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An All-Season Approach
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPDepending on the latest European crisis report or economic signals from China, the U.S. markets have been gyrating between risk-on and risk-off days. If…
December 26, 2011
Who’s Really ‘Rich’?A national debate about rich versus poor has erupted. Were told the contest is between the top 1 percent of all income earners against the bottom 99 percent. We are also told the top 1 percent represents not just the dreadful essence of evil, but that they are rich. What...
December 22, 2011
Survey Shows Many Advisors Grew in 2011, Despite VolatilitySEI Quick Poll of advisors poll found that 40% boosted their firms' net new assets by more than 10% in 2011, and 12% expanded their practices by more than 20%.
December 22, 2011
U.S. Investors Continue to Express Doubt About European Debt CrisisA new survey polling investors in the U.S., Hong Kong and Japan suggests that clients do not believe the resignation of leaders in Italy and Greece along with proposed measures by Euro zone officials will halt the European debt crisis.
December 22, 2011
U.S. Investors Continue to Express Doubt About European Debt CrisisA new survey polling investors in the U.S., Hong Kong and Japan suggests that clients do not believe the resignation of leaders in Italy and Greece along with proposed measures by Euro zone officials will halt the European debt crisis.
December 22, 2011
S&P Downgrades Hungary to Junk After It Defies IMF and EUHungary was downgraded to junk for the second time in a month, this time by S&P, after Moody's took a similar action previously, but markets reacted little to the news.
December 20, 2011
Late November Equity Market Rebound Ends a Volatile MonthGlobal equity markets surged nearly 8% in the last three days of November, while the bond market continued to struggle with low yields, according to Farmers and Merchants Trust Companys November Economic Commentary.
December 19, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: Global X Relaunches China Tech ETF; Security Benefit, Mesirow Team on Fiduciary 401(k) ProductIn addition, Advisor Software introduced two new products for investment professionals, and Cole Real Estate rolled out a daily NAV Non-Traded REIT.