Investment Strategies
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Berkshire Hathaway Gathering, Pt. 1: Advisors Make the Pilgrimage
By Geoff KirbysonOne attendee says that getting to listen to Warren Buffett answer questions for 8 hours is the "best one-day economic seminar in the world."
May 03, 2012
John Bogle: The 2012 IA 25 Extended ProfileTheres something reassuring about John Bogles passion and the fact that it hasnt waned with age.
May 02, 2012
How to Detect if Your Fund Manager Is a ‘Closet Indexer’Theres a simple trick for advisors to figure out whether an actively managed mutual fund tracks its benchmark index too closely. Ever hear of R-squared?
May 01, 2012
Milevsky’s ‘7 Most Important Equations’ on Retirement Offers 7 Crucial Ideas for AdvisorsMoshe Milevsky, whose new book will be released in June, has become a rock star on the advisor lecture circuit. Why?
May 01, 2012
Cash Loses, Real Estate Wins and Other Q1 Plays by Tiger 21While many Tiger 21 members might feel the worst of the economic troubles are behind us, general consensus is that we are in no way in the clear, said Michael Sonnenfeldt, the groups chairman.
April 27, 2012
How to Become a Retirement AdvisorBill Kantner had the kind of problem most advisors only dream of: 90 prospects from the same company were ready to retire and he needed a way to support their needs. Zachary Parker of Securities America had a solution.
April 26, 2012
TD Ameritrade Launches Customized Thinkpipes Options Platform for RIAsThinkpipes is an advanced, highly customizable trading platform for advisors."
April 25, 2012
How Are Advisors Managing in a Low-Rate Environment?While the Federal Reserve's reaffirmation Wednesday of its zero-rate policy is great news for home buyers, low rates remain a significant challenge to retirees and their financial advisors...