Advisors’ Top Concerns for 2012: Market Volatility, Election Repercussions
By Melanie WaddellAdvisors are most concerned about market volatility and the effects of the upcoming presidential election, according to Russell Investments fourth quarter Financial Professional Outlook survey.
December 05, 2011
Returns on Equal-Weight Strategy Crush Cap-Weight Over Past 10 YearsIf results of the past 10 years are any indication, the strategy of equal weighting the S&P 500 can declare a significant victory over its capitalization-weighted counterpart.
December 02, 2011
Enron Bankruptcy 10 Years Later: Before Bailouts Were BigThough just a decade ago, the Enron era in some ways seems to belong to another eraa time when failing companies met with bankruptcy rather than bailouts.
November 30, 2011
Make the most of the client interviewYou can convert over 90 percent of prospects into clients by handling that first meet-and-greet properly.
November 30, 2011
Are You Committing Business Suicide?The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) researched marketing dollars being spent and found that in the UK, 95 percent is being spent on consumers 35 and younger.
November 28, 2011
A Better DayImagine youre given the choice of two different times to be a stock market investor.
November 28, 2011
Is Another 2008 Imminent for Global Equities?Given the dramatic market volatility we have seen over the past few months, we thought it wise to provide our take on what is driving the turbulence, especially in light of the short-term surge in the U.S. dollar and the declines in commodity-related investments.
November 28, 2011
Owner’s Guilt: Manage It, Before It Manages YouMy October column, Stumbling on Happiness, generated a lot of chatter on Twitter and in emails, leading me to believe that the problem of owners guilt is a lot more prevalent than I thought.