Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Good Corp., Bad Corp.: Corporate Citizenship and Financial Performance
By Bob KeaneConventional wisdom about SRI, which can mean either socially responsible investing or sustainably responsible investing, is that adding an overlay of social screens to investment...
November 20, 2009
Fed Gives Peek At AIG Support ProgramsTwo entities formed to help American International Group Inc. unwind complicated financial transactions cut their principal balance levels this fall.
November 19, 2009
Why Have Large Caps Outperformed Since August?Three themes help explain why that's happening
November 16, 2009
Are Currencies the Holy Grail in Diversification?If you believe that allocation to non-correlative assets to diversify portfolios is the Holy Grail of better risk-adjusted returns, you may find this interesting.
November 03, 2009
THE ETF EXPERT: Assets Pouring into Water ETFsWho would not want to own companies that produce or distribute an item that is essential for human life, exists in limited quantities, and has no known substitutes?
November 02, 2009
Whither the Markets? The Devil Is in the Entrails: Searching for Alpha, November 2009Discerning the likely direction of the markets today is like reading a cleverly written mystery novel. In both cases a macro focus is essential, but the devil is in the details.
November 01, 2009
Insurance Update: Bonds. Death Bonds.September's financial news seemed more suitable for Halloween, with headlines about the "macabre" subject of "death bonds" cropping up everywhere from mainstream media to the...
November 01, 2009
Asset AllocationBehind the Numbers, with Gail Dudack Taking a contrary position to a lot of the people she speaks with, the principal of the Dudack Research Group...