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Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Yield at Any Price? Shocked from the Flash Crash, nervous about the potential fallout from the European sovereign debt crisis and distressed about high unemployment, investors fled equity mutual fund categories and poured their money into fixed income.   |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2011
Matthew Lemieux |
Shock Absorbers Lipper defines equity-income funds as those funds that seek relatively high current income and income growth through a substantial allocation in equity securities. The current benefit of this type of investment is volatility management through steady income generation. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2013
Matthew Lemieux |
Fine-Tuning a Portfolio Gets Year off to a Good Start The beginning of a year offers an opportunity to see how investments align with life goals. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2013
Matthew Lemieux |
Finding Growth Opportunities in the Emerging Markets Sector Emerging market funds are battered, but there s a strong argument for staying the course. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011
Elizabeth Wine |
Active Resistance It's not been a good recovery for actively managed mutual funds. Investors have been steadily pulling money out, while sending waves of cash into passively managed index funds and exchange-traded funds. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
Geoff Considine |
Yield vs. Risk New rules for income investing not only help investors to avoid these extremes, but also show the way to create income portfolios that provide the most yield available for a given level of risk. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Where the New ETF Money Is Going Are you using exchange-traded funds wisely? |
Registered Rep.
March 12, 2012
Diana Britton |
Yield of Dreams: Are Investors Starting to Wake up and Smell the Rally? For months, we've been scratching our heads over why retail investors have been fleeing U.S. equity mutual funds and flocking to bond funds and U.S. Treasuries, where yields are practically non-existent. |
Financial Advisor
January 2011
Jeff Schlegel |
Paying Dividends The malaise in fixed-income yields is proving to be the perfect excuse for income investors to look at dividend strategies. |
Financial Advisor
December 2010
Eric Uhlfelder |
Going Global Investors have entered some less explored foreign corners of the debt market in their search for yield. So far, it has been paying off, but caution is needed. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
Down But Not Out For mutual funds, 2008 was the year of the ebb tide: Long-term funds saw net outflows of $226 billion. The carnage continued in the first quarter of 2009, when an additional $43 billion flowed out of equity funds. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
2 Investments That Will Benefit From Eurozone Drama Bring on the crisis! The region appears almost certainly headed toward recession, while talk of certain countries leaving the euro is becoming more widespread. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Tom Lydon |
A Bear Market For Bonds? The new environment calls for advisors to review their fixed-income holdings and devise a strategy to protect these positions. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2006
Robert Brokamp |
The Right Stocks for Retirement The question you've always asked is finally answered. But there's a lot more to retirement than simply picking up shares of high-yielding stocks. |
Financial Advisor
April 2008
Bruce W. Fraser |
Strategic Income Funds Can Limit Volatility The traditional safe harbor of fixed income in times of extreme market volatility doesn't mean your clients have to settle for today's low yields on Treasurys. Strategic income funds, often overlooked, offer diversity, reduced risk and the potential for higher returns. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
Growth Spurts It's still tricky to invest for retirement, but planners are starting to seek out long-term growth. Next trick: convincing skittish clients. |
Financial Advisor
June 2011
Garth Scrivner |
Information Overload Our job as advisors is to help clients create a framework that helps them understand events and takes the emotional aspects out of investment decisions. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
10 Trillion Reasons to Invest Mutual funds keep raking in the money. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2011
Jerry Webman |
The End Of The Bond Empire? Now, investors reasonably ask whether fixed income investments actually have a future. My answer is that they do. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2011
Eric Dutram |
Comparing Three Diversified Portfolio ETFs Keep your portfolio diversified! |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2009
Stacy Schultz |
A Split Game Mutual fund investors remain split over where the economy is headed. |
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Michelle Knight |
A Great Reallocation? The long predicted shift from bonds to equities could finally happen. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
How to Lose Money in a Volatile Market Unless you want to lose a lot more money from trying to time the market, don't flee stocks when the going gets rough. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Ben Warwick |
Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period Clients must take risks to make returns. Here's the right way to do it in 2011. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Merk & Osborne |
Currency Play If clients take a more tactical, short-term approach to investing and are willing to accept a higher level of volatility, they may prefer ETFs or ETNs. Clients seeking diversification benefits over the medium and long term would likely prefer mutual funds. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
Is It True Bonds Have More Fun? A multi-year shift by investors out of equity mutual funds and into equity exchange-traded funds is now broadening to include fixed income, too, as investors seek lower fees as well as the relative ease of shifting asset allocations afforded by ETFs. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Marla Brill |
Beyond Bonds As interest rates remain at rock-bottom levels, investors seeking higher yields are piling into bond funds. Mark Freeman has produced an attractive total return with low volatility without depending solely on fixed income securities. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Jumping into bonds isn't a bad thing, but investors do need to keep a few things in mind. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2010
Tim Knepp |
Real Estate: Is It Time To Get Back In? Are there sound reasons for adding real estate back into your asset allocation? The answer, as always, is that it depends on the purpose of the investment and how the exposure would be gained. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2013
Matthew Lemieux |
Getting Ready for Rising Rates Unfettered interest in fixed income has persisted, despite the reality that interest rates will rise. |
Financial Advisor
October 2009
Michelle Knight |
Cashing In On Cash Flow Retirement-age investors need not resign themselves to a portfolio of Treasury bonds with pitifully low yields. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2011
Jeremy Myers |
Your Portfolio Needs More Real Estate Investors can lower volatility and boost returns by increasing their real estate exposure. |
Financial Advisor
December 2010 |
Advisor Emporium News: Mutual Of Omaha Provides Coaching... Estate Planning Sites For Advisors... USAA Expands Mutual Funds... MFS Expands Target-Date Funds... Vanguard Creates Real Estate Fund... |
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. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor The current difference in inflation-adjusted fund yields has narrowed, suggesting that foreign bonds no longer have a valuation advantage over U.S. bonds. Plus, the dollar may not be as overvalued as it once was in relation to several developed regions, Europe in particular. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2009
Levisohn & Kalwarski |
The Allures and Perils of Foreign Government Bonds Non-U.S. government debt has rallied strongly - especially in emerging markets - but potential defaults are still a problem. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
Safety Plays Municipal bond skeptics take note: The group had one of the best returns in the second quarter. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2011
Ilana Polyak |
Gateway to Protection It's still hard to ignore just how fragile the U.S. economy is, with an anemic growth rate and stubbornly high unemployment on top of the hobbled real estate market and troubles in Europe. Yet most fund companies haven't been sitting idly by |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Nick Murray |
A Contrarian Path To Excellence For at least the next five years, forget about everything but retirement income planning. During just those five years, something like 17 million Americans will retire. |
Financial Advisor
October 2006
Eric Rasmussen |
Golden Eggs In A Market Acting Cracked A basketful of economic uncertainty leaves financial planners scrambling. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Marla Brill |
Solid Ground Lower dividends and big premiums may not stop new investors from jumping on the REIT bandwagon. |
Financial Advisor
June 2010
Michelle Knight |
Rising Rates Not Fatal Bond investments shouldn't automatically be sold off when interest rates rise. Here's why. |
Investment Advisor
July 1, 2011
John Sullivan |
Tim and Ted's Excellent Adventure The principals of Capstone thought the height of the financial crisis was the time to launch their own mutual funds. Are they crazy? |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2006
Darlene Bremer |
REIT Dividends Still Blooming For investors looking to grow their portfolio's income, REITs continue to be a logical choice. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2011 |
Investment Update: Change And Chaos Drive Demand Five experts on equities, bonds, retirement, actively managed exchange-traded funds and commodities offer their analysis of where to look for upside this year, and where to expect pitfalls. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Michelle Knight |
Fixed-Income Bonding Abandoning bonds for dividend-paying stocks may seem like a "no-brainer," but think again. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2011
Roddy Marino |
Paying Dividends Today's income landscape is a perfect storm for investors, but a great opportunity for advisors to reaffirm fundamental investment principles while implementing strategies to mitigate the concerns that may be holding clients back. |
Financial Advisor
June 2011
Nick Murray |
Real Estate For The Right Reasons Yes, it's an "alternative" investment. But to what? |
