IA > Investing Vehicles http://www.investmentadvisor.com Copyright 2008 News, Advice, Events & Analysis for Independent Advisors & RIAs en-us http://www.investmentadvisor.com/images/ia_logo122x21.gif IA > Investing Vehicles http://www.investmentadvisor.com Ameriprise Financial to Acquire Seligman http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8981 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:03:00 -0400 Robert F. Keane Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8981 Venerable asset management firm to come under RiverSource umbrella

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]]> Another Institutional Capital Fund from Mainstay http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8947 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:29:00 -0400 James J. Green Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8947 Looking globally at $2 billion-plus companies

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]]> Hedge Funds Do Well as Equity Markets Slide http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8944 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:28:00 -0400 Melanie Waddell Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8944 During the second quarter, hedge fund managers performed better as they maintained well-hedged, tighter exposures

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]]> More Equity Funds http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8946 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:25:00 -0400 James J. Green Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8946 Schwab adds two to Laudus Funds

Schwab’s Laudus Funds, which partners with third-party money managers, has added international equity and global equity mutual funds from London-based Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd. to its lineup.

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]]> What I Learned This Week http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8943 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:38:00 -0400 Mike Patton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8943 Sometimes you have to relearn what you already know. A meeting with a prospective client reminded Mike Patton that you can’t approach every person the same way.

Sometimes you have to relearn what you already know. A meeting with a prospective client reminded Mike Patton that you can’t approach every person the same way.

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]]> Mike Patton, Help Desk Guy http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8939 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:51:00 -0400 Mike Patton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8939 Being an independent advisor often means doing everything yourself, including tech support as Mike Patton relates in his most recent post.

Being an independent advisor often means doing everything yourself, including tech support as Mike Patton relates in his most recent post.

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]]> Saving the Stock Market http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8937 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:24:00 -0400 Ben Warwick Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8937 Worries about housing and energy are making the psychological effects of the market downturn even worse—Searching for Alpha, the monthly index newsletter for July 2008

After April and May’s resilient comeback for stocks, weakness in the finance sector dragged the market down significantly in June, resulting in the third consecutive losing quarter for the S&P 500 index. Most of the problems, as expected, were mortgage-related. With analysts absolutely moribund, investor psychology wrecked, and large cap indexes at 2008 lows, investors must be wondering if there’s any chance of short-term relief for this market.

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]]> The Pros and Cons of an IPS http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8936 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:59:00 -0400 Mike Patton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8936 Mike Patton's just finished his IPS template and now, as he considers the universe of alternative investments, finds he's already faced with the need for a revision.

Mike Patton's just finished his IPS template and now, as he considers the universe of alternative investments, finds he's already faced with the need for a revision.

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]]> More at Vanguard http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8935 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:49:00 -0400 Kara P. Stapleton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8935 Adding funds and reducing fees

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]]> Advisors Not Up to Date on Annuities http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8926 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:54:00 -0400 Savita Iyer-Ahrestani Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8926 Survey shows strength in accumulation phase not matched when it comes to income and asset preservation

Mitch Politzer, senior VP of Lincoln, Nebraska-based Ameritas Advisor Services (a unit of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., New York), had a hunch that financial advisors might not be as prepared as they should be to lead Americans toward a secure retirement. He therefore teamed up with Chicago-based market research firm Spectrem Group and put together a survey aimed at testing advisor know-how and opinion on the kinds of investment products available on the market today

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]]> SEC Proposes Rule on EIAs, Opens Rule 15a-6 for Comments http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8931 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:13:00 -0400 Melanie Waddell Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8931 Proposed rule determines when an EIA is a security

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]]> When an Itch Creates a Niche http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8859 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:47:00 -0400 Mike Patton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8859 Does demand drive innovation or does innovation create demand? Or are both true? When Mike Patton looks at the landscape in our industry he sees consumers looking for objectivity.

Does demand drive innovation or does innovation create demand? Or are both true? When Mike Patton looks at the landscape in our industry he sees consumers looking for objectivity.

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]]> New Advisor for Vanguard's Explorer Fund http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8865 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:22:00 -0400 Melanie Waddell Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8865 Century Capital Management, LLC, named as the seventh advisor to the $11 billion fund

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]]> Pershing Adds to FundVest Platform http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8863 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:20:00 -0400 Kara P. Stapleton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8863 American Funds, JennisonDryden, OppenheimerFunds and Van Eck Global added to lineup

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]]> A New Direxion http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8861 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:13:00 -0400 Kara P. Stapleton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8861 Long-Short Fund benchmarked to the Standard & Poor’s Commodity Trends Indicator

Direxion Funds has launched the Commodity Trends Strategy, benchmarked to the Standard & Poor’s Commodity Trends Indicator (S&P CTI). The Fund gives investment advisors and investors access to a” diversified, open-ended commodity mutual fund that allows them to benefit from both rising and falling commodity prices.”

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]]> Rydex’s New Leveraged & Inverse ETFs http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8862 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:16:00 -0400 Kara P. Stapleton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8862 Exposure to energy, healthcare, financials, and technology

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]]> Look Out for Rising Defaults http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8850 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:28:00 -0400 Ben Warwick Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8850 Credit spread is a key indicator—Searching for Alpha, the monthly index newsletter for June 2008

One of the most useful of economic indicators is the credit spread, which measures the difference in lending rates between corporate and government borrowers. A relatively narrow spread shows that investors see little difference in risk between these two types of borrowers, while a widening spread means that corporate credit is seen as a less certain alternative to rock-solid U.S. Treasuries.

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]]> Asset Allocation, June 2008 http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8841 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8841 Monthly recommendations from IA’s asset allocatin panel

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]]> Behind the Numbers with Sam Stovall http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8842 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8842

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]]> Remember the Client http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8802 Mon, 19 May 2008 10:08:00 -0400 Mike Patton Finance http://www.investmentadvisor.com/article.php?article=8802 While admitting he's an idealist, in his latest post, Mike Patton also calls himself a realist and sees a real problem, for the industry, when getting a commission comes before helping the client.

While admitting he's an idealist, in his latest post, Mike Patton also calls himself a realist and sees a real problem, for the industry, when getting a commission comes before helping the client.

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