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The stock market news and analysis you need to know when developing, monitoring and adjusting client portfolios.
Whither the Markets? The Devil Is in the Entrails: Searching for Alpha, November 2009
By Ben WarwickDiscerning the likely direction of the markets today is like reading a cleverly written mystery novel. In both cases a macro focus is essential, but the devil is in the details.
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...