Portfolio Construction
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PIMCO’s Bond ETF Woes Widespread in Industry: Morningstar Expert
By Janet Levaux, Ron DeLeggeMorningstars Michael Herbst says other fund families in the fixed-income space are also likely to have same pricing problems as PIMCOs.
September 23, 2014
What You Can and Can’t Do About the Coming Market CrashToqueville Asset Managements Francois Sicart reviews three disaster theories and offers an investment strategy for our times.
September 23, 2014
Small-Cap Woes: It’s All About Rates (Not the Death Cross)But does the weakness in small-cap indexes present a short-term trading opportunity?
September 23, 2014
12 Worst Financial Advisors in America: 2014Stealing huge sums from clients and bilking military veterans and disaster victims are just some of these advisors' egregious actions.
September 22, 2014
Top 10 Social Security Myths: Part 1Dont let your clients sacrifice their benefits on the altar of misinformation. In part one of a series, we debunk five big Social Security myths.
September 22, 2014
Hussman: U.S. Now a ‘Ponzi Economy’Portfolio manager John Hussman warns the U.S. has become a "Ponzi economy," buckling at its productive core even while maintaining a deceptive appearance of prosperity.
September 22, 2014
FINRA’s Big-Brokerage Loyalty Revealed in New Bonus Plan: LawyerThe proposal, which curtails mandatory disclosures, should "leave no doubt" where FINRAs loyalties lie, lawyer Patrick Burns says; recruiter Jon Henschen argues disclosure is pointless.
September 19, 2014
3 Tips to Avoid Social Media Compliance ProblemsNo matter what social media platform advisors use, here are some important tips for staying compliant.