History is unimportant in assessing clients' future investments, says UMass professor Thomas Schneeweis. What is important? Sussing out risk.
Traditional portfolio construction using just long-only stocks and bonds is yesterday's story and no longer enough to generate real diversification and sustained performance, said Ricardo Cortez, senior portfolio management specialist at Broadmark Asset Management LLC.
Retirees need some equities exposure, but they also must hedge their bets
The Fed Reserve's quantitative easing is finally about to end. S&P analyst Michael Souers says this could be a real a boost for Treasuries with less lengthy maturities. Retirees, take note.
Digital imaging of clients in their golden years brings retirement needs into sharper focus, a researcher finds
Money managers are seeing some immediate fallout from the high-profile FBI raids of Wall Street firms in the past week — and that could create a buying opportunity.
A unique combination of psychology and technology might be just the ticket for getting investors to start taking their retirement savings more seriously
Investors who are looking for diversification, higher-than-average growth and lower-than-average risk might want to consider one of the most overlooked investment areas on earth: Africa
S&P's dramatic announcement that it may downgrade the credit rating of U.S. government paper sparked massive buying of U.S. government paper. As JPMorgan Funds' David Kelly said: "... you can't use [Treasuries] as a safe haven if the problem is Treasuries.” | <font color=blue><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110418/FREE/110419928>'Shot across bow' could jolt lawmakers</a></font>
Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy
