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XShares Launches AirShares
By Staff WriterDespite the recent drop in oil prices and pullback in alternative-energy investing, XShares Advisors has introduced the AirShares EU Carbon Allowance Fund (ASO), which competes...
January 01, 2009
10 Tips to Winning in Tough TimesClients have never been more jaded, or advisors more fatigued. And no wonder. As advisor coach Matt Oechsli, who heads the Oechsli Institute in Greensboro,...
December 31, 2008
Not learning from a near missThe representative pleaded with the consumer to pull back from the stock market, sell today and pocket those gains, and place at least some money in a no-market-risk place. Reluctantly, the consumer took the representative's advice, got out of
December 31, 2008
Confirmation calls: A key to a full houseI've seen response rates on a national basis really increase for direct mail campaigns. This increase is always very predictable when we have the type of market volatility we've seen lately. People are scared and in search of answers
December 25, 2008
Is a bubble forming around generics?Brian Laegeler of Morningstar is predicting a boom in generic drugs once Obama is settled in the White House. The president-elect's plans to increase insurance...
December 23, 2008
S&P 500 pension funds could see record underfundingAnalysts at Standard and Poor's are expecting S&P 500 pension funds to report broad losses in their $1.5 trillion portfolio for 2008, and to potentially...
December 16, 2008
Fed Funds Cut to ZeroThe Federal Open Market Committee voted December 16 to cut the Fed Funds rate to "zero to 1/4%,"
December 03, 2008
AIA: Keep Aid From Creating Uneven FieldCongress should prevent companies receiving help from federal aid programs from competing unfairly with companies that are not taking the money, a large trade group ...