Real Estate
Learn how real estate investing can diversify portfolio risk and enhance portfolio performance, along with the latest news and developments in this most popular alternative investment.
Barclays Launches REIT ETFs
By Staff WriterDespite cooling market performance for real estate investment trusts (REITs), more exchange-traded funds tracking the sector's underlying assets have been introduced. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) added...
June 17, 2007
Our Edge As A HedgeEvery 4 years, we go through the excruciating ritual of electing a president, and the process gets murkier with each succeeding campaign. Despite the enormous ...
June 01, 2007
Objections overruledConfronting client objections is a fundamental part of an advisor's job description. But sometimes, to serve a client's best interests, an advisor must go above and beyond the call of duty - and endure a bit of extra punishment - to defend a
June 01, 2007
Job Growth Takes a BreakFinancial firms shed 11,000 workers in April 2007, reports www.BrokerHunter.com. This job trimming occurred mostly in commercial banking and real estate. The securities industry did...
May 31, 2007
Objections overruledConfronting client objections is a fundamental part of an advisor's job description. But sometimes, to serve a client's best interests, an advisor must go above and beyond the call of duty - and endure a bit of extra punishment - to defend a
May 24, 2007
StanCorp Announces Finance MovesThe parent of Standard Insurance Company is issuing $300 million in notes and authorizing the repurchase of about $250 million worth of company stock.StanCorp Financial ...
May 01, 2007
Protecting the family interestsIt is said that paying estate taxes is voluntary. That is, a client can plan to minimize his estate tax exposure. One of the most common estate tax planning tools is an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT). The income tax-free death benefit of an