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Get New Clothes
By Bill GoodYou probably recall Hans Christian Andersen's delightful story "The Emperor's New Clothes," in which a potentate parades before his subjects while supposedly wearing a garment...
May 28, 2010
Bull, Tech Funds Leading the Pack: Mutual Fund Weekly WrapupThe latest Lipper research--tracking fund categories and fund performance--indicates that, among the largest funds, the Pimco Total Return Fund has risen 3.75% year to date, though in the week ended May 28 it declined 0.5%.
May 28, 2010
Wealthy Taking More Control of Their Finances, Barclays FindsU.S. high-net-worth investors have emerged from the recent financial crisis pessimistic about the American and global economies and with less trust in Washington's ability to manage financial crises.
May 27, 2010
Boomers Should Invest In Dividend-Paying Value StocksBoomers should bulk up on dividends and value stocks, Jon Chevreau writes on his blog, The Wealthy Boomer. According to a report by Catherine Avery...
May 27, 2010
U.S. Durable Goods Rose n 2.9% in April, Beating ExpectationsCommercial aircraft see biggest boost, with 16.1% increase over March
May 27, 2010
At Fiduciary Symposium, Jeff Mamorsky Says Independents' Role Set to 'Explode'The drafters of ERISA in the 1970s, "never contemplated ERISA being used as it is today," Matthew Hutcheson noted at the IFS, as he introduced Jeff Mamorsky, chairman of the Global Benefits and Compensation Group at the law firm Greenberg Traurig.
May 24, 2010
Are Private Clients 'Well Served' by the Financial Services Industry?A new survey of advisors to wealthy families says, overwhelmingly, "no."
May 24, 2010
IPI Survey Takes Pulse of Advisors and InvestorsThe survey was conducted by the Institute for Private Investors (IPI), a membership organization that facilitates networking and education for wealthy families and their advisors.