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What top-performing investment strategists and portfolio managers are thinking about the latest market trends and how to build high-performing portfolios.
Merrill CIO: Europe Headed for Recession, U.S. Slowdown Later in 2012
By John SullivanEurope is headed for recession, and markets in the U.S. will experience a solid first-half of the year before a significant cool-off in the second half
January 01, 2012
The Large Trader RuleJust when you thought there couldnt be any more forms to complete, we have yet another one from our friends at the SECthe new Form 13H.
December 28, 2011
Decade HorribilisEven veteran investment professionals, those who have been in the business for decades, are not shy to say that the 20012011 period was probably the worst time they have ever been through.
December 28, 2011
Behavioral Economics: Your Own Worst EnemyEmotional investing, performance chasing and any other term we might use to describe investors penchant for harming themselves isnt a newor particularly insightfulconcept on its face.
December 22, 2011
Readjust and Re-evaluate Your 2012 Investment PlansToday its much better to play defense and win by not losing, or staying even and not going backwards in your savings and investment accounts. And what product is better suited than index annuities for this?
December 21, 2011
Boomers Speak Out on Risk ToleranceWith 2011 remembered by many as a year of extreme volatility, we reached out to Boomer consumers to gauge their appetite for risk tolerance.
December 21, 2011
Philanthropy Focus: 10 Creative Ways to Use Your Private FoundationBerit Ashla, a San Francisco-based philanthropic director of Foundation Source, the private foundation outsource company, lists options available to unleash the most bang out of your foundation's dollars.
December 20, 2011
Asia's New Millionaires Invest in Art, Wine and Other AlternativesAsia's new millionaires are drawn to 'investments of passion' like art and wine.