Investment Strategies
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Top Portfolio Products: SSGA Rolls Out Multi-Factor SPDR ETF
By Marlene Y. SatterPlus, Exceed Investments adds fund that tracks Nasdaqs structured-product index.
April 16, 2015
Renewable Energy Booms, Coal Energy FaltersIn 2015, the US could set new national records for annual renewable build, coal retirements, and gas burn from the power sector.
April 16, 2015
3 Sectors Where Billionaires Bought Ahead of Earnings SeasonWhere billionaire hedge fund managers like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Warren Buffett placed their chips ahead of first-quarter earnings.
April 16, 2015
Gates, Pritzkers Take on Musk in $5 Billion Race for New BatteryGates is backing MITs Donald Sadoway, who says hes perfected the chemistry for a 10-ton liquid metal battery.
April 15, 2015
Hedge Fund Firm GMO Says Stop Hedging Your (Foreign) BetsThe Boston-based hedge fund firm argues that, paradoxically, hedging foreign equity actually increases risk.
April 15, 2015
Under the Hood: Stock Market Valuation, Pt. 2—Shiller and TobinConcluding our discussion of stock market valuation tools, we look at Robert Shillers CAPE and James Tobins Q Ratio.
April 14, 2015
Under the Hood: Stock Market Valuation, Pt. 1: Buffett’s ChoiceTo begin our look at the most popular stock market valuation tools, we consider Warren Buffetts favorite.
April 13, 2015
Average Returns, Rarer Than You ThinkPlus, the average investor realizes returns of about 3.7%. Why? Because they chase alpha and fail rather than aim for beta and succeed.