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Holiday Cheer
By Bill MillerIf you're like most advisors, your mailbox is already starting to bulge with holiday cards wishing you and yours a happy holiday season. (In the...
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...
November 01, 2006
Dealing with InsecurityIf you've been at something for a long enough time, you don't encounter too many surprises. Yet, despite a decade of financial journalism, I was...
November 01, 2006
Claymore Enters the ETF ArenaAnother flurry of exchange-traded funds has hit Wall Street in the form of five funds from ETF industry newcomer Claymore Securities and another five under...