Standard & Poor's MarketScope Advisor is a beautifully designed, intuitive online application that is meant to serve as a financial adviser's central source of real-time stock analysis, equity research, strategic asset allocation guidance and market commentary.
When computers manage the portfolio, the first challenge is often preventing the human brain from getting in the way.
Crude-oil prices may be skyrocketing, the dollar plummeting and housing sinking, but money matters will be of great importance to only 17% of Americans when they make their New Year's resolutions for 2008, according to a survey conducted by Country Insurance and Financial Services of Bloomington, Ill.
Bear market mutual funds have come out of hibernation. For the 30 days through last Monday — the day major stock market indexes ended 10% down from their October peaks, signaling a market correction — the bear fund category had risen 11.27%, according to Morningstar Inc. of Chicago.
Morgan Stanley co-president Zoe Cruz is the latest casualty of the mortgage crisis, leaving after 25 years at the firm.
The firm will change its pay policies to comply with a wage-and-hour lawsuit the firm settled last year.
The price index for personal consumption expenditures increased 0.3% for the second consecutive month in October.
Josh Brooks, chief investment officer for large-cap equities at Putnam Investments, is leaving the firm.
John Thain may bring aboard Nelson Chai of NYSE Euronext as he takes the helm at Merrill, The Wall Street Journal reported.
