Economy & Markets
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Merrill Forecaster Optimistic About 2005
By Jim ConnollyThe U.S. economy should do fine this year.[@@]A top executive at Merrill Lynch & Company Inc., New York, gave that assessment here this week ...
January 12, 2005
Lanny Thorndike and Kevin Callahan of Century Shares TrustS&P Rank: 4 Stars Stable Value With a Growth Tint
January 12, 2005
Greenwich Report: Asia's Fixed-Income Markets Ready for Tougher ClimeGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--A new report from Greenwich Associates Inc. analyzes the fixed-income investment market in Asia and describes it as growing both in volume and in sophistication. Institutional investors in Asia have capitalized on low interest rates over the last five years. "It has not been much of a challenge...
January 07, 2005
My 2005 Prediction: Credit as an Asset ClassWith all the New Year's predictions flying around the Internet and print media, it seemed prudent to join the crowd. But instead of trying to discern which stock will be the next Google, I thought the better path for my modest prophetic abilities was to jump on the credit bandwagon.
January 01, 2005
Fair Weather AheadIt's not likely that any of them will start belting out choruses of "Happy Days Are Here Again," but if the members of Investment Advisor's...
January 01, 2005
South American Funds Turn NorthLatin American stocks and mutual funds focused on that region have had a resurgence over the last two years. That's largely because of China's strong...
January 01, 2005
Mary MettlerMary A. Mettler, CFP 4462 24th Street San Francisco, California 94114 Phone: 415-826-0357 Fax: 415-826-4362 E-mail: [email protected] Year Practice Began: 1992 Number of Advisors in office: 1 Number of clients: 7 Compensation method: Fee-Only Fee...
January 01, 2005
Behind the Numbers, with Lincoln Anderson"I'm staying with it," says lpl financial's chief investment officer of his 2005 allocation strategy, which is the same one that he used to usher...