The 'Risk-Aversion' Misnomer
PERSPECTIVES: Investors are not terribly averse to risk, but rather averse to loss
03/09/2010 | Larry M. Elkin, Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC
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ETF Survey 2010: The Results Are In...
Morningstar's first ETF survey concludes that education is still necessary, but investors are already putting ETFs to sensible use
03/09/2010 | Bradley Kay
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Nothing Wrong with a Flat FTSE
A flat close for European equities reveals investor resolve following the previous session's surge
02/09/2010 | Holly Cook
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Is 'Buy and Hold' Really Broken?
Just because the word 'sell' doesn't appear in the term 'buy and hold' doesn't mean never sell, rebalance, or reallocate
02/09/2010 | Holly Cook
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Too Much Gloom and Doom
PERSPECTIVES: Liquidity means that emerging markets could rally in the fourth quarter, says HSBC's Global Head of Macro & Investment Strategy
02/09/2010 | Philip Poole, HSBC Global Asset Management
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Bad News Is Good News Again
Widening sovereign credit spreads imply short-term funding and lending between European financial institutions have not healed following the stress tests
02/09/2010 | Dave Sekera, CFA
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Credit Where Credit's Due
Swap-based ETF providers' initiatives to promote better transparency are a welcome gesture
01/09/2010 | Ben Johnson
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Imperial Should Gain From Soft Consumer Sentiment
We think Imperial Tobacco's scale, its strong portfolio of brands across a range of price points, and the addictive nature of its products give the firm a wide economic moat
01/09/2010 | Philip Gorham, CFA
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ETF Times: August 23 - 27
Last week's top-performing ETPs suggest increasing nervousness in the markets as investors reach for 'safer' hard assets
31/08/2010 | Alan Rambaldini
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Not the Great Recession II
As bad as some of the numbers have been, the signs don't point to another recession in the US
31/08/2010 | Robert Johnson, CFA
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Fund Times: 23 - 27 August
Elliot Farley promoted to lead on T Bailey Cautious Managed; SWIP appoints Andrew November as director of equities; iShares chief departs to Lyxor; Skandia Healthcare to be managed by OrbiMed Capital.
27/08/2010 | Alexander Prineas
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A Month of Two Halves
August experienced a dichotomy of double-dip recession fear and surging M&A activity
27/08/2010 | Holly Cook
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Another Way to Avoid Bank Bailouts
PERSPECTIVES: Regulators should think about innovative ways to finance banks without lowering their value and growth opportunities
27/08/2010 | Theo Vermaelen, INSEAD
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