Mark Balasa

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  Advisor Mark Balasa Worries Clients Are ‘Preoccupied’ With Politics

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 29, 2012

  When Mark Balasa of Balasa Dinverno Foltz says in a conversational but concerned tone that he’s never seen clients exhibit such a “preoccupation with politics” as they do now, you pay attention.

• Asset Allocation

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2010

  Behind the Numbers, with Mark Balasa For Mark Balasa and his colleagues in The Alpha Group the new year rolls in with a combination of positives...

• Asset Allocation

  By Robert F. Keane  |  August 1, 2009

  Behind the Numbers, with Mark Balasa Although risk remains, Balasa says that he and his colleagues in the Alpha Group have "a growing optimism around some...

• More Pain, Then Pleasure (Maybe)

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  January 1, 2009

  Hindsight may always be 20/20, but in these market and economic times, the cognoscenti seem to agree that even perfect vision and an understanding of...

• Behind the Numbers

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  September 1, 2008

  "The majority of the time, the markets' best days are a few weeks or a month away from the good days," notes the Alpha Group's...

• Behind the Numbers, with Mark Balasa

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  June 1, 2007

  "As a group, we always feel that the money our clients give us is to be invested," says the Alpha Group's Mark Balasa, as he...

• Behind the Numbers, with Mark Balasa

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2007

  "We always stay fully invested," remarks The Alpha Group's Mark Balasa as he explains why the group has the lowest cash allocation. Balasa says the...

• Happy New Year

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2007

  When it comes to predicting what's going to happen in the economy and market over the course of a year, the best prognosticators, of course,...

• Mostly Sunny or Partly Cloudy

  By Robert F. Keane  |  January 1, 2006

  Like most questions, the answer depends on whom you ask. We are fortunate here at Investment Advisor in that we have not one expert to...

• Behind the Numbers, with Mark Balasa

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2005

  The Alpha Group has the lowest cash allocation of any of our panelists, simply because, according to Mark Balasa, while cash is safe, there are...