Unintended consequences
By Richard HoeIt will be interesting to see if battery-powered autos are successful. I tend to think, once tax credits go away, that Americans won't like the restrictions of being limited to X miles daily.
January 11, 2011
The Volatile Ride of Closed-End Funds in 2010But a healthy increase for the year—to $5.9 billion—in closed-end fund IPOs.
January 11, 2011
Buy ‘Em While They’re Ugly: A Japan ETF for the PortfolioI like having at least one of these types of investments in our portfolios.
January 11, 2011
Ho, Ho, Ho Hum: Despite Rising Yields, Bond Trading Stayed LowInvestors seemed to be more concerned with their holiday plans than their bond portfolios in December.
January 11, 2011
History Lesson: How FINRA Would Oversee RIAsWhat the then-NASD's regulation of RIAs in the past suggest about how FINRA would behave as the SRO for advisors.
January 11, 2011
Buy ‘Em While They’re Ugly: A Japan ETF for the PortfolioSome beaten-down sectors have low downsides and can add convexity to a portfolio's returns.
January 10, 2011
Editor's Blog: Shots FiredNow that the PPACA repeal vote has been postponed, Bill Coffin believes we have both the opportunity and the motivation to rethink how we debate our most important political decisions.
January 10, 2011
Editor's Blog: Shots FiredNow that the PPACA repeal vote has been postponed, Bill Coffin believes we have both the opportunity and the motivation to rethink how we debate our most important political decisions.
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