Investment Strategies
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Catching up with... Robert Bigelow
By John SullivanState and municipal budgets are running historic deficits, and from the steady diet of less than appetizing economic news, are unlikely to rebound anytime soon....
October 01, 2010
Solomonic Wisdom for a Changing World, and MarketsAn emerging consensus has it that we're living in a new world with a "new normal" as Mohamed El-Erian puts it. Ken Fisher is prominent among those who dissent from this view, but assuming for argument's sake that the world is changing in some significant way, how should that inform...
October 01, 2010
Room to Grow: Sentiment Augurs More Market Gains: Searching for Alpha for October 2010Last month's Searching for Alpha newsletter listed several reasons why I feel stocks are heading higher.
September 30, 2010
Wealth Portfolio: Top Six Areas Wealth Managers Should Consider for OutsourcingOutsourcing can make your firm look larger and give you more time to do what you do best.
September 27, 2010
Consumers’ Loyalties Tied to Insurance Purchase: Affinion StudyConsumers who purchase an insurance product from a financial institution or association tend to be more loyal, and also have longer, more positive relationships with those institutions, according to a study.
September 27, 2010
The Insightful Approach to Asset AllocationThis column will explore asset allocation on an ongoing basis from a simple yet relatively untried premise: Asset allocation is indeed the most critical determinant of an investment program's success.
September 26, 2010
To Motivate Workers, Flash Dollar Sign, Brain Study FindsIf you've ever wondered how some people managed to stay focused on financial goals, look no further than the currency in your wallet, states a Journal of Neuroscience study.
September 23, 2010
Fed’s Quantitative Easing Plan May Burst Growing Treasury BubbleFederal Reserve policymakers' decision to buy more Treasury debt as interest rates stay at historic lows may give the U.S. economy the stimulus it needs, but it also may help contribute to a growing Treasury bubble.