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"The Drunkard's Walk" by Leonard Mlodinow
By Staff WriterA quick glance at the cover of Leonard Mlodinow's "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" (Pantheon, 2008) may trick you into thinking it's...
January 28, 2009
Portfolio Management: Built to LastWhat's the difference between a successful ETF investor and a failure? Successful investors often have a written investment plan. Another common difference between investment failure and...
January 28, 2009
Performance: The Best ETFs of '08With major domestic and international equity benchmarks declining between 40 to 50 percent in 2008 year, short ETFs were one of the few places that provided shelter.
January 28, 2009
New Products: Big Rollout of Short, Leveraged ETFsBetween Direxion Shares and ProShares, 22 new leveraged and short ETFs were launched late in 2008, with the Direxion ETFs aiming to magnify the underlying indexes by 300 percent on the upside or 300 percent on the downside.
January 28, 2009
Investment Trends: Oba-Mania for ETFs?This year is starting out as a year of hope and change for many Americans. Following the 2008 meltdown, investors are placing high expectations in the...
January 27, 2009
The benefit of marketing in tough timesAs we begin to settle into the New Year, it's time to think about what to do next. Marketing guru Adrian Miller sent me some of her thoughts recently that can help advisors succeed in any climate. It's a natural reaction to slow down
January 26, 2009
Assets in ETFs Reverse CourseFollowing three months of decline that began in the fall of 2008, assets invested in exchange traded funds grew by 11.9% in December 2008
January 26, 2009
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