Business
Institutional investors - already battered by the credit crunch - are being further whipsawed by the prospects both for deflation in the short run and inflation in the long run. Both trends can be tremendously destructive to asset values and the economy. But protecting against both possibilities at the same time is extremely difficult. In this podcast, cut from our Feb. 10 round table called "what's next for asset allocation," a panel of leading money managers and institutional investors discuss the outlook for hedge funds, private equity and real estate in institutional portfolios.