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By Kenneth Silber |
April 1, 2010
Financial theory is in flux. Ideas that once were widely accepted among financial economists are in dispute. In particular, the efficient-markets hypothesis -- which dominated...
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By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne |
January 12, 2010
Fee-based independent Broker/dealers gain access to famed strategies.
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By James J. Green, AdvisorOne |
October 1, 2009
Cliff Asness is known as a hedge fund manager who caters to institutions, is a true believer in momentum investing, and despite his University of...
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By Gerald P. Sullivan |
May 1, 2008
Every ETF follows either an established index or, with increasing frequency, a newfangled one. In fact, of the 482 publicly traded U.S. equity ETFs, 39...
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By James Picerno |
May 1, 2008
It has been five years since veteran investment consultant and celebrated author Peter Bernstein invoked the word "obsolete" to describe the policy portfolio, which encourages...
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By James Picerno |
November 1, 2007
Beta's been declared dead for so long, by so many, that it's tempting to dismiss the risk metric as a museum piece. Yes, it's hotly...
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By Vanessa Drucker |
September 1, 2007
"Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" Who doesn't know that the nursery rhyme contrarian had her silver bells and cockleshells and pretty...
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By Daniel Wildermuth |
November 1, 2006
The good news is that earning outstanding returns while reducing risk can be accomplished. The catch is that you can't follow the herd of advisors...
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By Staff Writer |
October 12, 2004
"You never know what is enough, until you know how much is more than enough" -William Blake Someone once told me Myron Scholes said the folks at Long-Term Capital Management thought they had their risk buttoned down. In their minds, they were walking down Madison Avenue, eyes trained on the...
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By Staff Writer |
July 1, 2003
Being the nation's most quoted financial planner makes Harold Evensky an easy target for those who envy his visibility and influence. But there's a good...
