Alan Gersten

• The Circle of Life

  By Alan Gersten  |  February 1, 2007

  Born in 1994, lifecycle funds stand poised for adolescence as well as controversy. Like many teens, they have grown quickly, jumping 11.2 percent annually since...

• Greenbacks in a Green World

  By Alan Gersten  |  November 1, 2006

  After watching "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's stunningly effective film about global warming, financial advisors may leave the theater wondering if green investments could translate...

• Strong Roots

  By Alan Gersten  |  June 1, 2006

  To Luisa O. Nemati, financial planning for Hispanics is comparable to nutritional planning for a family -- except an advisor is feeding the financial needs...

• Staying on Top of the World

  By Alan Gersten  |  April 1, 2006

  What could be a safer investment to recommend to your clients than Coca-Cola? It's just some nice sugar-water that everybody around the world likes to...