Economy & Markets
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Advanced Persuasion Techniques for Top Producers, Part 1
By Kerry JohnsonPushing your clients to achieve big goals is easier when you add a little motivational muscle to your pitch.
August 23, 2012
We Have Not Been SavedWhile Nouriel Roubini or Jeremy Grantham can be counted on to deliver prophecies of doom dressed up in the dismal prose of the economics profession, the original doomsayerthe prophet Jeremiahexpressed himself far more vividly, and his poetry speaks to our times.
August 23, 2012
How to Get High Performance With Low Risk From New StrategyRecent studies find that high-beta stocks dont perform as well as they should, and that low-beta stocks do better than the model would predict. But why?
August 23, 2012
Africa’s ChanceSub-Saharan Africa didnt suffer as much in the 2008 global financial crisis as the rest of the world, since it lacked both large banks and sophisticated financial infrastructure, and its levels of consumer and government debt were relatively low.
August 23, 2012
A Bold New DirectionOn Jan. 21, 2013, either a re-elected President Obama or a newly elected President Romney will face economic trouble and congressional stubbornness. Heres a bold way through.
August 23, 2012
Who Can Reform Wall Street: Romney or Obama?The political calculus is that Romney has a good chance in November because the economy is bad, and Obama is the guy who was supposed to make it better. Not so fast.
August 23, 2012
Raymond James Reports Mixed July ResultsThe broker-dealers fees and commissions dropped a bit from June, though assets remained steady.
August 23, 2012
Advice for the Next President; High Returns With Low Risk: September Research—SlideshowThe September issue of Research puts a prime focus on the upcoming election. In "Where Will They Steer Us?" Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute looks at Wall Street reform. In "A Bold New Direction," Senior Editor Kenneth Silber sketches out a radical tax overhaul. Other highlights of the issue...