The Sixth Sense
By Maya IvanovaPredicting the market is a highly sought after skill. Knowing where the market is headed and being able to adjust portfolios for future movements is a valuable talent indeed. And while most people might argue that it's near impossible, they would underestimate investment advisors' sixth sense of the market's direction.
May 21, 2007
China's Bubble May Not Spell Trouble for Global InvestorsDespite a recent government decision allowing investment in markets outside of the mainland, China's indexes still continue to close higher, fueling renewed speculation in some quarters that the markets are inflated and ready to pop. But Alec Young, international market strategist at Standard & Poor's, says American investors should not...
May 17, 2007
Eastbridge: Worksite Sales Bounced Back In 2006The voluntary worksite benefits market came out of the doldrums in 2006, with sales rising 8% over the 2005 total, to $4.7 billion, according to ...
May 10, 2007
S&P Gives Best Rating to Two New Money Market FundsStandard & Poor's has bestowed on two new money market funds its highest money market rating, AAAm. The AARP Money Market Fund, and the Goldman Sachs Yen Liquid Reserves Fund are the latest in a series of money market funds to receive this rating.
May 01, 2007
Submerging MarketsEmerging stock markets suddenly swooned in late February and early March, in a worldwide bout of selling triggered by a sharp decline in Chinese stocks....
May 01, 2007
Method to Her MathGetting an advanced degree in mathematics has become a pretty common path to Wall Street, where math geniuses routinely labor over proprietary trading models, sophisticated...
May 01, 2007
The Call of SuccessIn 2001, just after the horrific events of September 11th, as national sales manager I visited the offices of 60 advisors with the wholesalers I...
April 26, 2007
Top Firms' Pension Status Improved: AnalystBoosted by a strong stock market in the second half of 2006, pension funds in the Standard & Poor's 500 reduced their underfunding from $140 ...