Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
November 01, 2009
Ten quality stocks for retireesBarron's named the best stocks for clients who are ready to get back in stocks.
November 01, 2009
Pumping Out Commodity FundsFinancial advisors interested in natural resources stocks now have another commodity ETF among their choices. The Thomson Reuters/Jeffries CRB Global Commodity Index Fund (CRBQ)...
November 01, 2009
A Look at Top SectorsThere are many favorite sayings for avid sector investors. "Individual stocks come and go, but industry sectors never die," is one such expression. The...
November 01, 2009
On the Sidelines for Some TimeOne of the main signs that investors remain skeptical about the economic recovery is that plenty of money remains on the sidelines. A new survey...
October 28, 2009
Claymore Debuts All-Cap China ETFYAO is benchmarked to the AlphaShares China All Cap Index.
October 12, 2009
Assessing a Client's Risk Tolerance: Don't Think You Can Set It and Forget ItOver the years there has been a great deal of discussion pertaining to the topic of determining a client's tolerance for assuming risk. Questionnaires abound...
October 01, 2009
Lessons from the 2008 Markets Selloff: Searching for Alpha, October 2009It's been a year since the fall of Lehman Brothers, the storied investment bank that was forced to declare bankruptcy following an unsuccessful bid for a government bailout.
October 01, 2009
High Hopes and Altered GenesBiotech has long been a high-risk, high-reward industry. It is an industry in which numerous firms, including many small-caps and start-ups, intensively research possible...
September 30, 2009
ALPS Launches Commodity Stock FundInvestors interested in natural resources stocks have another commodity ETF to choose from. The Thomson Reuters/Jeffries CRB Global Commodity Index Fund (CRBQ) from ALPS Funds has just debuted.
September 30, 2009
Why Investors are Usually WrongWhat will the market do next? There are many indicators, and about as many interpretations of those indicators, investors use in an attempt to predict...