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Catching Up With: Ken Fisher
By James J. GreenOver the past few years, we've checked in with Ken Fisher several times to see how the founder and CEO of this largest of RIA...
October 19, 2008
PMC Rolls Out Model-Based ETF PortfoliosPortfolio Management Consultants (PMC), the investment arm of Envestnet, launched a new investment vehicle--the PMC Tactical ETF Portfolio Series--designed to compensate for difficult markets, according to PMC.
October 14, 2008
Treasury Hires Advisor for TARPThe Treasury Department announced October 13 that it had hired Chicago-based EnnisKnupp and Associates to serve as its investment advisor to help implement TARP.
October 01, 2008
A Few Words About Current Market ConditionsWith all the verbal diarrhea being spouted by the talking heads on CNBC and other channels, I thought it most appropriate to limit my comments on the current market debacle to a few bullet points.
September 29, 2008
Bailout Plan Goes to House as More Banks TotterAdministration and Congressional officials announced Sunday, September 28, that they had compromised on the $700 billion financial services bailout plan and would send the revised, 110-page bill to the House of Representatives on Monday, September 29, where many expect there to be significant debate before the bill is sent to...
September 29, 2008
House Rejects Bailout BillIn a surprise move, the House of Representatives rejected September 29 by a vote of 205-228 the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 (H.R....
September 29, 2008
New Chairman Named for Advisor Trust CompanyWilliam Hart, founder of Chicago-based Hartline Investment Corp., has been elected chairman of the board of National Advisors Trust Co., the independent trust company owned by over 130 independent financial advisory firms nationwide. He succeeds Joseph Kopczynski, an original NATCO shareholder who stepped down as chairman after 10 years, but...
September 26, 2008
TD Ameritrade Offers $50 Million in Client SupportIn the wake of the announcement that the value of the original money market mutual fund, The Primary Fund, had dropped below $1 per share, primarily due to debt written off in the face of the Lehman Brothers collapse, TD Ameritrade has pledged up to $50 million to mitigate client...