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Vanguard Goes Broad
By Staff WriterLooking 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
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
August 27, 2008
Hank's unholy trinityThis monster just won't die. Fannie and Freddie will survive, and we missed a historic opportunity to rid ourselves of them once and for all....
August 22, 2008
Multicultural consumers lag in financial product ownershipA "substantial" number of multicultural employees don't have jobs with retirement plans, according to new research from Synovate. The research firm's 2008 U.S. Diversity Markets...
August 20, 2008
From ARS to GMWB: Too Much Risk? (Commentary)In light of the sub-prime implosion and the auction-rate securities mess, promises from the industry that it can properly calculate risk/liquidity exposure have to be seriously discounted. The industr
August 18, 2008
Independent RIAs say things are looking upOptimism is rising among independent financial advisors, who, according to a new Schwab Institutional study, say they expect the S&P 500 to rise by the...