gravitating toward financial planning programs. Here are the schools on many students' short lists.

Was a complex product sold to a wealthy family that was only suitable for an institutional client?

Winners will include—not only cyclical sectors that do well early in a market cycle—but also defensive plays.

Problems arise when a parent adds a child's name to an asset or aids elderly loved one who needs assistance.

The U.S. commercial real estate industry is on the mend.