Investment Strategies
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Greek Debt Swap Success Called Likely
By Marlene Y. SatterEnough holders of Greek sovereign debt have now signed on to the debt swap deal that is a prerequisite for a second bailout that success seems likely. However, there is still a chance that collective action clauses may be triggered.
March 07, 2012
Taxes & Inequality: Shiller’s Plan to Fix Tax CodeYale economist Robert Shiller says he and a colleague have studied inequality indexation with the objective of showing how more complex systems of tax rates might work.
March 07, 2012
The Future Is Now: Institutional Asset Allocation for Retail InvestorsScrutiny of the asset allocation process since 2008 has led to a proliferation of smart, managed investment products that help facilitate the implementation of diversified portfolio strategies.
March 05, 2012
China Cuts 2012 Growth TargetChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has set the country's growth target for 2012 at an eight-year low of 7.5% as he seeks to boost consumer demand within the nation and reduce reliance on external markets.
March 05, 2012
Myanmar May Float CurrencyResource-rich Myanmar may be about to undo one of the financial holdovers of 50 years of military rule: it could be preparing to decouple the kyat from the International Monetary Funds special drawing rightsa 35-year-long restriction that kept the official exchange rate at about 6.4 kyat to the dollar.
March 02, 2012
Fellow Advisors, All Your Models Are ‘Garbage’: John MauldinAfter the developed world, and eventually even the U.S., deleverages, asset allocation models can be brought back. Is France the next Greece, or is it Japan?
March 01, 2012
Nasdaq Finds Its MojoGuess whos back on top? The Nasdaq Composite that wretched group of tech stocks some investors have grown to hate.
March 01, 2012
NAREIT Analysis: Demand for Apartments at Record HighThe National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts reports apartment REIT price returns are up 225% through February 2012 since the REIT markets trough in March 2009.