Investment Strategies
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Risk on the Rise: Yield Chasers Rush Into Alternatives
By Joyce HansonCorrelation, coupled with the U.S. bond markets zero-yield environment, has driven advisors into riskier alternative investing.
February 15, 2012
ECB Plans to Surrender Greek Bond ProfitsECB officials Joerg Asmussen and Luc Coene support the idea, and discussions are under way to determine how to book such profits up front so that they can be provided to Greece as an early lump sum.
February 14, 2012
Industry Opponents Slam Volcker Rule as Volcker Defends ItThe controversial Volcker rule that regulates proprietary trading came in for a final round of comment as frustrated bankers, activists and Paul Volcker himself flooded government regulators with statements.
February 14, 2012
Are Central Banks Saving Economy or Destroying It? News AnalysisThe question is whether the central banks combined $15 trillion bet will restore confidence in time for the economy to grow again, or whether the global economic system collapses, sending waves of pain on a scale greatly exceeding the fallout of the still unrecovered U.S. real estate market.
February 14, 2012
Top 8 Favorite U.S. Companies: 2012Harris Interactive announced the results of its 13th annual Reputation Quotient study, which ranked consumers opinion of the reputation of the most visible companies in the United States.
February 14, 2012
Gold ETF Debuts in Hong KongThe first yuan-denominated gold ETF has made a lackluster debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange, but if analysts are correct it is just the beginning for the new vehicle.
February 14, 2012
Can Models Create the Low Correlations That the Markets Have Lost?The Connors Groups Machine Advisor approach might provide an intriguing answer.
February 13, 2012
Hold Cash, Gold and Hard Assets Until ‘Funny Money’ Frenzy Fizzles OutDavid Santschi, who analyzes fund flow data for investment research firm TrimTabs, borders on the apocalyptic when he warns that central bank actions are overwhelming the natural forces in the market.