Economy & Markets
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Claymore ETF Changes Index
By Staff WriterThe Claymore/BBD High Income Index ETF (LVL) has changed its name and underlying index. The fund has been renamed the Claymore S&P Global Dividend Opportunities...
October 01, 2008
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?I chose this elegant eatery near the World Financial Center and half a mile uptown from Wall Street for a reason. A little more than...
October 01, 2008
How the Election Will Affect the Markets and EconomyMcCain or Obama? Prosperity or recession? Do characterizations by party affiliation still hold water? Not necessarily. We've seen Democratic presidents accumulate impressive budget surpluses, and Republican...
October 01, 2008
Significant ValueCommodity prices may shift in the short term, but the long-term demand outlook for energy and new deals are steadily propelling the sector in positive...
October 01, 2008
When Big Is BetterWhen we last conducted a personal interview with Larry Roth two years ago at the FSI conference in San Diego, he had just joined the...
September 30, 2008
Learning to live with (and love) suitability"Suitability" looms big in every producer's mind. Your application arrived in the company's mail receptacle via the first delivery of the day. By mid-morning, it is working its way straight to the suitability committee to be
September 25, 2008
Ahead of the packKarin Anderson outlines a few funds that kept their hands out of the financials cookie jar in a handy article for Morningstar. She highlights the Pioneer...
September 25, 2008
Bernanke, you magnificent bastardBernanke nailed it. Not something you hear in many circles at the moment. Lord knows I've had my problems with the man. But in today's...