S&P Equity

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  Worst 3 International Equity Funds to Avoid

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 2, 2012

  In their rush to diversify their portfolios into international equity funds, investors need to slow down long enough to study what will maximize returns while reducing risk.

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  Using REITs for Current Yields: Portfolio Fix

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  September 10, 2011

  REITs offer a compelling blend of decent current yield and future price appreciation.

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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...

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  S&P Equity Research, Showing Not All S&P 500 ETFs Alike, Favors SPY

  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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  S&P Picks 2 Top Mutual Funds Using Stovall’s Sector Strategy

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 12, 2011

  S&P's mutual fund team has picked Delafield Fund and Royce 100 Service Fund as two excellent sector-focused funds to invest in based on a study by S&P Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall.