Economy & Markets
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The Value of Experience
By John SullivanForty years in the business means Rich Howard can tell a lot about a company from a simple phone call.
May 01, 2011
How Corporations (and Countries) CollapsePortugal is the latest of the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) whose oinking has roiled financial markets. The total of its public and…
May 01, 2011
The Bear TruthWhy should those who have outpointed their opponents in nearly every round consider “throwing in the towel?”
May 01, 2011
Survey Shows Bump in Risk ToleranceA recent Bank of America-Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers found that investors have regained their appetite for risk despite rising concerns over…
May 01, 2011
Follow the Leaders: The 2011 IA 25In the nine years that Investment Advisor has published the IA 25, our editors judgment as to the 25 most influential people in and around the advisor community, weve never ranked the 25 in the order of their importance.
April 30, 2011
Advisors: How to overcome price objectionsMost of us know in our bones that if a client objects on price, the problem is not really price. Conventional wisdom says the problem is value.
April 29, 2011
Parsing Bernanke: First Trust’s Brian Wesbury on How Fed Chief’s Words Translate to Action—Weekend InterviewIf you want insight into what Ben Bernanke really means behind the carefully crafted politico-speak, talk to Brian Wesbury. He says that the Fed will begin raising rates ‘early in 2012.’
April 29, 2011
Euro Zone Inflation Up, Points to Interest Rate HikeThe increase, announced ahead of the next meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) set for May 5 to discuss interest rates, makes it more likely that rates will be increased a bit earlier than previously expected.