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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.
The Compliance Coach: An IPS Happy Medium
By Thomas D. GiachettiInvestment advisors should have a policy whereby they obtain (and maintain) sufficient information regarding the client's circumstances so as to demonstrate that the firm managed...
June 24, 2010
At Morningstar Conference, Putnam's Reynolds' Discusses Turnaround StrategyTwo years after leaving Fidelity Investments to run Putnam Investments, Bob Reynolds isn't sitting on his laurels.
June 23, 2010
GovernmentI'm sure you've been reading a lot recently, yes? I've discussed many of the books I've been digesting in The Investment Edge and in my blog -- 13 Bankers, No One Would Listen, plus others.
June 23, 2010
Unum Investment Chief ResignsFrank Williamson, the chief investment officer at Unum Group Corp., is resigning from the position to pursue other interests, the company says.
June 14, 2010
First Mercantile Offers 401(k) Meeting ServiceA collective investment trust recordkeeping is introducing an enrollment meeting service.
June 03, 2010
Boomers Distrust Most Financial InstitutionsVery few Americans have faith in financial institutions, according to a recent Harris Poll. How few? Between 2 percent and 5 percent of survey respondents...
June 01, 2010
Portfolio Implementation Second, Investment Quality FirstThe investment vehicle should take a back seat to asset quality and skill.
June 01, 2010
When Contrarians CreateFor more than a decade after the firm was founded in 1985, Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates provided comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services...