Adding a Fee, and More Efficient Trading
By Mike PattonIn the beginning of my independent life as an advisor, the majority of my business income came from financial planning fees and I spent a...
July 23, 2009
Not another boomer consumer studyTruth be told, we were skeptical of consumer research firm IRI's latest report on baby boomer buying habits. Yes, we know they consume like locusts....
July 23, 2009
Is This Rally Doomed to Fail?Judging by the optimistic outlook and euphoria sparked by recent earnings reports, a market top is not far away. After all, new bull markets climb a wall of worry; they don't ascent an escalator of hope.
July 23, 2009
Does Equal Weighting Sectors Work?The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) has just launched. The new fund is an ETF of ETFs that delivers exposure to the U.S....
July 23, 2009
Education coalition wants retiring boomers to improve schoolsEducation leaders want to give boomers who are not yet ready to retire a second chance to practice their acquired skills. The National Commission on...
July 23, 2009
ProShares Launches 130/30 FundThis 130/30 fund is linked to the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large-Cap Index. It aims to invest 130 percent of its assets in long positions, while 30 percent is invested in short positions.
July 23, 2009
The rise of longevity insuranceIs longevity insurance the real deal, or the insurance industry equivalent of New Coke? We'll let you decide. But The Wall Street Journal's Brett Arends...
July 23, 2009
Goldman's unethical, amorphous blobWhere does government end and the private sector begin? It reminds me of Ellen Ripley and the space marines stumbling upon the human/alien amorphous blob...
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