Portfolio Construction
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Resurrecting the Core Portfolio
By Ronald DeleggeProfessional stock pickers are having a difficult time (again) beating the market. Lipper estimates that 85% of large-cap fund managers unperformed their…
December 22, 2014
Ready for Currency Wars?Let's examine how financial advisors can defend client portfolios against the disruptive forces of currency warfare.
December 22, 2014
The Value of Using Trailing Stop Orders: A How-ToTSOs can play a key role in protecting a portfolio if you use them correctly.
December 22, 2014
Emerging-Market Crises Show Way for Russia: El-ErianRussia must take plenty of action and change course on Ukraine as well, the economist argues.
December 22, 2014
Meredith Whitney’s Fund Said to Drop 11% as Office Put on MarketHer American Revival Fund has lost money on electronics retailer Conn's Inc. and other poor bets, experts say.
December 22, 2014
Tax Loss Harvesting: Beware of Unrealistic ExpectationsOnce an end-of-year tradition, tax loss harvesting can now be done year-round, and more efficiently. Beware of unrealistic expectations, however, especially from robo-advisors.
December 20, 2014
Top Portfolio Products: Direxion Launches Income Fund, Closes Gold-Bear ETFIn addition, Palmer Square rolls out a long/short credit fund; Capital adds long/short equity product.