On Borrowed Time
Nov 01, 2008
All eyes are on the stock market's gyrations and its impact on retirement plans. Bear markets are a vexing problem for retirees, of course, but that's not the real issue. The coming retirement crisis is worse than a simple bear market cycle. Just...
Merrill Posts $5.2 Billion Loss, Fifth In A Row
Oct 17, 2008
Merrill Lynch reported its fifth straight quarterly loss today.
Citi Reports Fourth Consecutive Loss, Wealth Management Stops Bleeding
Oct 17, 2008
Citigroup reported a $2.8 billion loss for the third quarter—it’s forth in a row— as the firm announced more than $13.2 billion in charges related largely to its mortgage portfolio.
Asset-gathering Machines
Oct 01, 2008
In the first half of 2008, Camden Capital Management, a fee-only registered investment advisor (RIA) in El Segundo, Calif., added $100 million to its growing pot of client assets. By the end of the year, John Krambeer, Camden's president, reckons...
Who Are These People?
Oct 01, 2008
RIAs Wirehouse Reps Obligation to Clients Fiduciary duty to act in clients' best interests at all times Can put his firm's interests first, as long as his recommendation is for the client Compensation Model Fee-based or asset-based Fee-based or...
TIC Alternative: The Delaware Statutory Trust
Oct 01, 2008
The tougher financing climate is prompting some tenant-in-common (TIC) sponsors to pursue a more alternative: the Delaware statutory trust. Both investment vehicles are similar in that they allow for a group ownership structure that can be pre...
Stock-Picking Talent Or Mere Luck?
Oct 01, 2008
There are literally hundreds of investment newsletters these days.
Media Wars
Oct 01, 2008
Traditional, dead-wood media companies are dying. Take a look at the New York Times Co., America's (supposedly) great newspaper company. The NYT is a wonderful proxy for old-style content providers, such as newspapers and broadcasters, because it...
Gurus: The Investment Newsletter Judge
Oct 01, 2008
How a philosophy student became the number one investment newsletter analyst.
Thinking Outside The (Style) Box
Oct 01, 2008
Investing orthodoxy stipulates that advisors should choose fund managers who don’t stray from their investing style.
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