Economy & Markets
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By staff WriterJanice A. Forgays says financial advisors should help clients review everything from wills to gift planning arrangements in light of the state of the economy. Otherwise, clients may face unintended - and unfortunate - results.
October 01, 2009
High Hopes and Altered GenesBiotech has long been a high-risk, high-reward industry. It is an industry in which numerous firms, including many small-caps and start-ups, intensively research possible...
October 01, 2009
Prepare for InflationDebt can be a tricky thing. As everyone who ever held a margin account knows, when prices of shares in your portfolio go up, the ability...
October 01, 2009
Latin LessonsWho: Riordan Roett, Sarita and Don Johnston Professor and Director of Western Hemisphere Studies, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Where: Occidental, 1475 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.,...
September 30, 2009
ALPS Launches Commodity Stock FundInvestors interested in natural resources stocks have another commodity ETF to choose from. The Thomson Reuters/Jeffries CRB Global Commodity Index Fund (CRBQ) from ALPS Funds has just debuted.
September 30, 2009
Why Investors are Usually WrongWhat will the market do next? There are many indicators, and about as many interpretations of those indicators, investors use in an attempt to predict...
September 30, 2009
Inflation ParadoxA little inflation is a good thing, because it shows that there is decent demand for products, and an economy that's nicely "humming along." Runaway inflation is not a good thing, however.
September 28, 2009
Wien: S&P 500 rebound to continueBloomberg reports the Standard & Poor's 500 Index is poised for its biggest fourth-quarter rally in a decade as the economy recovers and earnings exceed...