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For some, The Candy Man is a fun ditty from the 1971 movie “Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.” The phrase, however, has its origins in a much more sinister past. As stated in the May 1976 article of the Oxford Journal, the etymological origins of the term “candyman” are rooted in a historic coalminers’ [...]
A few weeks ago BP CEO, Tony Hayward, felt the heat of America’s ire for his “I want my life back” gaffe. This week, BP Chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, may have out done him, commenting before Congress “BP cares about the small people”. After 11 deaths, destruction of Gulf fisheries and a local economy in shambles, [...]
Just when we thought we were through hearing about the Wall Street hooligans and their criminal vices our “untouchable” friends at Goldman Sachs made the news twice. The Wall Street Journal revealed that the SEC has found criminal doings at Goldman. With one hand secretly cramming worthless mortgaged backed securities into their valued clients accounts, the [...]
“Nobody knows nothing” is a statement made by screenwriter William Goldman about the movie business. He meant that even after making movies for over 100 years, no one actually knows exactly how to make a successful movie. Sometimes sure things bomb. Sometimes long shots win big. To draw a parallel, we assembled a few articles [...]
Have you ever been a part of one of those trusted conversations where you become privy to information that is so powerful it would disrupt the status quo? Think of the conversations that occur behind closed doors at the White House, corporate boardrooms or U.S. Central Command. We all understand that there are elements of [...]
A recent New York Times article ‘For Financial Advice, Arriving at the Right Dosage’ is an informative piece describing various options for getting low cost financial advice from an investment advisor. It’s one of the best, most comprehensive and well-balanced articles of its kind. ”Most everyone needs financial advice. The big question is how much. Wealthy families rely [...]
Sam Mamudi of the Wall Street Journal deservingly poked money managers in the eye with his recent report on how such mangers underperformed indexes in both real and risk adjusted returns as revealed by a rigorous Morningstar study on the subject. As Mamundi states, “While it has been established that most actively managed mutual funds [...]
Recent Morningstar research once again reveals what should be common knowledge by now – many Wall Street mutual fund managers are interested in growing their wealth, not yours. Karen Dolan, director of analysis at the firm revealed the pathetic truth about the majority of fund managers and their reticence to invest in their own products. [...]
After reading Rick Ferri’s recent Forbes article ‘Who Cares What The Dow Did Last Week?’ one may question the validity of hiring an investment advisor. With the numerous financial tools available to consumers today, individuals should feel more confident defining and implementing their investing strategy themselves by following his guidelines: –Settle on an allocation between [...]
The famous professors at Yale have proven that asset allocation accounts for 90% of a portfolio’s return and that stock picking and market timing account for less than 10%. So what a great time to look at how different asset allocations are faring in this market! In 2008 it turns out that asset allocation decisions have [...]
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