Investment Strategies
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What Makes a Great Investor? Bill Gross Finds Clues in Michael Jackson
By James J. GreenDoes the investing epoch make the man, or vice versa? Even great investors miss serious flaws when they look at The Man in the Mirror, PIMCOs Gross writes.
April 01, 2013
Price Forecasts in the Media: a Lousy Way to InvestI often hear advisors say their clients are contrarian indicators, Richard Peterson of MarketPsych says, warning advisors to calm clients' primal buying and selling urges.
April 01, 2013
Sell in May? No Way!—Searching for Alpha for April 2013With May on the way, three fact-based reasons debunking one of the great myths of investing.
March 31, 2013
Has Gold Lost Its Luster?It's critical to look at trading and other patterns in the metals sector--before it is too late.
March 31, 2013
4 Ways to Hedge Against a Stock Market CorrectionWith recent highs going ever higher, there are several strategies for advisors and clients to consider.
March 29, 2013
Variable Annuity Sales Slide as Income Annuities Reach RecordOverall VA sales trended downward compared with 2011, but were relatively even with 2010 levels.
March 28, 2013
Even Affluent Women Fear Becoming ‘Bag Ladies’Fears of degenerating to the point of a destitute bag lady might elicit a smirk, but a new study from Allianz Life makes clear its nothing to laugh about.
March 28, 2013
When to Begin Social Security? Even Advisors Aren’t SureHere's a scary thought: Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for most Americans. Just as troubling is the confusion over when to start taking it.