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Gene Diederich: "Clients need to have conservative return estimates"
Q. What were the key lessons you learned from the crisis? A. The crisis certainly re-emphasized the tenets…
U.S. recovery at risk from emerging market woes: El-Erian
Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian says the U.S. economic recovery is facing stiff headwinds from weakening emerging market economies and spiraling currencies. That has big implications for investors.
<b>The Takeaway:</b> It doesn’t get any better than this for stocks. Or does it?
Portfolio Is Western Europe the new emerging markets? (Reuters) Ryan Detrick takes on the…
<b>The Takeaway:</b> Nasdaq reopens to wild applause
Portfolio Nasdaq halts for a few hours inexplicably, reopens and stocks soar. Yeah, I don’t get it either.
<b>The Takeaway:</b> The trouble with low-volatility funds
Portfolio A Field Guide to Stock Market Corrections. (The Reformed Broker) Larry Swedroe on…
Searching the globe for income, and finding it
Sextant Global High Income Fund can go anywhere in search of yield.
<b>The Takeaway:</b> Money pouring into U.S. stock funds; emerging markets, not so much
Portfolio Investors pour $95 billion into U.S. stock funds so far in 2013 while yanking out…
Poor performance dooms Legg Mason’s emerging-markets unit
Struggling money manager to close $500M in assets Esemplia.
Rethinking emerging-markets plays
Financial advisers are adjusting their approach to the inherently volatile emerging-markets sector after a rocky first half.
Adviser gets sacked after ripping off her NFL linebacker client
What Jeff's reading today: Jail time for adviser who ripped off her NFL linebacker client, plus: the taper question, 98% chance of a market crash next year, the yen-dollar trade, New Yorkers dodge taxes, and (surprise!) Congress wastes your money.
<b>The Takeaway</b>: The best (and worst) ETFs in every sector
Portfolio No change in Fed policy, in case you’re working out of a cave today. Wait, but then…
Comparing the Fed’s recent action to emerging-markets central banks
In an interview on Bloomberg Radio with Tom Keene and Ken Prewitt, I shared my thoughts on the…
Emerging-markets slide forces advisers to rethink strategy
Lousy first half leads to patience for some, immediate action for others
Global markets hammered
Stocks, bonds retreat amid fears that central bankers are easing up on stimulus programs
Laura Geritz: Traveling far reaches of the globe to find hidden gems
Visits to open-outcry market in Zimbabwe typical for this high-flying — and much flying — fund manager
<b>The Takeaway:</b> So if we’re all selling stocks, bonds and gold, where are we putting our money?
Portfolio What if you could invest in EM but skip the whole BRIC disaster? (…
Submerging emerging markets bad news for advisers
Prices for emerging market stocks have taking a beating in 2013. That could be bad news for clients, given that the majority of advisers polled by InvestmentNews in January said they planned to up their investments in the sector.
Live from Morningstar – Tao of Pooh? Doing nothing not a bad idea in this market, says GMO’s Montier
Clients should be sitting on some cash — and should not be fully invested
A heat-seeking emerging markets ETF that laps its rivals
In a rough year for emerging-market ETFs, this fund laps its rivals. How? It's all about index construction. But there are drawbacks, too.
<b>The Takeaway:</b> Don’t be so sure about where rates are headed
Portfolio Are emerging markets the real fulcrum of global risk? (The Reformed Broker) Morgan…
