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Steady Streams
By Jane Wollman RusoffAn unusual and stunning thing happened on the way out of the financial crisis: In 2009, the United States became the worlds largest producer of natural gas.
April 20, 2012
Annuity Guarantees Don’t Make Investors Favor Risk, Says Prudential’s O’DonnellPrudentials new head of annuities explains investor behavior and risk management.
April 20, 2012
Annuity Guarantees Don’t Make Investors Favor Risk, Says Prudential’s O’DonnellPrudentials new head of annuities explains investor behavior and risk management.
April 19, 2012
Thai Pension Fund to Invest in U.S., European PropertiesThailands Government Pension Fund plans to leave behind the low yields of its own domestic bonds in favor of investing funds in U.S. and European properties.
April 17, 2012
Markets May Be Volatile, but Risk Tolerance Isn’t, Pt. 2A key point from FinaMetrica's research: investors are ultimately driven by two factors: their risk tolerance and their risk perception. Advisors' challenge: managing clients fluctuating risk (mis-)perceptions.
April 13, 2012
2012 SMA International Equity Manager of the Year, No. 1: Invesco Ltd.Three key ingredientsphilosophy, team and processhelped Invescos International ADR Growth SMA/Wrap make this years cut.
April 13, 2012
Annuity Postcards Are Deceptive, State CFO Says (Sun Sentinel)Marketing firm responsible for solicitations trying to generate business for its third-party insurance and investment salespeople clients.
April 09, 2012
2012 Mid-Cap SMA Manager of the Year: Geneva Capital ManagementGeneva likes mid-cap companies, says principal and portfolio manager Michelle Picard, because theyre past the volatile, entrepreneurial small-cap stage and management is focused, yet they havent reached the large-cap space where growth is harder to achieve.