Investment Strategies
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Bob Doll: 10 Economic Predictions for 2014
By Michael S. FischerThe Nuveen chief equity strategist said his overarching theme this year was less fear, more confidence.
January 02, 2014
Have Commodities Futures Lived Up to Their Promise?Two recent analyses suggest the previous decades hype about high return and low correlation with stocks has not panned out.
December 23, 2013
The Messy Reality of Financial DecisionsFollowing the evidence is imperative and difficult.
December 23, 2013
The Real Value in Value InvestingPeople hold many wrong beliefs; invest accordingly.
December 20, 2013
What We Can and Can’t Predict About Stock ReturnsNobel laureates Famas and Shillers asset-pricing models are nearly opposite, yet they both got one big thing wrong, Research Affiliates CIO Hsu says.
December 16, 2013
Annuities and Social Security: What Retirees Need to KnowThree top retirement planners explain how they're dealing with two of the hottest client topics out there.
December 10, 2013
10 Worst Sales Mistakes Advisors MakeDarci Hemsley Brown, of Aaron Hemsley Assocs., helps advisors overcome sales-related fears and self-sabotaging behaviors.
December 09, 2013
‘Secrets’ of Warren Buffett’s Success Revealed in New ResearchA new study calls Buffett's investment performance the best among all stock and mutual funds that have existed for at least three decades.