A New Direction
By John SullivanFor those of you sick of my weekly bizarre rants, your wish has come true - sort of. With the launch of our new AdvisorOne...
October 01, 2010
Claymore Out, Guggenheim InThe Claymore ETFs have been rebranded Guggenheim ETFs. The Lisle, Ill.-based investment firm announced the name change on September 27 as part of its plan to integrate its financial products.
October 01, 2010
The Closed-End Fund Alpha Opportunity: Skittish Asset PricesFear and greed abound in today's markets. However, there is a bright spot: skittish times mean skittish asset prices, and that's where the opportunity now lies in closed-end funds. The alpha potential is in the inefficiencies of the closed-end market.
October 01, 2010
Solomonic Wisdom for a Changing World, and MarketsAn emerging consensus has it that we're living in a new world with a "new normal" as Mohamed El-Erian puts it. Ken Fisher is prominent among those who dissent from this view, but assuming for argument's sake that the world is changing in some significant way, how should that inform...
October 01, 2010
The Case for a Healthcare Advocate: The Financial Gerontologist BlogI would recommend that anyone with elderly parents or grandparents inquire with the insurance company (or other relevant service provider) if they have an "authorization to release information and/or designation of a representative." This way, you are able to act efficiently on the elderly person's behalf and make their life...
October 01, 2010
Managed Futures and Asset Allocation: Asset Class or Investment Strategy?As alternative investments go mainstream, I believe it's time to acknowledge that the broad universe of alternatives is another asset class, alongside stocks, bonds, cash, real estate and commodities.
October 01, 2010
Room to Grow: Sentiment Augurs More Market Gains: Searching for Alpha for October 2010Last month's Searching for Alpha newsletter listed several reasons why I feel stocks are heading higher.
September 30, 2010
More advisors going rogueThe Securities and Exchange Commission has enacted an asset freeze and other emergency measures against the estate of a Florida retirement advisor who defrauded hundreds of Federal law enforcement officers.
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