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A Conversation with David Salisbury of the Employee Benefit Research Institute
By David MacchiaOne of the most enjoyable and enlightening conversations I've ever experienced was with Dallas Salisbury, president & CEO of Washington-based Employee Benefit Research Institute. For...
October 01, 2008
The Investment ClassicsIn the middle decades of the 20th century, investment strategy took on a newly serious demeanor. Stock picking began to be something investors could think...
October 01, 2008
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?I chose this elegant eatery near the World Financial Center and half a mile uptown from Wall Street for a reason. A little more than...
October 01, 2008
Universal StandardsIn my last article, I relayed the startling statistic that by the end of this year, the number of non-U.S. CFP certificants will almost surely...
October 01, 2008
How the Election Will Affect the Markets and EconomyMcCain or Obama? Prosperity or recession? Do characterizations by party affiliation still hold water? Not necessarily. We've seen Democratic presidents accumulate impressive budget surpluses, and Republican...
October 01, 2008
Significant ValueCommodity prices may shift in the short term, but the long-term demand outlook for energy and new deals are steadily propelling the sector in positive...
October 01, 2008
Greenspan's LegacyA newspaper story once alleged that some traders at a Wall Street brokerage house had a shrine dedicated to Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, in...
October 01, 2008
Are You a Stock or a Bond?Pensions Are Dying; Long Live Pensions"...At present, the only way a company can manage the risk of long-lived workers is to work them so hard...