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From the market lows of March 2009 to the geopolitical volatility of March 2011, financial advisors reflect on how client attitudes have changed during the past two years.
The Fed's stringent stress tests on U.S. banks may mean downscaled proposals to restore dividends and share repurchases.
The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has prompted many financial commentators and others to plant their feet firmly in their mouths.
Pimco's CEO believes it is too early to conclude the disaster taking place in Japan, and its aftermath, will have only a transitory economic impact.
The yen strengthened against the dollar on speculation Japan will delay intervention to limit the
currency's advance as the nation struggles to avert disaster at a
nuclear-power plant.
As signs of a sustained U.S. recovery increase, so do
the ranks of big-name investors warning that economic growth will be
undercut by the rising federal budget deficit.
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The number of millionaire households in the nation increased by 8% in 2010, marking a second straight year of growth, according to Spectrem Group.
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Rising oil prices and its potential impact on inflation and global growth conjure images of stagflation, according to a new Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.
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Millionaires still view the economy as weak, but they are growing more hopeful about future growth, according to a recent survey from Fidelity
Investments.
Record earnings fueled by the highest profit margins
since 1993 are giving executives more leeway than ever to boost
dividends as the bull market enters its third year.
The Senate rejected a Republican plan to cut $61 billion from the
budget, as well as a competing Democratic plan, in votes
designed to pressure House Republicans to compromise.
Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment
Management Co., eliminated government-related debt from his flagship
fund.
The money managers who picked the global stock market bottom say now is
no time to sell as the biggest equity rally since 1955 starts its third
year.
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A majority of independent registered investment advisors have a bullish stock market outlook over the next six
months, according to a Charles Schwab survey.
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Ray Fazzi
A recovering economy helped U.S. chief executive officers weather
crude's surge past the $100 mark. At $110 a barrel, the pain would start
to kick in.
by Mitchell Eichen and Mark Pearlman
Advisors must adapt to the post-financial-crisis environment by rethinking their approaches for managing portfolios.
U.S. consumer confidence last week held close to the highest
level in almost three years as more Americans said their finances were
in good shape.
Fed Chairman Bernanke didn't rule out expanding the
central bank's asset purchases aimed at stimulating the economy, saying
he doesn't want to see the U.S. relapse into a recession.
Hedge funds, broker-dealers and mortgage companies may face
unprecedented demands for data on everything from risk exposure to
trading partners as U.S...
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Investment managers are bullish on equities and emerging markets for the
coming year, but are less in agreement on how bonds will perform,
according to a recent survey.
