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Standard and Poor's MarketScope Advisor Expands Platform
By Staff WriterA bond research portal is the newest addition to MarketScope Advisor, part of Standard and Poor's (S&P) Equity Research services.
August 20, 2009
Can Currency Help Diversify Portfolios?In Making Sense of the Dollar, Marc Chandler journeys afield from standard forex territory, into labor market mobility, socialism, manufacturing, technology and productivity. More specifically, the book offers some thoughts for portfolio construction.
August 20, 2009
SIFMA Forecast: Rising Treasury Issuance(SIFMA) survey projects net treasury issuance to continue to rise in the third quarter of 2009, from second-quarter levels, but it's not projected to hit a level as high as the $527 billion seen in the third quarter of 2008.
August 18, 2009
More Funds and ETFS for VanguardVanguard will be adding seven new bond index funds and ETFS to its range of actively managed funds.
August 17, 2009
What Would Ho Chi Minh Think?Van Eck became the latest firm to offer a country specific ETF with the August 14 launch of its Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (NYSE Arca: VNM).
August 12, 2009
Fed Leaves Rates Ultra Low, Continues Quant EasingThe Federal Open Market Committee announced after its August 12 meeting that it believes that "economic activity is leveling out"--presumable that means the free fall is abating.
August 07, 2009
This DAF Has Open ArchitectureSchwab Charitable expands the investment choices for its donor-advised fund (DAF) accounts and adds asset allocation tools. The result: open architecture.