Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Roubini: Obama Is Right; Gold Bugs Are Wrong
By Janet LevauxAt Davos, the economist warns that deflation is a bigger threat than inflation and calls for higher taxes on the wealthy.
January 16, 2015
Census Data Understates Retirement Income of WealthyA Center for Retirement Research analysis shows significant understatements in retirement income reported in the Census Bureaus Current Population Survey.
January 16, 2015
Top Portfolio Products: Incapital, Nuveen Launch Equity Unit TrustFirst Trust moves fund to Nasdaq, as Main Street Financial rolls out software and an app.
January 16, 2015
With Low Prices, Should Wine Collectors Take a Sip?The market appears to be stabilizing after a Chinese crackdown on corruption led to a price drop.
January 15, 2015
Stop Checking Your Retirement Portfolio So Often: Columbia StudyTo improve returns, advisors should help retirement clients build an appropriate portfolio and then "encourage them to be inattentive," a Columbia professor says.
January 14, 2015
Russia Needs a Re-Fi, and Is Willing to Pay Up: Research AffiliatesThe smart beta shop has long maintained that hated companies, and countries, make the most profitable investments.
January 14, 2015
Gundlach: Low Oil Prices Mean ‘Collapse’ in Hiring, SpendingI bet you dollars to doughnuts, oil doesnt go up, the DoubleLine CEO says.
January 14, 2015
5 Muni Bond Trends to Make 2015 ‘Year of Transition to Active Management’MacKay Municipal Managers released their views and insights for the municipal market, projecting the top five muni bond trends for 2015.