Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
February 01, 2004
Value Investing, SquaredAs more and more mutual fund companies come under an ethical cloud for their trading practices, an option for investors and advisors who want their...
January 15, 2004
International Fund Manager Quits FidelityJan. 9, 2004 -- The co-manager of Fidelity International Small Cap (FISMX), which handily outperformed its peers last year, has left Fidelity Investments. L.C. Kvaal, who...
December 12, 2003
Math For Dummies (Who Hate Bond Defaults)NU Online News Service, Dec. 12, 2003, 6:02 p.m. EST -- John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken, N.J., has published "Managing Credit Risk In ...
December 04, 2003
SMAs: A New Tool In The Advisors BoxByFinancial professionals have a new tool in their box: separately managed accounts (SMAs).What makes this new genre worth exploring? Unlike their forerunners, traditional SMAs, todays ...
December 01, 2003
Close, but No CigarInvestment Scorecard, a profitable Nashville-based technology firm with 100 employees that performs reporting services for about 550 trust companies and institutions, wants to get into...
November 05, 2003
UnumProvident Reports Dramatic Improvement In 3Q Bond Portfolio StrengthNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 5:34 p.m. EST -- UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., says improvements in its bond portfolio helped it hold ...
November 01, 2003
The Simpler ApproachBob Curtis has spent most of his professional life reinventing the way investment advice is delivered. In the early 1970s, Curtis worked for NCR in...
October 28, 2003
Zacks and Lighthouse Partners Join Forces to StartNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--A division of Zacks Investment Research Inc., a provider of investment information and quantitative consulting, expects to launch Zacks Market Neutral Option Income...
October 28, 2003
Brian Gerber of Brazos Micro Cap PortfolioFund Currently Managed Brazos Micro Cap Portfolio/N (BMIAX), co-manager since May 2001. Investment Style Overview Seeks growing stocks of companies with market caps of up to $600 million....
October 07, 2003
Lockwood Starts Overlay Separate Account ProgramNU Online News Service, Oct. 7, 2003, 4:54 p.m. EST -- Lockwood Advisors Inc., Malvern, Pa., a subsidiary of The Bank of New York ...