Portfolio Construction
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Hiring New Team: Robert Chapman Returns to the Fray
By Staff WriterEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--Robert L. Chapman, Jr., the hedge fund manager who gave himself a sabbatical 16 months ago, announced this weekend that he's back. His two new funds, Chap-Cap Partners II LP and Chap-Cap Activist Partners LP, will open their respective doors Jan. 1, 2006. The latter, as its...
August 01, 2005
Plan of the CenturyFor Ricky Grunden, the essence of being a financial advisor is not investment strategy and wealth accumulation, although those are important. He sees his role...
July 27, 2005
Vanguard International Growth Fund Manager to RetireVanguard Group said on Tuesday that Richard Foulkes will retire as lead portfolio manager of the $9.8-billion Vanguard International Growth Fund (VWIGX) at the end...
July 21, 2005
Fund in Focus: Permanent Aggressive Growth PortfolioMichael J. Cuggino, manager since January 1991 S&P Rank: 4 Stars Aggressive Growth Fund Takes The Long View
July 01, 2005
THE GLUCK REPORT, Part II: Has Advent Shuttered AdvisorMart?At a time when Web-based portfolio management software (PMS) seems to be gaining greater acceptance among independent advisors, Advent Software Inc. appears to have stopped...
July 01, 2005
THE GLUCK REPORT, Part III: Orion Rising?For RIAs, the choice among portfolio management software (PMS) programs keeps growing. This month, we'll take a look at one of the newer offerings, from...
June 06, 2005
Excellence in Fund Management: T. Rowe Price Growth Stock FundRobert W. Smith, manager since February 1997 S&P Rank: 4 Stars If You Build It, They Will Come
June 01, 2005
When Is a Mutual Fund Like a Hedge Fund?When unsophisticated investors hear terms like "hedging strategy," "short stocks," or "call options," they assume that they're being asked to take risks with their money....