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If you have seen your property and casualty insurance premiums rise significantly over the past several years, you are not alone. Across the United States, coverage for homes, autos and valuable collections have increased at a double-digit pace. Unfortunately, few families can expect any moderation in the coming year, particularly those in higher risk “Cat-rated” areas. Affluent homeowners in Florida, California and several other states can expect to see premium increases of at least 20% and may also have to accept more restrictive coverage terms. Others may even have difficulty securing coverage at any price.1 Against that backdrop, here are some answers to questions you may have about the cost and availability of coverage to protect your family, your home and your possessions. Presented here is an article by HUB International, republished by permission. Consult your insurance professional to discover why it’s happening, what to expect and how to minimize...
06.07.2023
There are few concepts more central to achieving long-term investing success than portfolio diversification. This idea, which at its core is simply not having all your eggs in one basket, has taken on added complexity in recent years thanks to the widespread adoption of so-called alternative investments. The term has come to encompass an incredibly diverse range of strategies and approaches with a correspondingly wide range of potential outcomes for investors. Alternative investments can provide important benefits to investors if approached carefully and according to a sensible investment plan, especially at times with significant market uncertainty such as we’ve experienced in recent years. Alternative investments (also called alternatives, or alts), writ large, can be difficult to categorize. We consider them to be anything that is not a traditional stock or bond market investment. The range of alternative investment strategies includes: An important feature of each of these categories of investment...
