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The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
Behind the Numbers, with Sam Stovall
By Kara P. StapletonSam Stovall, S&P's chief economic strategist, has maintained a high percentage of assets allocated to stocks this month. Within that percentage, Stovall recommends underweighting U.S....
June 01, 2007
Utilities Plugging AwayOver the past few years, the dull utilities sector has been turning heads with stock market performance that's been anything but boring. Through the first quarter...
June 01, 2007
Behind the Numbers, with Mark Balasa"As a group, we always feel that the money our clients give us is to be invested," says the Alpha Group's Mark Balasa, as he...
June 01, 2007
Why and How to Educate Your Next ClientFrom 1995 to 2004, the Securities Industry Association conducted an annual survey of investor attitudes. According to the 2004 report on the survey: "84 percent think...
May 01, 2007
Tech True Believers Hard to FindTech stocks have been in a three-year funk, having come out of the late 1990s dot-com bubble with little more than a thready heart beat. With a slew of important product updates this year, including the Microsoft Vista operating system, I figured that this was the time to commit to...
April 02, 2007
Deal or No Deal?There tends to be a financial crisis every ten years or so, and subprime loans seem to be the current one. As nearly everyone knows,...
April 01, 2007
Mid-Cap SPDRs Get Strong StartCould this be the year that mid-caps outperform? After lagging in 2006, mid-cap stocks are on the rise. As of mid-February, the Mid-Cap SPDR (Amex:MDY) was...
April 01, 2007
Behind the Numbers, with Lincoln AndersonSo far this year, LPL's chief investment officer, Lincoln Anderson, has not made any changes in his recommended asset allocation, keeping the highest percentage in...