Stocks
The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
January 01, 2009
The Best ETFs of 2008If you want to know what kind of year 2008 was, all you have to do is look at the lopsided performance of exchange-traded funds...
December 02, 2008
Allianz: Some Want More Stocks And AnnuitiesAbout 46% of U.S. adults feel good or very good about their personal financial situation, but only 17% feel the U.S. financial situation will be ...
December 01, 2008
Markets Down, Takeovers Up?The recent pummeling of the stock market has changed the playing field for many firms.
December 01, 2008
Finding a BalanceSince mid-September, market volatility has been hitting all-time highs, with crazy rides up and down (often within the same day); it thus may come as...
December 01, 2008
Northern Trust Launches Global ETFNorthern Trust's NETS FTSE CNBC Global 300 Index Fund ETF (MYG) was introduced for trading on the NYSE Arca stock exchange on November 19. The new...
December 01, 2008
Quiet, Please!Focus, discipline, and the ability to "turn everything off and just ignore the noise." These are the qualities that Philip Tasho, chief executive officer and...
December 01, 2008
Help Save Investors from ThemselvesAs America's financial crisis attempts to resolve itself, one can only wonder what comes next. So many unnerving events have happened during such a short...
December 01, 2008
Helping to Save Investors from ThemselvesAs America's financial crisis attempts to resolve itself, one can only wonder what comes next. So many unnerving events have happened during such a short...
November 03, 2008
Deciding What to BuyPerhaps the biggest lesson from last month is that all asset classes went down together.
November 01, 2008
Fundamental Indexing: The Real Deal?For those not following the fundamental indexing phenomenon, here's a brief primer. Influenced by the 1999 technology stock bubble and its disastrous consequences for investors, Robert...