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Saving the Stock Market
Worries about housing and energy are making the psychological effects of the market downturn even worse—Searching for Alpha, the monthly index newsletter for July 2008
More at Vanguard
Adding funds and reducing fees
Auld To Head AIG Financial Advisors, American General Securities
Former president of NEXT Financial succeeds Cannon
Advisors Not Up to Date on Annuities
Survey shows strength in accumulation phase not matched when it comes to income and asset preservation
Mohamed El-Erian on disruptions in the financial sector
Staff Editor Kara Stapleton chats with PIMC0's co-CEO and co-CIO about
disruptions in the financial sector, why they occurred and how they have
spread, the same topics he will address in his opening address at the
Morningstar Investment Conference, June 25 in Chicago.
The Road to Independence
Mike Patton's just finished his IPS template and now, as he considers the universe of alternative investments, finds he's already faced with the need for a revision.
Fast Track
In responding to reader mail, Angie Herbers notes that the political beliefs of professional advisors—like their religion and their race—have no place in their objective advice. The same is true for financial columnists.
Bob Clark:
With Friends Like These…
What’s the CFP Board really up to, and will it benefit financial planners?
Lewis Schiff:
A Special Kind of Life Insurance
PPLI offers tax-advantaged hedge-fund investing and other benefits
James J. Green:
Strength From Weakness
That which makes us strong is often our greatest weakness. That which provides us with our greatest advantage usually is our biggest handicap as well.