consumer finance

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  A New Emergence of Behavioral Finance

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  As the application of behavioral finance becomes more mainstream in Western nations, behavioral finance has also captured the interest of emerging market countries, where policymakers are equally keen to apply some of its ideas and principles as they formulate key legislation for consumer financial protection.

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  3 Funds to Consider if You Think Financials Are Due to Rebound

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  January 6, 2012

  Nothing fell further than financials in the recession, but an economic rebound may finally give them a boost. Beware of Basel III, however.

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  S&P 500 Q3 Earnings Outlook: Optimism in ‘Unprecedented High-Risk Environment’

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2011

  Equity analysts for Standard & Poor’s see a vast gap between their expectations for record double-digit Q3 earnings versus investors’ loss of faith in analysts' optimistic earnings forecasts.