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Beware of the ETF Oblivion
By Staff WriterWelcome to the abyss of ETF oblivion. It's an unfriendly place where exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with marginable assets, minimal trading volume, and zero interest from...
July 01, 2008
Innovators in ControlDuring a recent business trip to California, I took a detour to San Diego to visit a childhood friend, a Ph.D. microbiologist who relocated there...
July 01, 2008
The Intelligent InvestorAs a contrarian investor, advisor John P. Elwood has carved out a niche turning long-term losers into winners. Now in his 40th year in the...
July 01, 2008
The MatchmakerTennessee Williams wrote the famed line for tragic character Blanche DuBois in his play, "A Streetcar Named Desire." But veteran executive recruiter Mark Elzweig says...
July 01, 2008
The Roaring 80sIt was August 17, 1982, and Dr. Doom had changed his mind. Economist Henry Kaufman, then at Salomon Brothers, had come to be known by the...
July 01, 2008
Globalization NowGlobalization. We hear the term over and over nowadays yet it's often hard to define succinctly because it encompasses myriad issues. At its core, globalization...
July 01, 2008
Students and TeachersBragging rights: the right to boast after winning a game or beating an opponent. I really did earn bragging rights. The game, which I won, is...