by Stephen Docherty
The benefits of “going global” extend far beyond simply enhancing the return potential for investors.
by Kenneth A. Kim
One of the hottest findings in the recent academic finance literature is known as the “asset growth anomaly” -- firms whose total assets grow from one year to the next year subsequently...
by Lisa Meyers
European equities still look inviting, but the recent pullback in emerging markets makes them inviting as Europe turns the corner and its recovery matures.
by Dawn Bennett
China's economy appears to be crashing, raising the question of whether it has reached its Bear Stearns moment, says Dawn Bennett of Bennett Group Financial Services.
by Adam Goldman
Advisors are looking for additional strategies to capture more upside for alternative investments, and listed private equity could be one tool to improve their portfolios, says this manager.
by Timothy Atwill
The negative sentiments about emerging market investments are flawed.
by
George Hashbarger, Jr.
Quantitative easing may prove to be problematic for long-term interest rates, posing serious issues for many investors. But there are ways to guard your portfolio against interest rate risk.
by
Dawn Bennett
The U.S. economy as we know it is headed for a huge correction. Financial and economic implosion is always a slow and stealthy process that grows over time behind the scenes.
by
Larry Seruma
Nile Capital Management believes the dynamics of frontier markets favor active management over indexing.
by
Josh Gonze
With the recent collapse in the value of Puerto Rico bonds and subsequent recovery in October and November 2013, the time is ripe for a post-mortem on this high-profile bond issuer.
by
Cindy Sweeting
Templeton’s Cindy Sweeting believes a selective approach to investing in emerging markets will be crucial this year.
by
Anthony Valeri
The Caribbean island received cold news last week when both S&P and Moody's downgraded Puerto Rico to high-yield or "junk" territory.
by
Dawn Bennett
Americans are earning less and have less money to spend.
by
Gary Stroik
Now is the time to take these steps with clients so that when the stock market corrects, they won't get a painful reminder of what their risk profile really is.
by
Jack Rivkin
There's finally some recognition that the Federal Reserve's actions really did produce some stimulus. This could lead to self-sustaining growth in the US economy in 2014.
by
Wes Sparks
Given the prospect of rising U.S. Treasury yields in the coming year, high-yield bonds will produce positive returns in 2014 but won't match their performance in 2013.
by
Bradford A. Evans
When building or rebalancing the “value” slice of portfolios, advisors may start where most valuation-conscious investors begin: the price/earnings ratio.
by
Dawn Bennett
The markets in this upside down U.S. economy continue to go up while the fundamentals continue to get worse.
by
Christopher J. Molumphy
We could finally see better U.S. economic growth in 2014 because of the diminishing impact of last year's higher taxes and reduced government spending, according to Christopher J...
by
Steve Osterink, Jr.
Currency movements often are an overlooked component of return, says Steve Osterink Jr., chief investment officer for asset manager Advisory Alpha.
