Investment Strategies
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Riding to the Rescue: Momentous Insurance Offers Equine Policies
By Michael S. FischerAffluent individuals who engage in luxury hobbies, including owning, riding and showing horses, face a number of liabilities that may not be covered by their existing policies; so last week, Momentous Insurance Brokerage tried to rectify that problem.
January 06, 2012
Gold at $10,000? Bullion Buff Barisheff Makes the CaseNick Barisheff offers a spirited defense of golds inevitable rise, arguing that increasing governmental indebtedness and currency debasement make todays gold price insignificant.
January 06, 2012
Dutch Pension Plan Blacklists WalmartThe largest pension fund in the Netherlands, Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, with more than $300 billion in assets, has washed its hands of Walmart, divesting itself of shares in its longtime investment and citing the company's poor labor practices and anti-union position as its reasons.
January 06, 2012
Doubleline Capital Looks Back at 2011, Ahead to 2012 for MarketsJeffrey Gundlach firms Just Markets call explores outlook for Europe, U.S. stock and debt markets: caution on China, bullish on EM equities
January 05, 2012
Fed Asks Congress to Ease Lending Standards and Housing InventoryQuincy Krosby, chief market strategist for Prudential Annuities, thinks the 'Fed will probably give us QE3' this year, but will focus on buying mortgage-backed securities rather than Treasuries.
January 05, 2012
Three Global Financial Scenarios and Potential Investment Strategies for 2012The global economy in 2012 will likely remain in its Great Idle, with slow, positive growth and an economic crisis avoided, but the odds of another global recession have risen in recent months and Europe could experience at least a mild recession.
January 04, 2012
N.Y. Life Retirement Plan Services Announces Benchmark ToolNew York Life Retirement Plan Services announced Wednesday the availability of a new service powered by Anova Consulting Group, a financial services market research and sales training firm, that it says will help retirement plan advisors assess client satisfaction and measure themselves against peers.
January 04, 2012
Seven Predictions for Hedge Funds in 2012This year promises to be the best since 2007 for net flows into hedge funds, according predictions by Agecroft Partners, a global consulting and third-party marketing firm.