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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.
Manulife profit slides 43% as oil slump hurts energy bets
By Katia DmitrievaThe insurer took a C$220 million charge in the quarter for its oil and gas investments as prices slid, compared with gains of C$370 million a year earlier.
October 23, 2015
Water Investments Are Everywhere and Run DeepTheres nothing like a drought to make a market focus on water. Investors can bolster their portfolio with these long-term plays.
October 22, 2015
Top concern of insurers’ finance teams: low yieldsMost insurers polled believe that interest rates will rise within a year (83 percent) or between 1 and 3 years (96 percent).
October 22, 2015
Top concern of insurers’ finance teams: low yieldsMost insurers polled believe that interest rates will rise within a year (83 percent) or between 1 and 3 years (96 percent).
October 01, 2015
Alts in 401(k) plans?Alts or alternative investments in the 401(k) market are not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow--their short-term track record hides their true risks.
October 01, 2015
Alts in 401(k) plans?Alts or alternative investments in the 401(k) market are not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow--their short-term track record hides their true risks.
September 29, 2015
7 Mistakes Investors Are Making Before Rate Hike: NatixisWith interest rates expected to rise soon, some anxious investors are making sudden portfolio changes, among other self-defeating mistakes, Natixis found in an advisor poll.
September 28, 2015
More Volatility, More Problems: Solving the Dilemma of Long-Term InvestingCreating multi-decade investing plans is an exercise in asset allocation, investor psychology and expectations management.