Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
PowerShares Pares Down
By Ron DeLeggeInvesco PowerShares Capital Management liquidates 19 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) within its family, some tied to the FTSE RAFI indices.
May 13, 2009
Record Number of CFA CandidatesDespite the global economic downturn, a record number - 128,600 individuals from 154 countries - of serious investment professionals have enrolled for the June 2009...
May 07, 2009
Grail Advisors Launches First Active Multi-Manager ETFGrail Advisors announced May 7 that trading of the new Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF has begun on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GVT.
May 05, 2009
Schwab Fund Fees ReducedCharles Schwab Investment Management announced that it has made a permanent move to lower expenses, simplify share classes, and lower minimum investment levels to $100 for all of its Schwab equity index funds.
May 04, 2009
MetLife Teams With Wilshire - CorrectedA variable annuity issuer will be using the insights of another firm to strengthen a family of 5 risk-based asset-allocation portfolios.
May 04, 2009
MetLife Teams With Wilshire - CorrectedA variable annuity issuer will be using the insights of another firm to strengthen a family of 5 risk-based asset-allocation portfolios.
May 01, 2009
Who Caught the Rally?: Searching for Alpha, May 2009The huge equity gains in April were a welcome respite from recent volatility.
May 01, 2009
PowerShares to Close 19 ETFsInvesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC plans to close 19 of its exchange-traded funds, which it says represent less than 1 percent of its total assets.