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Top Performing Sector ETFs of 2011
By John SullivanSectors, dividends and ETFs could be the new gold, frankincense and myrrh based on performance over the past year.
December 07, 2011
Women in Alternative Investments Planning New Fund Rollouts in Next 18 MonthsA new survey of women who work in the alternative investments sector finds that a majority expects the next 18 months to be challenging for the industry, but are more optimistic about the investment outlook and new fund launches within that period.
December 07, 2011
Buffett Goes SolarWarren Buffett is going solar. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is stepping in where the government fears to tread, so to speak, as Berkshires MidAmerica Energy Holdings unit agreed to buy the $2 billion Topaz project in California after a U.S. government loan guarantee for the project fell through.
December 06, 2011
Motley Fool’s Hanson: ‘Ditch These ETFs Now’Tim Hanson has a stark warning for ETF investors, one that flies in the face of conventional wisdom; emerging market ETFs are a pretty package with some very scary contents. Hanson, senior portfolio analyst with Motley Fool Asset Management, has a new report out with a very direct title, Ditch...
December 06, 2011
Jeremy Grantham Delivers Large Dose of DoomGranthams latest letter to clients is spectacularly, and relentlessly, depressing; but his fine performance as a hedge fund manager should allow for a very respectful hearing.
December 06, 2011
8 Moves Investors Should Make in 2012: Brinton EatonBrinton Eaton, a New Jersey-based wealth advisory firm, has some suggestions for investors for the coming year, starting with keeping the faith in equities and keeping a tight rein on emotions.
December 06, 2011
Jason Zweig: There Is No ‘New Normal’ EconomyThe always interesting and sometimes contrarian Jason Zweig writes on Total Return, The Wall Street Journal's personal-finance blog, that the so-called new normal aint all that new.
December 05, 2011
Kenneth Rogoff Asks: Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable?Despite its flaws, the best economic system for nowin the face of no other viable alternativesis 'todays dominant Anglo-American paradigm,' says Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff in a column that went viral.