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OPINION MAR 20, 2009
Markets offer younger investors a great opportunity

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 15, 2009
Time to embrace fiduciary standard

A consensus is forming that financial regulatory reform should include provisions to require anyone providing advice to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 15, 2009
Custodial services for alternatives require hands-on approach

Fed up with the recent volatility in publicly traded stocks and mutual funds, some sophisticated investors are looking to alternative investments for portfolio diversity and enhanced returns.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 15, 2009
Advisers will triumph over disappointment

It isn't surprising that, as reported in InvestmentNews last week, many financial planners and advisers are feeling stressed and depressed.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 08, 2009
Obama's proposed budget poses challenges for advisers

President Obama's proposed budget for the 2010 fiscal year and projections for the next 10 years provide a clear road map for financial planners and investment advisers.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 08, 2009
Making most of excess capital losses

Since the market has devastated portfolios, many investors find themselves with substantial capital losses.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 06, 2009
‘Reset’ Social Security and collect more

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 01, 2009
Nationalization should be last resort

President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are resisting calls for the nationalization of Citigroup Inc. and perhaps other large banks.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION FEB 22, 2009
Credit-rating system needs overhaul

Many aspects of the U.S. financial system must be reformed in the wake of the financial crisis.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION FEB 20, 2009
Should you dump mutual funds in favor of ETFs?

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 15, 2009
It's time to rescue the bank rescue plan

The equity market reacted to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's much-anticipated bank rescue plan last week with a resounding thud.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION FEB 15, 2009
Don’t dance around principles

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 11, 2009
It’s a trader’s market for ETFs, but exercise caution

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 09, 2009
Advantages of delaying an application for Social Security

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Pay cuts for Washington, too

The critics are right.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Broadening our - and your - horizons

As financial advisers are aware from their own businesses, success never comes to those who stand still.

By Jim Pavia
OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Will we make the same housing mistakes?

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., last week laid out an ambitious 2009 legislative program for his committee.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION FEB 01, 2009
Choosing Geithner was a mistake

The nomination and confirmation of Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary was a mistake that will weaken the U.S. income tax system.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JAN 25, 2009
Make regulation review a priority

Many commentators in recent weeks have said that one of President Obama's first priorities must be to restore public confidence.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JAN 23, 2009
A big bear market strategy for retirees

By Bloomberg