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Wanna Beat the Market by 6.6%? Join Congress
By Gil WeinreichA new study published this year finds a 6.6% annual market-beating advantage for members of the House between 1985 and 2001. Rep. Nancy Pelosi scored a 203% multimillion-dollar return on an IPO at a time when ordinary investors lost 15%...
November 13, 2011
Gold: Worth the Risk?Gold has many attributes that investors want, and it has been one of the few assets to deliver positive returns consistently since 2005.
November 11, 2011
Strong Yen Puts Foreign Companies in Easy Reach of Japanese InvestorsWhile most economic commentators portray the strong yen as a fundamental problem for Japan, portfolio manager Drew Edwards of Advisory Research Funds says the Japanese have proven themselves adept at adjusting to a stronger currency.
November 11, 2011
Van Eck Begins HOLDRS-ETF ExchangeInvestors can exchange 6 Merrill Lynch products for new corresponding ETFs through Dec. 20
November 10, 2011
Which Bank Is the Worst? (Daily Beast)Occupy Wall Street supporter and Daily Beast reporter Gary Rivlin asks the question, if protesters want to target a single big bank, which one should they choose?
November 09, 2011
A West-Side Warning for Prudential (Wall Street Journal)Prudential PLC now offers guaranteed annual withdrawals of around 5 percent to policyholders of variable annuities. But in a struggling market, is it safe to offer this kind of guarantee?
November 08, 2011
Schapiro Wants to See Money Market ReformsMary L.Schapiro, spoke at SIMFA's annual conference about how and why the money market funds should be reformed
November 07, 2011
Five Good Questions for LPL's Jeffrey KleintopThe chief investment officer shares his views on the markets, Occupy Wall Street and more.