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Monte Carlo Simulation: Beware of This Mistake, Advisors!
By Mike PattonMany advisors are using Monte Carlo; many are using it incorrectly. Keep GIGO in mind, to begin...
November 15, 2012
Reduced Expectations Force Americans to Delay RetirementIts official: Americans are not ready to retire, studies from both BlackRock and Merrill Lynch show.
November 15, 2012
A Bullish Neil Hennessy Thinks Now Is the Time for EquitiesAcquisition of FBR mutual funds shows his firms own belief in stocks; when interest rates rise, investors in fixed income will be "killed."
November 15, 2012
Pyxis Capital: ‘Shift From High Yield to Floating Rate’High yield isnt what it used to be.
November 14, 2012
Corzine Caused MF Global to Tank, House Panel ReportsDecisions by Jon Corzine to chart a radically different course for MF Global and try to turn the 230-year-old commodities broker into a full-service investment bank, were the main reason the firm went bankrupt, according to a House report.
November 14, 2012
OppenheimerFunds Building Dedicated Wealth Management TeamOppenheimerFunds and wealth managementon its face, not much of a story. Or is it?
November 13, 2012
3 Reforms of Money Market Funds Advanced by FSOCThe Financial Stability Oversight Council, using authority under Dodd-Frank, votes unanimously on the proposals and seeks public comment.
November 13, 2012
Bruce Bent Cleared in SEC Fraud ChargesBruce Bent, founder of the first money market fund, was cleared of fraud charges Monday after the SEC alleged that he deceived investors leading up to the Primary Reserve Fund breaking the buck.