Investment Strategies
Get the latest market outlook, as well as news and analysis on mutual funds, ETFs and alternative investments, all designed to help you construct a well-balanced portfolio for your clients
Volatility Makes Alternative Investments ‘Essential’ to U.S. Portfolios: Survey
By Danielle AndrusOver three-quarters of institutional investors in the United States consider alternative investments essential to a diversified portfolio, a survey by Natixis Global Asset Management found.
September 21, 2012
Defined Maturity ETFs: Innovation in Fixed IncomeDefined maturity ETFs combine the benefits of individual bonds, bond funds and traditional fixed-income ETFs.
September 21, 2012
Brandywine Beats PIMCO With Sharp Macro CallsBrandywine portfolio manager Stephen Smith's open secret is that he's shorting the bond market while awaiting its return to what he calls normalization.
September 21, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian: Fed Wants Inflation Now, Will Clean Up ‘Mess’ LaterPIMCO CEO harshly criticizes the Federal Reserve, saying they are actually trying to create inflation.
September 20, 2012
Equity Risk and the Presidential Election: What Does History Tell Us?Increased market volatility as part of the "new normal" is the subject of countless debates. But concern doesnt dissipate when markets calm.
September 18, 2012
FPA’s Bob Rodriguez Blasts Bernanke for Going ‘All In’ With QE3"All in may be a good strategy for poker but not for this economy," the famed money manager says, with harsh words for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
September 18, 2012
Pimco’s Gross Slams Fed in Tweet CritiqueSure, hes no Kim Kardashian or Ashton Kutcher, but PIMCOs Bill Gross is gaining traction with his Twitter feed.
September 18, 2012
Dallas Fed’s Fisher Backs Bernanke in Blame Game"The government has the ability to incent the private sector through tax and spending programs," Fed president Richard Fisher said. "Get on with it."