Harvard

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  Sentimental Fools: Pity the Poor Mutual Fund Investor

  By Michael Finke  |  November 21, 2012

  Mutual fund investors exhibit remarkable skill when selecting mutual funds--remarkably awful, that is. How an advisor can help underperforming fund investors avoid sentimental pitfalls.

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  BlackRock, Harvard: Retirees Don’t Know What They Want, but It Might Be Annuities

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2012

  “You don’t get a radically different answer when you change the wording of a question about whether you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream, but with annuities you do,” says Harvard professor David Laibson.

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  Kenneth Rogoff Asks: Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 5, 2011

  Despite its flaws, the best economic system for now—in the face of no other viable alternatives—is 'today’s dominant Anglo-American paradigm,' says Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff in a column that went viral.