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Why Yale Keeps Beating Harvard in the Endowment Game
By Janet LevauxDavid Swensen, who has led Yales strong performance, says his approach should not be a model for individual investors.
September 20, 2016
Goldman Picks a Side in One of the Fed's Most Contentious DebatesEconomists try to get to the bottom of inflation's chicken-or-egg problem.
September 19, 2016
Active U.S. Equity Funds Bled Cash in August: MorningstarActive U.S. equity funds continued to hemorrhage assets in August while their passive counterparts persisted in performing well.
September 19, 2016
Funds Dump Gold at Fastest Pace Since May as Fed View ShiftsMoney managers cut bets on bullion rally by most since May as Fed officials prepare to release policy statement on Sept. 21.
September 19, 2016
Central Bank Meetings Could Bring 'Global Repricing' This Week: CitiExpect a bumpy ride as global markets digest news from both a U.S. Fed Reserve and Bank of Japan gathering, according to one analyst.
September 19, 2016
Raymond James’ Saut: Trump, Clinton Wretched; Markets RosyJeffrey Saut, Raymond James chief investment strategist, says Trump scares me to death while Clinton is a liar.
September 16, 2016
Harvard Study: Political Dysfunction Threatens U.S. EconomyOnce the envy of many nations, the U.S. political system has become our greatest liability, three Harvard business professors say in a new study.
September 15, 2016
Compliance Support for DOL Fiduciary Rule Next Big Advisor Need: CogentAdvisor education may be important for firms as much for assuaging fears and easing confusion as for compliance, new research from Cogent says.