Portfolio Management

The Value In Socially Responsible Investing

Posted: February 9, 2012 10:54AM by Marc L. Ross

Once considered a niche area of investment practice, socially responsible investment (SRI)Â now embraces a wide investment audience that includes individuals, high net worth and otherwise, and...

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Filed Under: Alternative Investments, Investment, Portfolio Management

4 Ways Bonds Can Fit Into Your Portfolio

Posted: February 2, 2012 9:25AM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann

Since the early 1980s, interest rates have been on a secular decline.Â Since the credit crisis, governments across the world have worked to flood global financial markets with liquidity, which...

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Filed Under: Bonds, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Investing Basics, Portfolio Management

Mutual Funds Vs. ETFs: A Comparison

Posted: January 30, 2012 10:12AM by Marc L. Ross

With progress comes innovation.Â Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), barely 20 years old, are among the more recentÂ innovation to come off the managed money assembly line. By contrast, the mutual fund dates...

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Filed Under: ETFs, Mutual Funds, Portfolio Management

How To Be A Stock Trader In 2012

Posted: January 10, 2012 7:56AM by Tim Parker

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to take control of your finances and put some of your savings to work, you might be considering usingÂ the stock market to do that. 2011 proved to be a tough...

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Filed Under: Investing Basics, Portfolio Management, Stocks

Strategies For Making Sense Of The 2012 Forecasts

Posted: November 29, 2011 1:32PM by Tim Parker

Along with trees and reindeer, December brings with it all of the "predictions for 2012" articles. Some will be naughty and some will be nice, but should you change your portfolio after reading...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory, Investment, Portfolio Management

3 Worst Rogue Traders In History

Posted: October 5, 2011 11:20AM by Rachel Brown

RogueÂ trading is back in the news. In September, UBS was all over the media after one of the Swiss Bank's traders racked up a $2.3 billion loss. So who are the worst rogue traders in banking history...

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Filed Under: Portfolio Management

How To Protect Your Assets In A Post-Downgrade Economy

Posted: August 9, 2011 1:26PM by Marc Davis

As stock markets plummet and interest rates are expected to increase in response to the Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. credit, how do investors and consumers, large or small, protect against...

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Filed Under: Portfolio Management

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