Market Effects of Client Dismay With D.C.—Searching for Alpha for October 2011
By Ben WarwickLack of confidence in the government understanding or managing the economy led many investors to trim their positions leading up to the fourth quarter.
October 03, 2011
The case for fixed annuitiesIf presented correctly, your risk-averse clients will buy a fixed annuity.
October 03, 2011
My 4 Other Favorite Alternative Investments for Right NowThis is the second in a two-part series on the alternative investing mutual funds (and ETFs) that I like and will use, especially in a range-bound market
October 03, 2011
Welcome to LifeHealthPro.comThe only online resource for life and health insurance professionals celebrates its launch, pooling the resources of a family of print magazines (and websites) you know very well.
October 02, 2011
Goodbye/Hello: Where Did Lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com Go?The NUL editor who started posting NUL news on the Web when that seemed ... strange ... looks back.
October 01, 2011
'Go Anywhere' Funds: Easy to Like, Harder to QualifyThe popularity of such funds puts an extra onus on wealth managers to thoroughly vet a strategy and properly set expectations for its role in a clients portfolio.
September 30, 2011
Finding Value in a Loser’s GameAs John Kenneth Galbraith famously pointed out, we have two classes of forecasters: those who dont know and those who dont know they dont know.
September 30, 2011
Can Fed’s Operation Twist Reverse Sliding Economy?The Fed most recently said it would shift around $400 billion from short-term debt into longer-term U.S. Treasuries with maturities as short as six years to as long as 30 years. But will it work?
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