April 25, 2012

Legacy of Occupy Wall Street? Green funds see more green

By Jeff Benjamin

Environmentally responsible investing sees uptick in interest following protest movement; same thing for socially aware funds

• investment strategies,
• investments,
• socially conscious investing

April 23, 2012

'Hitch your wagon to foreign demand': SMU's Cox

By Jeff Benjamin

Service companies should make out best in the next decade, professor of finance says

• international investing,
• investment strategies,
• investments

April 23, 2012

Alternative beta better alternative than beta: University of Chicago's Moskowitz

By Jeff Benjamin

Time to stop roaming the world in search of alpha, says professor of finance; market beta the worst of both worlds

• investment strategies,
• investments

April 23, 2012

Middle Kingdom central to balanced portfolio: Malkiel

By Jeff Benjamin

Princeton professor warns investors not to give short shrift to the big country; China growth rate 'most incredible' ever

• international investing,
• investment strategies,
• investments

April 22, 2012

Maximizing the election-year boost

By Mitchell Kauffman

Especially during these times of economic uncertainty, being able to predict the future with 85% accuracy is a tantalizing prospect. Surprisingly, we can predict stock market performance with that degree of accuracy if we consider that over the past 21 presidential-election years, 18 have shown...

• investment strategies

April 19, 2012

Is modern portfolio theory bunk?

By Jeff Benjamin

Surprising new research indicates that greater risk does not, in fact, lead to greater reward. This little nugget would seem to debunk a basic tenet of modern portfolio theory -- and could turn the world of investing on its head.

• investment strategies,
• investments

April 17, 2012

Sierra Investments: Stocks are overvalued in the U.S. by 25%

The following is taken from Sierra Investment Management’s latest market outlook called, “A Subdued Recovery: Recent Trends in the U.S. Economy”. To read the full report, click ...

• investment strategies,
• markets,
• mutual funds

April 13, 2012

Obama managing his money 'pathetically,' says an accountant

POTUS investing in low-rate Treasuries rather than paying down mortgage; 'got it backwards'

• investment strategies,
• investments

April 13, 2012

How to invest like Warren Buffett

Oracle's approach to stock picking actually pretty straightforward; Ben Graham man

• investment strategies,
• investments

April 10, 2012

Why Dennis Gartman went from riding the bull to riding the pine

Economist sees market retreat ahead, heads for the sidelines; just as soon sit this one out

• equities,
• investment strategies