Real Estate
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Editor's Choice for June 22
By Kate McBrideChairman Schapiro Endorses Fiduciary Standard
June 02, 2009
Fire Sale AmericaAn executive from a fund that buys "distressed assets" held a luncheon audience spellbound Monday as he talked about what his firm thinks assets such as consumer debt are really worth.
June 02, 2009
Fire Sale AmericaAn executive from a fund that buys "distressed assets" held a luncheon audience spellbound Monday as he talked about what his firm thinks assets such as consumer debt are really worth.
June 01, 2009
Soapbox: Algorithms vs. ArithmeticThere are security analysts and financial advisors who have no fear about taking positions in derivatives based on arcane algorithms. But for some reason, these...
May 31, 2009
Curses ... foiled againSeveral years ago, when I was managing an insurance office, I was interviewing a prospective sales rep whom I felt had great potential as an agent.
May 29, 2009
AIG Sells Tokyo PropertyNippon Life Insurance Company has paid the equivalent of $1.2 billion to buy American International Group Inc.'s office building in Tokyo.
May 01, 2009
How Your Clients' Real Estate Could Fund RetirementAs your clients near retirement and the picture of their resources become clearer, they will be looking at what they have accumulated to help fund the rest of their lives. Many can count on some combination of retirement, pension, fixed, and other