The Political/Economic Blame Game
By Bob Clark, Bob ClarkI recently received an e-mail from an advisor who took issue with part of my April column for Investment Advisor, "Timing Is Everything" (http://www.investmentadvisor.com/Issues/2009/April/Pages/Timing-Is-Everything.aspx). He...
April 20, 2009
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April 19, 2009
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Getting ReligionSomehow, even after all we've been through, I still don't connect Wall Street types with "getting religion," as our forbears used to say. Yet, here is Lloyd C. Blankfein, CEO of mighty Goldman Sachs, confounding expectations.
April 19, 2009
No Free LunchThere seems to be a consensus building that much that is being labeled economic recovery conceals a much larger agenda that is not altogether clear at this point.
April 17, 2009
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April 17, 2009
Insurers, regulators back 151AIn a petition filed late last week, MetLife Inc., the North American Securities Administrators Association, and AARP argued index annuities should be regulated as securities rather than insurance products, DowJones reports.
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