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Energy ETFs Hit by Lower Oil Prices, Political Fallout
By Staff WriterThe sun was shining on solar power and other renewable sectors at the end of September when the U.S. Senate passed a bill (the Energy...
October 01, 2008
Fund Firms Embrace Treasury ProgramIn a move to boost investor's confidence in money market mutual funds, major fund companies have met the U.S. Treasury's October 8 deadline by joining...
September 30, 2008
Hurricane SMAXNatural disasters are something to avoid at all costs, but something interesting occurred when Hurricane (er, Tropical Storm) Fay hit Florida in late August--it whipped up a weird energy--a strong group dynamic--at the 2008 Senior
September 30, 2008
Location can make a big differenceLast month I left off on the topic of where to hold seminars. One of my motivations in writing "Coach's Corner" is to help you avoid the many mistakes we made in developing my seminar program. I've used several types of
September 23, 2008
SEC Probes InsurersThe head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today blasted Congress for failing to give any federal regulatory agency the authority to regulate investment ...
September 22, 2008
Treasury May Buy Assets From InsurersThe U.S. Treasury Department says it intends to buy mortgage-backed securities from insurers as well as from banks.The department has included insurers in the definition ...
September 18, 2008
Recession-wary managers prefer bondsMerrill Lynch's monthly survey of global fund managers -- conducted between the Fed's rescue of Fannie and Freddie and Lehman's bankruptcy announcement -- found bonds...