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David A. Mallach
By Ellen UzelacSenior Vice President of Investments, Merrill Lynch Career Began: 1973 Home Base: Elkins Park, Pa. Civic Affiliations: Mallach House in Botswana, David Mallach Music Scholarship at Troy University ----- What...
December 01, 2006
Research RoundtableMr. Market, wont to wearing his heart on his sleeve, reacts, reflects -- and anticipates. Marching always to its own drummer, the market in 2007...
December 01, 2006
Roiled By OilConventional wisdom suggests that oil prices increased eightfold, from less than $10 per barrel in 1999 to a peak of $77 per barrel in mid-2006,...
December 01, 2006
Shifting TidesIn Research's June 2006 issue, the article "Going Independent" taught us that the financial services industry continues to attract new entrants. The industry segment showing...
December 01, 2006
Malcolm A. MakinFounder, Professional Planning Group Raymond James Financial Services Career Began: 1974 Home Base: Westerly, R.I. Civic Affiliations: Ocean Community YMCA, Westerly Hospital, American Seniors Golf Association ----- At the start of...
November 01, 2006
Starfish organizations"If you cut off a spider's leg, it's crippled; if you cut off its head, it dies. But if you cut off a starfish's leg,...
November 01, 2006
Shifting WeightsThe argument between fundamentals on the one hand and size on the other is only getting louder, and the latest round of ETFs from PowerShares...
November 01, 2006
Still a Bustling MarketInvestors have gotten used to a steady supply of new ETFs, and the third quarter didn't fail to match their expectations. Fund categories that saw...