The Investment Advice Business Archive

Mauldin Says The Market Is “Way Ahead Of Its Fundamentals”

August 10, 2009  ·  Category: Market Commentary, The Investment Advice Business
(Via The Guru Investor)
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NYT: In Search of Competent (and Honest) Advisers

August 2, 2009  ·  Category: The Investment Advice Business
AFTER all the turmoil in the markets, after Bernard L. Madoff and a bunch of other financial scandals, investors may well be questioning whether they’ve chosen the right financial adviser. It may be someone you like and ...
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High Frequency Trading

July 29, 2009  ·  Category: Market Commentary, The Investment Advice Business
(Source: The New York Times - click on link for a larger graphic) It’s become a technological arms race, and what separates winners and losers is how fast they can move. - Joseph M. Mecane, NYSE Euronext, ...
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Eric Sprott: We Are In The Early Stages Of A Depression

July 24, 2009  ·  Category: Market Commentary, The Investment Advice Business
We are now in the early stages of a depression.  The economic indicators we follow to track real economic activity are all signalling a slowdown of massive proportions.  You wouldn't know it reading the mainstream ...
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Mish: Mutual Funds - And Buy And Hold - Don’t Work In Secular Bear Markets

July 20, 2009  ·  Category: Mutual Funds, The Investment Advice Business
I used a fee-only financial planner to evaluate our portfolio of mutual funds using a Monte Carlo analysis tool to estimate how much we needed to save annually to hit our retirement "number." I've been a ...
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CNBC Genius Insana Says Go All In On Banks And Homebuilders

July 13, 2009  ·  Category: CNBC, The Investment Advice Business
You have to own the banks. I don't think the world is ending.... It's 5 billion years away when the sun flames out. - Ron Insana on CNBC's Mad Money, Friday July 10 Back in March 2006, longtime ...
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What I’m Reading Today

"The economy is still deteriorating, job losses are still huge, I really don't see where earnings will come from to drive valuations.  Just because things are getting worse at a slower pace doesn't mean they're ...
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LPL Financial Adding Brokers And Advisors During Crisis

July 6, 2009  ·  Category: The Investment Advice Business
One of the most aggressive outsiders in tapping dissatisfaction among brokers and investors since the credit crisis began is LPL Investment Holdings Inc.  Its LPL Financial is nowhere close to a household name, but has ...
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Loomis Wealth Solutions: Another Local Ponzi Scheme

June 11, 2009  ·  Category: Sacramento, The Investment Advice Business
The brazenness and cynical manipulation of these victims is beyond the pale. - Lawrence Brown, Acting US Attorney I just read an article from the front page of yesterday's Roseville Press Tribune saying that a local outfit, ...
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