Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Barclays Global Launches Two Bond ETFs
By James J. GreenBarclay's Global Investors announced November 7 the availability on NYSE Arca of two new fixed-income ETFs designed to provide investors with low-cost access to the...
November 01, 2008
The Retirement AngleConditions are improving for the increased use of exchange-traded funds in 401(k) plans, according to their proponents in the third-party administrator and investment fields. Before...
November 01, 2008
Catching Up With: Ken FisherOver the past few years, we've checked in with Ken Fisher several times to see how the founder and CEO of this largest of RIA...
November 01, 2008
Capitalism Comes To ChinaMarket participants may find some irony in the idea that as the capitalist West embarks on bailouts and nationalization, the still--officially--Communist nation of China is...
November 01, 2008
Reinvesting Profits to Generate IncomeStephan Cassaday, CEO of Cassaday & Company, Inc., has developed a retirement investment process that he uses to make sure retirees do not outlive their...
October 27, 2008
Mea Culpa From Greenspan Marks Another Lousy WeekOn a week when persistent worries about a worldwide recession pushed stocks lower, and the Treasury Department played matchmaker for an acquisition of a troubled regional bank.
October 21, 2008
Market Rally Continues; Signs of Credit EasingThe drama continues in the stock--and credit--markets, as stocks rallied again on October 20, with the Dow industrials up 411.46 points, or 4.65%, to close at 9,265.43. The S&P 500 was up 44.85 points, or 4.8%, to close at 985.40.