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Investment Advisor
April 2006
Kathleen M. McBride
Anything but Middling Munder's Mid-Cap Core Growth Fund's Tony Dong has prospered by finding growth wherever. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Callahan & Howard
Risky Business The primary goal of financial advisors is to make life less risky for clients. But using style boxes to determine risk in a portfolio is a fool's errand. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Craig L. Israelsen
A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Kathleen M. McBride
Allocation Without Borders Vice chairman and CIO of Alliance Bernstein Investment Research & Management Ranji Nagaswami argues that being free to select equities worldwide yields better performance with lower risk. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2010
Craig L. Israelsen
Alpha and Beta Can a portfolio consisting entirely of beta-producing elements produce alpha? The answer is clearly yes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Scott Bernard Nelson
World View Seeking a well-rounded portfolio? There's never been a better time to take a portion of your investments global. The simplest solution is to find a good, low-cost international index fund. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Israelsen & McDonough
Max Your MIPY Advancing the argument for reallocating to the prior year's middle-performing index fund. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2012
Jeff Tjornehoj
Benchmarking the Benchmarks The news hasn't been good lately for actively managed funds and their investors. In 2011, only one-third of large-cap fund managers beat the S&P 500 index. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Jason Van Steenwyk
Winning the "Loser's Game" Investing is an activity in which the victor often prevails because he makes fewer mistakes than his rival does. It is no different for financial advisors and your clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Craig L. Israelsen
Three's Not a Crowd How passive fund investors can get the best exposure to the whole U.S. market. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2011
Allan S. Roth
The Benchmarking Game When choosing a benchmark the most appropriate choice usually isn't obvious for two reasons: It's rare that portfolios match one index substantially and they also change over time. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
February 1, 2006
Joan Warner
The Case For Portable ALPHA As international markets become more correlated, the need for financial advisers and money managers to access greater diversification -- while hedging risk -- could make this strategy investing's next hot model. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Amanda B. Kish
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Bill Mann
Index Funds: Still Your Best Bet So we're running to actively managed funds now? Not so fast, my friend. When Nathan Slaughter pointed his guns at the trusty, old index fund, many had to stop and ask whether The Motley Fool was abandoning one of its oldest principles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Christopher M. Wright
Q&A with Roger Gibson Roger Gibson is a nationally recognized expert in asset allocation and portfolio design. In a recent interview he discusses among other things, diversification and where REITs fit into his clients' portfolios. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
September 2004
Dian Vujovich
Way to Grow Large-cap growth funds may not sound exciting, but there's a solid place for them in a diversified portfolio. This fund uses a computer model to pick its winners. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Kathleen M. McBride
Acting Like He Thinks If you're considering a large-cap growth fund, don't forget James P. O'Shaughnessy's Dreyfus Premier Alpha Growth Fund/B. Here's an interview with the fund manager. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2005
Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
November 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn
Leaning Toward Lockstep Correlations between U.S. and foreign markets are increasing, but adherents insist that foreign investing can still reduce risk. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2004
C. Michael Cart
Risk Control: The Next Act For ETFs New Exchange-traded funds are being created as strategies and technology are developed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Len Reinhart
The Equity Puzzle Stocks are a critical component of lifetime investment plans, but clients need more than cookie-cutter allocations and market-mirror index funds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 2006
Joseph & Kurdas
Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: The Search for Portable Returns With the portable approach, the search for top-performing managers as a source of alpha is separate from the desire to get market return on an asset class, the beta. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
February 2008
Marla Brill
The Bond ETF Explosion The ETF space is getting crowded. The number of fixed-income exchange-traded funds has exploded to include both portfolios based on broad indexes as well as ETFs consisting of emerging market, municipal and high-yield securities. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
A Fixed-Income Fund with a Twist Bill Eigen of Fidelity Strategic Income says a broadly diversified focus and careful risk management help his fund outperform mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Susan Weiner
Foreign Indebtedness The falling dollar has sparked an interest in international bonds, but advisers remain cautious. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Dian Vujovich
Hot Stuff The mercury's rising on exchange-traded funds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Marla Brill
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2007
Amanda B. Kish
Are Your Funds Really Performing? It's not enough to simply pick good mutual funds and hope that your money will grow. You need constant evaluation and comparison to keep your investment program on track. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
January 24, 2005
Searching for "Emerging Quality" Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Value's Eileen Rominger focuses on cheaply priced stocks with potential for positive change. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2005
Israelsen & Clement
Of Stocks and Funds Financial advisers need to explain to their clients that diversification can be a double-edged sword; protection against loss can sometimes insulate against return. Here's a performance comparison of individual stocks vs. equity funds in 2004. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
April 2006
Raymond Fazzi
A Look At New Horizons At a time when the margin for error is growing thinner and thinner in investment management circles, some are asking whether advisors and their clients are adequately served by cap-weighted benchmarks. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Don't Forget Home Equity To business professor Dean Gatzlaff, your home should be part of any asset allocation plan. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
February 2006
Advisor Emporium Funds Target RIAs... Fund Supports Assisted Living Facility... T. Rowe Price Adds Funds... Charitable Planning Sales Kit Launched... Treasury Bond Index Funds Launched... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman
Investment Strategery Investors, when it comes to diversification, don't forget about strategy -- especially when investing in mutual funds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Craig L. Israelsen
Hidden Measures How did U.S. stocks perform versus U.S. equity mutual funds last year? The market-cap bias in measuring stock returns tends to obscure the true return picture. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2006
Kathleen M. McBride
Best of Breed The 2006 Separately Managed Accounts Awards recognize excellence in products and managers. Small Cap: Riverbridge Partners, Small Cap Growth... Tax Efficiency: KCM Investment Advisors, Large-Cap GARP Equity... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Stan Luxenberg
The Smart Way to Use Index Funds Now In the cold light of the bear market, advisors have discovered inherent flaws in the indices and the funds that track them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
November 1, 2005
Randy Lert
Stick to Your Guns! Investment managers have stayed bullish on investment underdogs despite a market that has been going the other way. Their favorite category by far is large-cap growth stocks, yet according to several surveys, those stocks only rose 1.7%. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2009
Dan Caplinger
Investments That Don't Stand a Chance An active fund that only seeks to match its benchmark is a waste of your money. If that's all a fund can offer, you're much better off going with the index fund. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
Amanda B. Kish
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Doug Short
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2005
Rex Moore
Boosting Your Returns "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2005
Rex Moore
Juicing the Market's Returns You want to know exactly what actions you should take to finally get your investing house in order. The "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn
Seven-Year Hitch? Small-cap stocks have been big winners ever since the last century, but keeping the good times rolling could be a major challenge for financial planners. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2015
Brad Zigler
Alternative Bond Funds -- Worth The Cost? The question investors and advisors must ask is whether so-called "liquid alt" funds -- alternative investment strategies in a mutual fund or ETF wrapper -- provide value for money. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2004
Roger Nusbaum
A Primer on Duration Skip the textbook for our definition of this bond portfolio concept. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2004
Salim Haji
How Many Stocks Should You Own? Diversification into stocks you don't fully understand could increase risk within your portfolio. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Stephen Savage
Satellite of Beta When constructing a core-satellite portfolio, where do your indexes really belong? Here's an approach that is closer to the inverse of the traditional core-and-satellite approach. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2006
Maya Ivanova
Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2005
Josie Raney
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk. mark for My Articles similar articles