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Opportunity of a Lifetime
By Jane Wollman RusoffHere's a wake-up jolt: The last generation of retirees couldn't manage to maintain their lifestyles beyond average life expectancy. With the right new approaches, though,...
December 01, 2007
Mapping the Index UniverseThe rapid explosion of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been truly amazing to watch. With almost 600 U.S.-listed funds trading and over $500 billion in assets,...
December 01, 2007
2007-2008: Executive PerspectivesThe past 12 months have been tumultuous for the financial-services industry, with the credit-related write-downs and related changes in leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and stock...
December 01, 2007
Making It to RetirementIn October, I had the privilege of interviewing award-winning journalist Gail MarksJarvis (www.GailMarksJarvis.com). Gail's Chicago Tribune columns reach millions of readers throughout the U.S. Prior...
December 01, 2007
Finding the Next GoogleWhen I was an undergraduate at Columbia in the mid-1970s, students at the university's top-notch School of Engineering had a reputation of being socially awkward...
December 01, 2007
Howard S. LorchManaging Director-Investments Wachovia Securities Career Began: 1969 Home Base: Houston, Texas Civic Affiliations: University of Houston, The 100 Club, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Boy Scouts of America When Howard Lorch...
December 01, 2007
Take Back the PieLast month, I reviewed one of the few books by financial advisors on investing. This was Investing on Autopilot by Robert S. Cable. This month,...