Investment Strategies
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Top 15 Best Paying College Degrees: 2012
By Dan BermanWith the rise in college tuition showing no sign of slowing down, a new, wide-ranging paper offers a tool for grads, or those choosing a degree, to figure out what their degrees might be worth.
May 29, 2012
3 Major Changes to 529 PlansStates have been lowering fees and adding FDIC-insured CDs, among other notable adjustments of which advisors should be aware.
May 25, 2012
When Bad Things Happen to Good Portfolios—and What to Do About ItIs there a better way? Can the divide between Eugene Fama and Richard Thaler be bridged?
May 24, 2012
10 Key Issues to Watch in China’s FutureAudience members at the Best of IMCA seminar series in Denver were once again reminded that theyll soon report to their Chinese overlords.
May 22, 2012
Hey, Facebook. Here’s 3 Reasons Why You’re No GoogleFor those buying Facebook stock, there are important differences between the two companies that will make Google-like returns tough to achieve.
May 21, 2012
S&P’s Stovall: Investors Have ‘Dueling Fears’Amid the Greek turmoil, Stovall sees tasty morsels for those with an appetite for risk.
May 21, 2012
Not a Pretty Picture: Mixed Results for Recent Art SalesResults of an auction in April show art returns falling behind the S&P 500, though they had strong returns for the past 12 months.
May 18, 2012
Facebook Frenzy Is About Separating Fools From Their Money: News AnalysisThe clamor for shares of Facebook's IPO was so great, it guaranteed one outcome and almost guaranteed another: that Facebooks founders would be even richer than they thought and that investors would wind up with mediocre results.