Investment Strategies
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Viewing Life Insurance as an Asset Class
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPThere are ways to look at coverage that can give advisors and clients further insights into their portfolio allocations and insurance-buying decisions, experts say.
August 24, 2012
Roubini: GOP’s Gold Standard Dream Would Cause DepressionIt might be a relatively slow day for the markets, but the Twitteratiincluding Nouriel Roubini and PIMCO's Bill Grossare abuzz.
August 22, 2012
Yes, Closed-End Fund Yields Are High, but There’s a Catch"Not all yields are created equal," warns S&P Capital IQs Alec Young.
August 22, 2012
How to Hold On for Commodities’ Wild RideA little-known commodities index sports long-term performance more than double that of either the Dow Jones-UBS or Goldman Sachs indexes.
August 21, 2012
From Lost Stock Decade, an Asset Class Is BornOne way to manage risk? Think of volatility as an "asset class" in itself.
August 21, 2012
6 U.S. Cities That Fell Off the Fiscal Cliff—and SurvivedAdvisorOne looks at six municipalities that filed for bankruptcy but climbed their way back to solvency.
August 21, 2012
Soros Buys Into Manchester UnitedAccording to SEC filings, Soros Fund Management snapped up more than 3.1 million shares to the tune of 25.8 million pounds ($40.7 million) as of the stocks closing price on Monday.
August 17, 2012
At Back-to-School Time, Tips for Saving and Paying for CollegeYour clients already feeling the pain of paying tuition? Reminders on how to save for college and how to offset your payments with tax credits and deductions.