Alec Young

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  Wall St. Ignores Noise, Sees Bullish 2013 for Stocks

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2012

  Wall Street believes that the world’s central banks will do their best in 2013 to force reluctant investors to move their money out of bonds and into stocks.

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  Yes, Closed-End Fund Yields Are High, but There’s a Catch

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2012

  "Not all yields are created equal," warns S&P Capital IQ’s Alec Young.

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  6 Sectors Hit by Downgrade: S&P Analysis—Slideshow

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 11, 2011

  Maybe you heard? Our partners at Standard and Poor’s caused a bit of a stir by downgrading U.S. debt from AAA to AA+. Though they’re quick to note the equity research team is separate and distinct from the ratings arm, we went to the source for their view on the...

• Solving the International-Asset Puzzle: Portfolio Fix

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  June 12, 2011

  Experts suggest three funds, but say that an investor's time horizon is the most critical issue.

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  Osama Bin Laden Killing Makes Little Impact on Oil, Gold, U.S. Stocks

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2011

  After the U.S. military’s daring raid that killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday, Americans spilled into the streets, but on Monday, the markets reacted to the news with little fanfare.

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  ETF Focus: International Dividend ETFs for a Low Interest-Rate Environment

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  November 28, 2010

  One asset class that Standard & Poor's Equity Research believes offers both attractive yields as well as potential for further growth is international dividend stocks. International...

• The ETF Advisor: Basic Materials ETFs

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  December 1, 2009

  Every day, investors are bombarded with economic data offering clues to future market movements. As the U.S. and global economies begin to emerge from recession,...

• Frontier Markets Lure Intrepid Investors

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  December 1, 2009

  As emerging markets become mainstream, investors endowed with enough pioneer spirit are venturing farther afield to "frontier" markets with even smaller, less developed economies

• What Can Currency ETFs do for Your Clients?

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  September 7, 2009

  It was 17 years ago that George Soros wagered $10 billion that the Bank of England (BOE) couldn't maintain the value of the British pound--and won.

• ETF Advisor: Cr?me de la Cr?me--The Best-Performing ETFs for the Long Run

  By Beth Piskora  |  July 1, 2009

  Quick, what do these three exchange-traded funds--Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector, and Vanguard Consumer Staples--have in common? They are the...