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By Jane Wollman Rusoff |
May 24, 2012
To be a successful financial advisor, you must have the diagnostic acuity of a physician, the perspicacity of an investigative reporter, the problem-solving skills of a psychologist — and, oh yes, the expertise to recommend appropriate investments.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
September 27, 2011
In the latest crackdown on improper use of CDOs, the SEC on Tuesday charged RBC Capital Markets for misconduct in the sale of unsuitable investments to five Wisconsin school districts
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
September 26, 2011
McGraw-Hill, parent to Standard & Poor’s, announced on Monday that it received a Wells notice from the SEC related to S&P’s rating of a collateralized debt obligation from 2007 (yes, 2007).
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
September 26, 2011
An issue over the rating of a collateralized debt obligation from 2007 prompted the SEC Thursday to send a so-called “Wells notice” to McGraw-Hill, the parent company of Standard and Poor’s.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
September 19, 2011
S&P Capital IQ announced Monday the 30 finalists in its second annual U.S. Mutual Fund Excellence Awards Program, with 11 of those funds making a repeat appearance since last year.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
August 23, 2011
Deven Sharma, president of Standard & Poor's, will step down from his post on Sept. 12, and will be succeeded by Douglas Peterson, who is currently Citibank NA chief operating officer—Citibank is a unit of Citigroup.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
July 12, 2011
An S&P Equity Research report on S&P 500 index ETFs finds that what's inside matters most--namely, stock weightings.
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By Jane Wollman Rusoff |
June 1, 2011
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By Bob Seawright, Madison Avenue Securities |
March 17, 2011
"Good advisors are managers of both wealth and well-being ... [as] good physicians ...manage both health and well-being," says behavioral-finance guru Meir Statman.
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By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne |
September 14, 2010
The man who wrote the book on asset allocation, Roger Gibson, founder and CIO of Gibson Capital, LLC, walked listeners through his current view on "Asset Allocation and the Role of Commodities," on U.S. Global Investors' webcast on September 9, with Frank Holmes, CEO and CIO of U.S. Global Investors.
