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Tool Combines Outlook With Planning AdviceAmerica, based in Fremont, Calif...

Gushing Yields

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Prospecting the energy patch for income could mean tapping into MLPs and royalty trusts.

ETF Conference Engages In Wide-Ranging Debate

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ETF flows recently surpassed flows into mutual funds for the first time, but market volatility didn't leave them totally unscathed last year.

Gold Rallies On

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The global financial crisis has created so much uncertainty that gold is shining even more brightly...

Infrastructure Hitting Pay Dirt?

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When one thinks of infrastructure and the economy, the Depression-era WPA comes to mind-the romantic notion of ...

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FTSE Expands Environmental Indexes FTSE Group is expanding its FTSE Environmental Opportunities Index Series with the addition of nine new indexes designed to appeal to...

Draining The Swamp

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Hedge funds have suffered their worst decline in years as Wall Street reels and the money pool evaporates.

After The Storm

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BlackRock's Peter Fisher and Scott Amero discuss where we are headed.

FRONTLINE NEWS

Tumult At CFP Board's Ethics Commission After the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards enacted changes to both the member selection process...

Hedging Your Bets

by Eric L. Reiner

Hedge funds and their mutual fund knock-offs challenge advisors.

FRONTLINE NEWS

Former Fed Vice Chair Reflects On Financial System Slump It's the recovery, stupid. Forget all the endless talk about a recession...

A Compelling Inconvenience

by Tracey Longo

Dick Vodra may be the only investment advisor talking about climate change and how it affects his clients.

The Next Biggest Thing

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Green investing holds great promise, but investors need to differentiate the hope from the hype.

Where They Stand

A look at separately managed account performance.

ADVISOR EMPORIUM

Two Firms Target Fee-Only Advisors Phoenix Companies Inc...

Fidelity's Silver Bullet

by Joel P. Bruckenstein

Firm to launch a fully integrated Web platform for advisors.

Trading Spaces?

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After a seven-year run-up, the hot REIT market has finally cooled off this year. Does it present a buying opportunity?

New Twists On The Oldest Economy

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Agriculture could be poised for long-term growth.

ADVISOR EMPORIUM

Pershing Offers New Analytical Tools Pershing LLC has launched a program through which its fixed-income specialists will help investment...

The Long And Short Of It

by Brad Zigler

The strategy of a short-enabled fund dares not speak (or even know) its name.