AIG Sells Off 14% of AIA Group Stock
By Arthur D. PostalAmerican International Group sold 14 percent of the stock of its Hong Kong life insurer, AIA Group, Ltd., for approximately $6 billion on March 6. The…
March 29, 2012
What Causes Salespeople to Fail?Four questions to help you diagnose your sales ailments.
March 28, 2012
Dow 26,000! Here We Go AgainIt appears Wells Fargo is ignoring an important rule for stock prognosticators, which is: Never tie the Dow to a specific date, something author and former Washington Post columnist James Glassman once told AdvisorOne.
March 27, 2012
SEC’s Money Fund Proposals: More Confusion for InvestorsA proposed freeze for account holders and creating floating value money market funds would only sow more confusion among Main Street Americans. Is that a good idea?
March 26, 2012
3 Reasons Financial Planning Firms Should Blog: Pt. 2If you're considering a blog for your firm, the first step is simply to understand why you would use the blog in the first place, as that can impact everything from the content you produce, to how often your produce it, to who you send it out to.
March 25, 2012
High-End Watches: Prices Keep Ticking AlongAlfredo Paramico, manager of Elite Advisers Precious Time Specialized Investment Fund, explains why he foresees higher prices for these timepieces.
March 21, 2012
Write ‘Flexible IPS’ for Success in Volatile Market: ASPPA SummitDon't write yourself into a corner, Dr. Jeffrey Roach, chief economist and chair of investment committee at Horizon Investments, said at the ASPPA 401(k) Summit, encouraging attendees to write a flexible investment policy statement.
March 20, 2012
Goldman’s O’Neill: Economy Getting Back to ‘Normal’Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim ONeill points to breakouts including positive jobs data, the S&P 500s rise above 1,400, a drop in gold prices and good news from the Fed.