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The Long and the Short of It
By Beth PiskoraAs 2008 played out, filled with bad news from the hedge fund industry, the practice of shorting stocks--a popular hedge fund strategy--got dragged through the...
February 01, 2009
Renewed FocusWith the recent market turmoil in the financial sector and global stock markets, corporate-governance issues are front, right and center. This includes greater scrutiny...
February 01, 2009
Best in ClassDonald Broughton Avondale Partners LLC 314-218-4956 [email protected] --- We don't know when spring starts (neither does the company), but when it does FedEx will be well positioned to take full...
February 01, 2009
Sage CounselingPeter J. Wallison didn't need a crystal ball to foresee the train wreck that was approaching. For years, the former White House counsel and general counsel...
January 29, 2009
Barclays' Launches Two International Treasury Bond FundsBarclays Global Investors has launched the iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund and the iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund.
January 26, 2009
Assets in ETFs Reverse CourseFollowing three months of decline that began in the fall of 2008, assets invested in exchange traded funds grew by 11.9% in December 2008
January 22, 2009
Target Date Funds Need WorkThe collapse of the financial markets has sounded a strong wake-up call for target date funds.