File under obvious - Hedge funds 'fail to deliver'
By Staff Writer"In 2008, hedge fund managers generally failed to deliver," Morningstar Hedge Fund Analyst Nadia Papagiannis said yesterday in a press statement. "The average hedge fund...
January 22, 2009
Boomers reported few job losses in 2008A report by AARP found relatively few boomers lost a job last year (9 percent); however, that's almost twice as many who reported in April...
January 22, 2009
Advisors want business apps for mobile phonesTime is money, but you can't always be in the office. A survey by Aite Group found one-third of advisors spend 25 percent of their time working away from the office. Naturally, there should be a demand for business mobile applications; 62
January 21, 2009
Trust (services) key to RIA successThe argument for registered investment advisors to offer trust services to their clients is compelling. According to a new white paper from Charles Schwab Institutional,...
January 21, 2009
A boom in financial self-help booksNot what most advisors want to hear, but apparently Suze Orman is doing just fine. The Wall Street Journal reports on one sector of the...
January 21, 2009
"Saving" once again in focusLittle surprise given current events, but saving money (thankfully) is back in the American spotlight after years of posting negative numbers. The number one New...
January 20, 2009
Healthiest places to retireU.S. News and World Report compiled a list of the top 10 healthiest places in America for retirees: Bella Vista, Ark. Boulder, Colo. Eden Prairie, Minn. Green Valley, Ariz. Issaquah, Wash. Longmeadow, Mass.
January 20, 2009
Overcoming the biggest objectionAlthough the economy is taking its hits, this is actually a good, if not great, time to be offering safe products to clients. In offering safe financial products, the biggest objection you'll often hear (other than "it's too
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