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Smaller Stocks Holding Up
By Staff WriterThis year, there haven't been many havens for stock investors, but two areas are holding their own: small- and mid-size company stocks. ETFs following mid- and...
August 01, 2008
Benchmarking in Tough TimesLook at your calendar. We've already reached the half-way point of the year. How are your clients' portfolios doing? Right now is a good time...
August 01, 2008
Free, But Not CheapWhy do so many people live beyond their means? Or why do people plan to diet and exercise, but fail to do so? Or why...
August 01, 2008
SPDRs Spins New Sector FundsState Street Global has introduced 10 new international exchange-traded funds. The new set of funds provides exposure to international industry sectors. Each ETF is linked...
August 01, 2008
Morgan Stanley Shares Q2 ResultsMorgan Stanley says income from continuing operations in the second quarter ended May 31, 2008, was $1 billion compared with $2.4 billion in the second...
August 01, 2008
Murdoch's Global Dow IndexOn August 4, Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, launched the Global Dow, an index with components are selected by the editors of...
August 01, 2008
The Oil 'Bubble'West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (WTI), as measured by the United States Oil Fund (USO) has doubled in the past 12 months. Investors and consumers,...
August 01, 2008
Room to ImproveEvery financial advisor comes to the business with a different mix of personal strengths and weaknesses. Top producers aren't necessarily worthier than those who are...