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The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
Smart advisors: Seeking dividend safety
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPDividend safety is a top concern for retirees. Are you making sure your clients are covered?
June 02, 2014
The Trick to Making Better PredictionsLearn these three techniques and you can outperform the big, bold forecasters of today, Barry Ritholtz says in a Bloomberg View blog.
June 02, 2014
Stocks? Bonds? And the Winner Is...: Searching for Alpha for June 2014In a year of surprises for investors and their advisors, so far the sum of the parts is exceeding the whole.
May 30, 2014
Which Is the Smartest Smart Beta: Equal or Fundamental Weighting?Research Affiliates weighs in on the alternative indexing debate among smart-beta proponents.
May 28, 2014
U.S. stocks drop, ending 4-day winning streakConsumer-discretionary stocks fell 0.4 percent for the worst performance among the 10 main S&P 500 industries.
May 27, 2014
ETFs for Growth and ValueLike the two roommates in the “Odd Couple” sitcom, growth and value investors are polar opposites. The growth camp wants to own stocks with…
May 14, 2014
Emerging stocks rise to six-month high on China rallyThe MSCI Emerging Markets Index added 0.7 percent to 1,029.80 as of 2:25 p.m. in Hong Kong.
May 14, 2014
Emerging stocks rise to six-month high on China rallyThe MSCI Emerging Markets Index added 0.7 percent to 1,029.80 as of 2:25 p.m. in Hong Kong.