How the Wall St. Earthquake Will Affect Clients
By James J. GreenHow are advisors reacting to the latest news of the changing landscape on Wall Street, with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America? For one thing, they're putting it into the context of the broader credit and housing crisis that has affected...
September 01, 2008
Behind the Numbers"The majority of the time, the markets' best days are a few weeks or a month away from the good days," notes the Alpha Group's...
September 01, 2008
BGI Launches Theme FundsOne of the developing trends over the past few years has been theme-based investments. The idea is to focus on emerging ideas that may reshape...
September 01, 2008
Vanguard Goes BroadLooking for broad global diversification? Check out the newly launched Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT). The fund measures the market performance of large- and...
August 31, 2008
What is this thing called marketing?In the middle of a very fine publication called Senior Market Advisor is the word "market." Just what does that keyword imply? It is possible there might be more to be discovered in the word "market?" Have we lost our vision
August 31, 2008
Volatile Markets: A Great Time To Grow Your BusinessEconomic uncertainty, a sharp downturn in the U.S. housing market, soaring fuel prices and the credit crisis have caused consumer confidence to drop to nearly ...
August 31, 2008
Volatile Markets: A Great Time To Grow Your BusinessEconomic uncertainty, a sharp downturn in the U.S. housing market, soaring fuel prices and the credit crisis have caused consumer confidence to drop to nearly ...
August 29, 2008
Wealthiest Americans Turn to FAsMore than one-third, or 36 percent, of high-net-worth investors - defined as a net worth of between $5 million and $25 million, excluding primary residences - say that they are "advisor-assisted." Thi