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Investment Advisor July 2009 James J. Green |
Danger & Opportunity: Taking the Really Long View A conversation with Robert Manning, CEO of MFS Investment Management. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine |
Active Resistance It's not been a good recovery for actively managed mutual funds. Investors have been steadily pulling money out, while sending waves of cash into passively managed index funds and exchange-traded funds. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Time for an Alternative The volatile market is sparking more use of alternative assets |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Carl Resnick |
ETFs: The Ideal Asset Allocation Tool? True diversification has become the primary focus of smart advisors. To the benefit of these advisors and their clients, a wide range of well-built exchange-traded funds has emerged to represent just about every asset class available. |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Ben Warwick |
Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period Clients must take risks to make returns. Here's the right way to do it in 2011. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Income from Where? Financial advisors are realizing the mean variance efficient frontier model is flawed for retirement planning. The main shortcoming is its focus on a portfolio's risk-return tradeoff in terms of returns rather than generation of sustainable income. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 James Picerno |
Searching For Progress Financial innovation is under fire. Failing to beat the market is only one reason. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 |
21st Century Asset Allocation Over the past several years, institutional investors increasingly have opted to allocate a portion of their portfolios to alternative investments as a way to smooth out market volatility. This trend is now spreading to the retail marketplace. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
An Age-Old Question Age plays an important role in determining asset allocation. The general consensus is, the older you get, the less risk you should take. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2009 James MacPherson |
Investing for the Future If classic asset allocation did not prevent most portfolios from losing value, what might investors and advisors do to protect their portfolios, now and in the future? |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
But Are They a Good Deal? MFS asset allocation funds pass the three-year mark and get high ratings from S&P. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
ETFs and Closed-End Funds: New Strategies for a New Day The range of ETFs continues to grow and advisors are graduating to the next level of sophistication, from the traditional use of gaining quick access to a sector or country, to now delivering alpha to clients. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Somnath Basu |
Back To Basics Advisors don't need to rely on complicated models to help clients avert losses. |
On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Gerald Buetow |
In Defense Of Modern Portfolio Theory As stock markets plunged worldwide and investment portfolios took it on the chin, revisionists sought to expound on what they deemed were the inherent flaws of the deeply entrenched MPT. In short, the theory became the scapegoat for the failure of diversification. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Fund Manager Profile Taking the Global View: Jeff Knight leads a standout fund at beleaguered mutual fund group Putnam. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 |
A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Carty & Carty |
Both Sides Of The Ledger Barra co-founder Andrew Rudd is helping advisors build portfolios that balance client resources against future claims. |
Financial Advisor July 2006 Milton Ezrati |
Fixed-Income Conundrum After years in which investors were able to get adequate and attractive real returns with effectively no credit risk, the fixed-income market now offers little yield or potential return. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
From Complexity to Simplicity And Back Using plain-vanilla mutual funds, retail advisors can build low-correlating portfolios, like absolute-return portfolios. In fact, the sophisticated financial advisor is performing like a mini-institutional consultant of yore. |
Financial Advisor March 2010 Alan Lavine |
Markowitz: MPT Holds Up Modern portfolio theory never claimed diversification would help during financial crises. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2010 Michael Johnston |
ETFs for the Forgotten Asset Classes Is this all-ETF portfolio well-rounded enough? |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2011 Diana Britton |
Is Tactical Investing Wall Street's Next Clown Act? There's a renewed interest in tactical asset allocation and new products that cater to that method. |
Financial Advisor August 2005 Sydney LeBlanc |
ETFs and SMAs: Side By Side Now, separately managed accounts can mean anything, from an entire basket of different separate account managers to an account also holding mutual funds, cash, and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Of these companion investment vehicles, ETFs are proving to be one of the most popular. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
Loaded for Bear A year after the worldwide nosedive, though, things look brighter for managed accounts. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Stacy Schultz |
ETFs' Glory Days At a time when the market was swinging by hundreds of points a day, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered a more secure alternative. |
