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Investors Flee Stocks and Bonds, Stuff Cash in Mattresses
By Gil WeinreichA new research report reveals that retail investors are pouring their income into bank savings and checking accounts and shunning stocks and bonds in near record numbersdespite all the Federal Reserve has done to entice them into risky assets.
January 12, 2012
What’s Different About the Wealthy? They’re PatientMany people think wealthy investors have a silver bullet to get rich quick, but most wealthy individuals have endured tough times through extreme patience and emotional control
January 12, 2012
ETF Growth Continues, With Advisors Using ETFs to Help Clients Invest GloballyAccording to the latest Rydex|SGI AdvisorBenchmaking report, fees (47%) and specific benchmark exposure (44%) were the most commonly cited reasons for using ETFs in 2011.
January 11, 2012
Bill Gross Touts PIMCO Total Return ETF at Virtual SummitPIMCO CIO Bill Gross promoted the upcoming launch of an ETF-version of his PIMCO Total Return Fund at the ETF Virtual Summit, a four-hour online event held on Tuesday that was attended by nearly 1,000 advisors.
January 10, 2012
Banks Turn Borrowers, Seek Cash from CustomersEuropean banks have found a new way to bring in cash. They borrow itbut instead of turning to each other to bring in funds, they are borrowing it from companies that were once happy to deposit their excess cash in exchange for interest.
January 09, 2012
Gold ETFs Lose Luster With Advisors as Fixed Income Funds Climb: SchwabThe top 10% of RIAs by AUM have the bulk of their ETF assets in U.S. and international equity funds, at 62%, while smaller firms use U.S. fixed income ETFs 50% more.
January 06, 2012
3 Funds to Consider if You Think Financials Are Due to ReboundNothing fell further than financials in the recession, but an economic rebound may finally give them a boost. Beware of Basel III, however.
January 06, 2012
Gold at $10,000? Bullion Buff Barisheff Makes the CaseNick Barisheff offers a spirited defense of golds inevitable rise, arguing that increasing governmental indebtedness and currency debasement make todays gold price insignificant.