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Financial Advisor August 2006 Eric Uhlfelder	Profiting From Foreign Exchange Currency exposure can add diversification and gains to portfolios -- if you're careful. Financial advisors should understand from the start that exchange rate movements are notoriously difficult to forecast over the near term.
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Investment Advisor January 2008 Kathleen M. McBride	Built to Last Although their strategies vary, Rob Arnott and his investment advisor peers are hewing to a long-term focus on fundamentals, valuations, costs, and taxes.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg	Currency Plays For The Retail Set At a time when most experts expect the dollar to keep sinking, the Dodge & Cox fund is using futures to bet that the U.S. currency will rise.
Investment Advisor July 2006	The Currency Conundrum As if investors don't have enough to worry about as they wrestle with the proper allocation of stocks, bonds, commodities, and hedge funds, and philosophical questions regarding passive versus active management, here comes another beast to tackle -- currency exposure.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Going Global With Bonds International investing isn't just about stocks. With yields on Treasury bonds still hovering below 5%, the high yields offered by some foreign issuers can look extremely appealing.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Robert F. Keane	Catching up with... Tim Meyer To get a handle on what's happening in the world of ETFs -- where assets grew 40% in 2006 to $422 billion -- here is an interview with the ETF business manager for Rydex Investments.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Compound Your Diversification By being aware of the benefits of diversification, you can ensure that you take the necessary steps to protect yourself and minimize the risks that you face as an investor.
Financial Advisor April 2005 Alan Lavine	Global Bond And Foreign Currency Plays If your financial clients are invested overseas, here are several ways to play the change in currency values.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Over There Foreign bond funds will help grab yield, diversify client portfolios and, in some cases, hedge against a falling dollar.
Financial Advisor December 2005 Alan Lavine	Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds.
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 David A. Twibell	Bonds Away Despite their checkered past, emerging market bond funds have attracted record capital inflows and rewarded investors with stellar returns.
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	Foreign Intrigue Financial planners need a passport to follow the money that's flooding into overseas mutual funds, but the wave may be about to break.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	First Among Equals Tucker Scott leverages a worldwide team of researchers to pick stocks for the value-focused Ivy International Balanced Fund.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	From Complexity to Simplicity And Back Using plain-vanilla mutual funds, retail advisors can build low-correlating portfolios, like absolute-return portfolios. In fact, the sophisticated financial advisor is performing like a mini-institutional consultant of yore.
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Suzanne McGee	The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds?
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Gene Fama	Small-World Investing Do international stocks really give you higher returns with less risk?
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	Fancy Footwork Just as the economy is expected to muddle through this year, consensus forecasts indicate parallel plodding in the financial markets, with unspectacular returns for stocks and bonds. Financial planners seeking to thrive in 2005 may need to develop new tactics.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Susan Weiner	Foreign Indebtedness The falling dollar has sparked an interest in international bonds, but advisers remain cautious.
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Financial Advisor April 2007 Matt Hougan	Layer Upon Layer With the surging interest in exchange-traded funds, it was only a matter of time until someone decided to package them together into a fund-of-funds structure. But are they the best option for your financial advisory clients?
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Financial Advisor July 2008 Marla Brill	Keeping Millionaire Clients Happy Millionaire investors are worrying more about the market than they used to. Here are some suggestions to keeping their worries grounded.
Financial Advisor November 2006 Eric Uhlfelder	Foraging For Funds Abroad Here's what to consider when selecting international funds for your financial advisory clients.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Nest Eggs in Multiple Baskets Increasingly, employers have begun offering life cycle funds, which include broad mixes of stocks and bonds. By picking one life cycle choice, an investor can hold a nicely diversified 401(k) portfolio.
Financial Advisor February 2007 Eric Rasmussen	Location, Location, Location With REITs hotter than ever, financial advisors are looking overseas for newer, riper real estate securities.
Financial Advisor March 2006 Marla Brill	Courting A New Crowd Rydex Investments hopes to move beyond market timers to mainstream financial advisors.
Financial Advisor January 2005 Alyn Ackermann	International Rules Financial professionals look to international equities for earnings growth. The correlation between U.S. markets and larger companies in developed markets, and large-cap corporations around the world, has steadily increased in recent years.
CFO April 1, 2005 Marie Leone	Gaining Currency? Currency is being billed as a source of higher returns for corporate pension plans. But sponsors remain skeptical.
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The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Are Currency ETFs Right for You? Exchange-traded funds based on the values of various foreign currencies have made it much easier for those who want to bet on the direction of the U.S. dollar.
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.
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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.
Financial Advisor August 2005 Sydney LeBlanc	ETFs and SMAs: Side By Side Now, separately managed accounts can mean anything, from an entire basket of different separate account managers to an account also holding mutual funds, cash, and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Of these companion investment vehicles, ETFs are proving to be one of the most popular.
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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.
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