The label "alternative" describes a nebulous investment class to many investors, especially those in the institutional world who have strict ethical and fiduciary obligations to their organizations. However, pursuing alternative investment is essential to maximizing returns while maintaining proper asset allocation in plan portfolios of endowments, foundations, family offices, and public and corporate funds.

This Alternative Investment conference will bring together trustees and representatives of institutions as well as money managers and consultants to explore the roles of alternative opportunities and strategies in an educational environment. Participants and delegatesof this conference will investigate a range of critical investment issues, including discussion of the risks and benefits involving private equity, investigating the risks and rewards involved with hedge funds, examining means of cutting costs associated with implementation of absolute returns strategies, reviewing the future of commodities, and surveying the landscape of emerging international markets.

Please see conference website for cost, hotel and registration info.

Inflation Protected Investments Summit

Hedging Investment Risks and Ensuring Your Assets in a Period of Rising Inflation

December 9-10, 2008

New York City

www.iqpc.com/us/inflation

Meet Industry experts and other investment and financial professionals at the Inflation Protected Investments Summit in New York City this December.  IQPC and Finance IQ have carefully built the agenda to addres