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Cold Comfort: Russia and Your Investments
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniDespite political risk and tales of corruption in Russia, investors remain interested inor at least curious aboutinvestment opportunities there. What do they need to know before investing?
April 24, 2012
Sam Stovall’s Seven Rules of Wall Street Investing: IMCA ConferenceS&P Capital IQs Sam Stovall provided a welcome counterbalance on Tuesday afternoon to the pessimistic message delivered by Doublelines Jeffrey Gundlach earlier in the day.
April 24, 2012
Cerulli: Emerging Markets, Commodities Top New ETF Product PlansAccording to the survey, U.S. equity, international (excluding emerging markets) equity account for the new product plans of, respectively, 53% and 47% of ETF sponsors. U.S. taxable bonds, currency and other alternatives (e.g., alternative allocation, managed futures) make up the new product plans of one-third ETS sponsors.
April 24, 2012
Cerulli: Emerging Markets, Commodities Top New ETF Product PlansAccording to the survey, U.S. equity, international (excluding emerging markets) equity account for the new product plans of, respectively, 53% and 47% of ETF sponsors. U.S. taxable bonds, currency and other alternatives (e.g., alternative allocation, managed futures) make up the new product plans of one-third ETS sponsors.
April 23, 2012
Behavioral Economist Thaler Warns of ‘Hindsight Bias’: IMCA ConferenceIf so many advisors saw 2008 coming, why hadnt more investors avoided the aftermath?
April 23, 2012
FocusShares CEO Says ‘We’re the Best Deal on Wall Street’: IMCA ConferenceThe products, already in the low-cost ETF industry, boast even lower costs when compared with rivals.
April 23, 2012
Hussman Warns: ‘Run, Don’t Walk’ From Stock Markets!Just as they were prior to Lehman, Hussman says current market multiples are misleadingly based on record profit margins about 50-70% above historical norms.
April 23, 2012
EIA Market Likely to Survive Aviva ExitThe equity-index annuities market is likely to easily find capacity to replace Aviva if the second largest factor in the equity-index annuity market decides to shrink or change its role in the U.S. insurance marketplace.