Portfolio Construction
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By Staff WriterInvestment earnings accounted for about 6% of U.S. life and health insurers' profits during the first 9 months of 2005, up from 2% during the ...
February 01, 2006
Down, Then Up, in 2006Economic growth will slow a bit; earnings growth will moderate; large-cap will outperform small cap, non-U.S. equities will outperform U.S. equities for the fifth year...
February 01, 2006
Risky BusinessIn the September 2005 Investment Advisor, we showed that characteristic (value-growth and market capitalization) constrained investing costs investors almost 300 basis points per year. Then,...
February 01, 2006
Silk PursesThe average mutual fund investor made money in 2005. Perhaps not as much as in 2004, but positive returns were the norm, nonetheless. On the...
January 17, 2006
Jackson National Expands VA OptionsJackson National Life Insurance Company is adding new variable annuity investment choices aimed at customers who want exposure to the stock market without the need ...
January 17, 2006
Jackson National Expands VA OptionsJackson National Life Insurance Company is adding new variable annuity investment choices aimed at customers who want exposure to the stock market without the need ...
January 01, 2006
Off the GridAt the Wealth Advisor Summit, Craig Callahan, founder and president of Icon Advisers, Inc. in Greenwood Village, Colorado, made a compelling case for releasing portfolio...
January 01, 2006
Latin Funds Soar NorthwardInvesting in Latin American stocks has been very lucrative the past few years. The continent offers immense commodities and natural resources, a cheap labor force,...