Investment Strategies
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A Good Time to Invest in Commodities?
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPA few trends bode well for commodities investors, Mike McGlone of ETF Securities says.
January 22, 2015
Smart-Beta ETFs: 3 Factors to Calculate Before Adding to a PortfolioStill trying to understand what smart beta means for ETFs? Hint: its where active meets passive.
January 21, 2015
Roubini: Obama Is Right; Gold Bugs Are WrongAt Davos, the economist warns that deflation is a bigger threat than inflation and calls for higher taxes on the wealthy.
January 20, 2015
Congress Needs to Do Its Bit for EconomyThe U.S. is doing better than other regions, but politicians must improve conditions for more Americans in 2015.
January 16, 2015
Census Data Understates Retirement Income of WealthyA Center for Retirement Research analysis shows significant understatements in retirement income reported in the Census Bureaus Current Population Survey.
January 16, 2015
With Low Prices, Should Wine Collectors Take a Sip?The market appears to be stabilizing after a Chinese crackdown on corruption led to a price drop.
January 15, 2015
Stop Checking Your Retirement Portfolio So Often: Columbia StudyTo improve returns, advisors should help retirement clients build an appropriate portfolio and then "encourage them to be inattentive," a Columbia professor says.
January 14, 2015
Russia Needs a Re-Fi, and Is Willing to Pay Up: Research AffiliatesThe smart beta shop has long maintained that hated companies, and countries, make the most profitable investments.