Investment Strategies
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How to Be the Ultimate Contrarian Investor in 2016
By Luke KawaHere are six ways investors can seek to escape the consensus Wall Street bubble by examining some "out-of-the-box" calls for the year ahead.
December 22, 2015
3 Muni Trades That Pushed PIMCO to Top in Year of DistressThe firm left out some risky debt while embracing certain securities that looked promising.
December 22, 2015
Fed Hike ‘Not ‘Star Wars’ Big, But Big’: LPL’s WhiteStocks tend to rise the year after a rate hike, but expect a bumpy next few months, LPL investment chief Burt White says.
December 22, 2015
Muted 2016 Outlook Calls for New Tools for Investors: Neuberger BermanHeading into the New Year, investors can benefit from a broader, more innovative and more unconstrained array of investment solutions, the asset manager says.
December 22, 2015
Fed Made 4 ‘Misjudgments’ on Rates: Larry SummersSummers says theres at least "a two-thirds chance that we will experience zero or negative rates again in the next five years."
December 21, 2015
How to Handle Changes to Social Security Claiming RulesAn explainer of the recent changes to Social Security affecting two popular strategies: "file and suspend" and restricted application.
December 20, 2015
More Pain Ahead for Commodities in 2016: AnalystsIts been a painful bear year for commodities, and analysts arent holding back on why they think this trend will continue.
December 17, 2015
5 Predictions for Stocks & Earnings in 2016After a disappointing year for the S&P 500, should investors get their hopes up?