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Stark Advice on Risk Avoidance From a Leading Academic
By Gil WeinreichZvi Bodie counsels investors to play it safe amid withering criticism of advisory industry.
January 06, 2012
Forget Stocks or Bonds, Invest in a Lobbyist (NPR)In a recent study, researchers Raquel Alexander and Susan Scholz calculated what has heretofore been a nearly impossible thing to track: the return on investment companies get from working with a lobbyist.
January 06, 2012
Forget Stocks or Bonds, Invest in a Lobbyist (NPR)In a recent study, researchers Raquel Alexander and Susan Scholz calculated what has heretofore been a nearly impossible thing to track: the return on investment companies get from working with a lobbyist.
January 02, 2012
How to Capitalize on the ‘January Effect’Renewed optimism that drives resolutions to lose weight, stop smoking and save money also affects market performance, according to Stephen Ciccone, a professor of finance at the University of New Hampshire.
December 29, 2011
Stark Advice on Risk Avoidance From Leading AcademicZvi Bodie has long been a lone wolf in the financial services industry. The Boston University finance professor and veteran risk avoidance advocate, has himself risked being pelted with eggs, or worse.
December 26, 2011
A Warren Buffett ETF?We know that financial product developers have thought about introducing a Warren Buffett ETF, not because the investing public really needs it, but because theres no shortage of dubious ideas. Interestingly, though, financial marketers might not have to invent a Buffett ETF because one already exists.
December 23, 2011
Stocks Rise; S&P Turns Positive for 2011Stocks rose in quiet, pre-holiday trading Friday. The S&P 500 index turned positive for the year.Traders were relieved by news that Congress extended a payroll tax holiday for workers and emergency unemployment benefits.
December 23, 2011
Stocks Rise; S&P Turns Positive for 2011Stocks rose in quiet, pre-holiday trading Friday. The S&P 500 index turned positive for the year.Traders were relieved by news that Congress extended a payroll tax holiday for workers and emergency unemployment benefits.