Investment Strategies
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Gold Headed for Bear Market: Soros
By Marlene Y. SatterAnalysts might be bullish on gold for 2012, but George Soros isn't so sure.
December 27, 2011
Impact Investing Picks Up Support Among InvestorsA majority of impact investors, who seek to create positive social or environmental impact beyond financial return, are optimistic about the impact investing industry, according to a new study.
December 27, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: Granite Launches Value Fund, Knight Capital Adds Two Astor ETFsNew products introduced over the last week include a new value fund from Granite Investment Advisors and two new ETF mutual funds from Knight Capital; the adoption of a FTSE benchmark by Vanguard for one of its funds; and the addition of more tools to its active trading platform by...
December 27, 2011
How Advisors Can Deal With Client Cultural DifferencesSome advice for advisors on how to interact with clients who different cultural perspectives.
December 26, 2011
The Debt Retirees Owe to FibonacciYou might have heard of Leonardo Pisano filius (family, in Latin) Bonacci, a.k.a. Fibonacci (1170-1250), probably the most famous mathematician of the Middle Ages.
December 26, 2011
Target: Wall StreetThe question is not whether the financial industry will encounter a volatile and difficult political climate this election year. The question is just how tough that climate will be.
December 23, 2011
12 Days of Christmas Gifts Top $100,000The cost of the items in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' has risen past the $100,000 mark for the first time.
December 22, 2011
A Christmas Song for AdvisorsOh, nimble sells, closing bellsNimble all the way!Oh, what fun it is to tradeAmid volatility!