Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Thick as a BRIC
By Staff WriterGoldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an all-cap BRIC equity fund, which will concentrate assets in 20 to 40 companies based in, or doing business in, Brazil, Russia, India and China.
July 01, 2006
The Chinese ParadoxEarlier this year, when Chinese president Hu Jintao visited the United States, a political cartoon made rounds in American newspapers. Mr. Hu was shown driving...
June 12, 2006
Big Global Indexes ComingNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Russell Investment Group plans to launch in the fourth quarter of this year a set of wide-ranging indexes to cover world stock markets. The initial versions will represent small-, large- and all-cap stocks, with separate country, industry and style indexes to follow. Kelly Haughton, founder and strategic director...
June 11, 2006
Protecting Executive Income With An Integrated Income Protection ProgramThe ability to earn an income is one of an individual's most valuable assets. That's something I learned in my first Disability 101 class, and ...
June 07, 2006
Principal Offers More DI OptionsThe Principal Financial Group says it has lowered disability insurance rates and added new DI riders.The changes will give consumers more options for assuring their ...
June 01, 2006
Emerging Market Debt RisesBonds issued by emerging markets countries have benefited from an improving balance of payments, as well as trade and current account surpluses since increased global...
June 01, 2006
How to Succeed at the FedIn December 1996, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average just above 7,000 and the technology-dominated Nasdaq Composite index under 1,500, Alan Greenspan made his famous...
June 01, 2006
New Fundamental Index ETFPowerShares has launched an ETF that tracks the FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 index (ticker: PRF). The Research Affiliates Fundamental Index (RAFI) is designed to beat conventional...