Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
August 23, 2010
Stocks, Munis Have Best 'Real' Returns Over Long-Term, Thornburg Study FindsCommon stocks and municipal bonds have had the highest long-term "real" returns for taxable accounts over the last 30 years, according to an annual study by Thornburg Investment Management (Thornburg) released Monday, August 23.
August 22, 2010
White Paper: Buy-and-Hold Has Failed; Dividends PreferableAccording to a white paper released by WBI Investments, "The Unconventional Dividend Based Investment Approach," the strategy touted so much over the years to investors to buy and hang onto stocks within their portfolios is no longer valid
August 22, 2010
Small Investors Fleeing Stocks as Bond Prices SoarInvestors are pulling out of stock mutual funds in droves, though foreign stock funds are still attracting cash.
August 18, 2010
Vanguard's New Target Date Fund Takes Aim at Gen Y'ersGen Y investors will be able to take advantage of Vanguard's latest offering, the Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund.
August 02, 2010
All Roads Lead to... Emerging Markets Debt: Searching for Alpha for August 2010Boasting growth rates that would makes much of the developed world blush with envy, emerging market (EM) debt has become all the rage as of late.
July 21, 2010
Five Core Funds for Conservative InvestorsEvery portfolio needs a solid foundation, especially those owned by conservative investors. Here are five core funds used by several top advisors that can help keep conservative clients on course.
July 01, 2010
Same Music, Different Tune as Stocks Stumble in Q2: Searching for Alpha for July 2010President Obama's handling of the financial crisis brought about considerable angst among market professionals.
July 01, 2010
Summer Conferences: Handling a CrisisHollywood, Fla. -- At Pershing's Insite 2010 conference in June, three top financial advisors outlined the steps they've taken to succeed during the financial meltdown...
June 30, 2010
How to Identify a 'Sucker's Rally'An analysis of a composite of time-tested indicators shows that the "sucker rally" from the March 2009 lows is coming or has already come to an end.
June 30, 2010
Long accountantsFirst the Monday a.m. headline on MSN Money's Web site says "Stocks Struggle..." and then another headline indicates, moments later, that stocks are rising