Claymore Revamps Product Line
By Staff WriterOne week after announcing 11 ETF closures, Claymore Securities introduced three new funds. The new products are designed to follow broad markets representing the value...
April 01, 2008
Retail Investors Aren't the Problem"People always say it's the retail investor who panics," says Walter Gerasimowicz, CEO of Meditron Asset Managment. "Perhaps. But as I look at what's going...
April 01, 2008
Protection MoneyI'm regularly surprised by how few asset managers have an investment strategy that can accommodate declining equity prices. Retaining equity positions in "good companies" through...
April 01, 2008
Talking TurbulenceWhat did you do to communicate with your clients during the market downturn earlier this year? If you answered "nothing," or had to stop and...
March 31, 2008
The Web-based playing field is changingGetting the word out about your firm can be a challenging endeavor. In the past, advisors have used brochures and business cards, seminars and direct mail. Today, the way information is being disseminated about advisors is changing dramatically.
March 23, 2008
To The RescueGranted, I'm getting older, but I'm not going deaf. So, that can't be the reason I haven't heard screams of outrage and protest regarding the ...
March 14, 2008
JPMorgan and The Fed Lend a HandJPMorgan Chase & Co. announced March 14 that "in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, it has agreed to provide secured funding to Bear Stearns, as necessary, for an initial period of up to 28 days," via the The Fed's Discount Window.
March 14, 2008
AXA Equitable Ranks #1 in Variable Annuity New Sales for 2007AXA Equitable, New York, N.Y., has announced that it ranked first in variable annuity new sales for the full year 2007, with a 20.2% increase in sales and 4.1% improvement in market share over 2006. "This 2007 achievement was driven by the