Investment Strategies
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Can We Do Better Than Traditional 60/40 Portfolios?
By Frank MullerDiversification is a simple concept, but putting it into practice effectively is not so simple.
October 21, 2014
How Chess Can Make You RichA grandmaster and financial advisor look at investing through the tactics of the chessboard to get a more objective view of how to become rich.
October 21, 2014
Should Investors Take Advantage of Cheap Oil?Low energy prices have many positive ramifications for the economy, forecasts from LPL and Janney Montgomery Scott say.
October 21, 2014
Top 10 Worst Baseball ContractsExcluding the players in the World Series, there are many contenders for a baseball list that no one wants to be a part of.
October 21, 2014
Active Investors See Opportunity in Current Volatility: Fidelity PollThe latest Fidelity Traders Summit poll gauges the favorite sectors of frequent traders and what they think the future holds for the S&P.
October 20, 2014
10 U.S. Companies With Lowest International Tax RatesWalletHub recently released an analysis of taxes paid by the 100 largest firms and found S&P 100 companies pay about 22% less abroad.
October 17, 2014
An Easy Way to Amass a Valuable Art CollectionIn some art categories, building an investment-grade collection is impossible for all but the wealthiest. Here's a medium where prices are reasonable and profits achievable.
October 17, 2014
5 ‘Whys’ for Commercial Real Estate InvestingCommercial real estate is a unique asset class that warrants consideration by investors given its many benefits.