Registered Rep. June 15, 2009 Kristen French |
Hedge Funds Bruised, But New Retail Products Abound So far this year, investors and advisors seem to have put the brakes on new hedge fund investments. |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Michelle Knight |
Cashing In On Cash Flow Retirement-age investors need not resign themselves to a portfolio of Treasury bonds with pitifully low yields. |
Investment Advisor December 2008 James J. Green |
The Failure of Asset Allocation Asset allocation can explain past market performance, but not predict which allocation will work in the future. |
Investment Advisor January 2008 Kathleen M. McBride |
Built to Last Although their strategies vary, Rob Arnott and his investment advisor peers are hewing to a long-term focus on fundamentals, valuations, costs, and taxes. |
Investment Advisor April 2008 |
Upgrades The year-old Rydex Managed Futures Strategy Fund has attracted approximately $400 million in assets... Bear Stearns Asset Management launched the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund... Sun Life Financial announced several new investment options... |
Financial Advisor May 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Curian launches research portfolio... Investors Capital creates VIP desk... USAA expands mutual fund access... |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Jeff Schlegel |
An Alternative World A growing number of financial advisors and their clients are clamoring for alternative investments in the wake of the massive market maelstrom of '08-'09, but it's a broad space requiring lots of due diligence. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Robert J. Lindner |
Expert's Corner: Putting It in Neutral Advisors can improve a client's portfolio by using a market neutral strategy. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Huxley & Burns |
The Match Makers Advisors can use asset dedication to match client's cash flows to their liabilities. |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Matthew Hougan |
Shorting ETFs Gets Sold Short Although many advisors are reluctant to short exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it's important to remember that ETFs are less risky on the short side than individual stocks, as they are not susceptible to short squeezes. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Suzanne McGee |
The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds? |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Growth Spurts It's still tricky to invest for retirement, but planners are starting to seek out long-term growth. Next trick: convincing skittish clients. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 23, 2004 Ann Cullen |
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors Risk-reward. Rising interest rates. Stocks or bonds. There's lots to ponder when setting asset allocation strategy. And the answers might not come with "conventional wisdom." |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Double Plays When clients want a total return fund, it may be difficult for advisors to sort out the options. Determining what role a total return fund can play in a client's portfolio requires a deeper understanding of this confusing category. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
The New Stocks Where can financial planners seek those historic equity market returns without the painful setbacks? One place to start is in the bond market. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Suzanne McGee |
The Athletic Portfolio In this environment, a good portfolio is one that rides out storms and takes advantage of opportunities -- one that demonstrates strength, flexibility and endurance. What should financial advisors do to deliver peak performance for clients? |
Financial Advisor May 2004 C. Michael Cart |
Risk Control: The Next Act For ETFs New Exchange-traded funds are being created as strategies and technology are developed. |
Financial Advisor June 2009 Marla Brill |
ETF Portfolios To Go ETF portfolio management services pitch to financial advisors. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Joan Warner |
The Case For Portable ALPHA As international markets become more correlated, the need for financial advisers and money managers to access greater diversification -- while hedging risk -- could make this strategy investing's next hot model. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Geoff Considine |
Not Without Risk Any discussion of whether the theoretical constructs of asset allocation and diversification broke down must start with a reasonable estimate of what they were supposed to provide. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Elizabeth Wine |
Capital Calls: The Plight of the Partner Making partner in an advisory firm once conjured up images of crazy wealth, but these days you may end up paying your company. |
Financial Advisor January 2006 Sydney LeBlanc |
Breaking The Mold The new SMA environment will allow advisors to demonstrate in a truly value-added fashion that they bring a great deal of expertise to the table from which clients can benefit. |
Financial Advisor April 2007 Matt Hougan |
Layer Upon Layer With the surging interest in exchange-traded funds, it was only a matter of time until someone decided to package them together into a fund-of-funds structure. But are they the best option for your financial advisory clients? |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Stephen Savage |
What Just Happened The magnitude of this market decline exceeds the frame of reference of nearly every advisor in business today, and most of their clients. What approach can advisors take with shell-shocked clients? |