Investment Strategies
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6 Ways Advisors Can Protect Against 401(k) Lawsuits
By Bernice NapachMarketCounsel CEO Brian Hamburger talks about how advisors can limit liability as the lawsuits against 401(k) and 403(b) plans proliferate.
August 23, 2016
Law Firms Risked It All on 401(k) Fee Suits, and It’s Paying OffDespite some major recoveries in class actions over excessive 401(k) fees, few lawyers are willing to litigate these cases.
August 22, 2016
Factor Investing ExplainedFactor analysis quantifies alpha and turns it into an objective, repeatable model of security selection.
August 22, 2016
Does Private Prison Decision Cut the Legs Out From Prison REITs?The Bureau of Prisons will be scaling back its use of privately run prisons. What will that mean to companies that specialize in this service?
August 22, 2016
Impact Investing Metrics Help Firms Improve Bottom Line, ValuationsInvestor tracking of metrics like customer satisfaction and environmental impact can help a business function better, GIIN finds.
August 22, 2016
REITs Are Outperforming, but Some Sectors Are Stronger Than OthersBaby boomers and millennials, trendsetters in different ways, are both driving growth in key REIT sectors.
August 17, 2016
‘Equity’ Movie: Backstabbing, Sexism and Ruthlessness on Wall St."Equity" producer and co-star Sarah Megan Thomas talks to ThinkAdvisor about telling the story of women and "the gray lines of power on Wall Street."
August 16, 2016
The 5 Deadly Sins of InvestingThese five misconceptions will only deliver you and your clients the wages of investing sin.