... After a positive month of stock market returns in April of 2011, the S&P 500 dropped -1.35% in May, -1.83% in June, and another -2.15% in July. There were rampant fears across all global stock markets. ...

...  name or two added to the portfolio. Lastly, our clients may see added exposure to Emerging Markets since most of the herd is still running away from them almost like it was 2008 when they were clobbere ...

... sectors, participating in positive markets and protecting in downturns.  Schwab paid a hefty price for the firm, paying $150 million in cash and stock (Source: WSJ). At the time Schwab executives said ...

...  Long Short Advisors (LS): The simple answer is to provide downside protection in an increasingly volatile world where equity markets are near all-time highs and bond yields remain near all-time lows. ...

... to more opportune asset classes. Where might those be? Europe and Emerging Markets Europe is beginning to turn the corner. Don’t get us wrong here…Europe still has plenty of work to do and nobody is ...

... to be looked at closely. Barron’s is a weekly publication, owned by Dow Jones, and its primary focus is reporting on the financial markets and global economies.  For decades it has been viewed as a leader ...

... to the rebound in the stock and housing markets. Over the first two years of the economic recovery the wealthiest 7% of the nation saw their net worth increase by 28% while the remaining 93% of the population’s ...

... the impressive returns that the equities markets have posted.  If you’ve been in the market you’ve certainly enjoyed some positive returns but the question now is where do we go from here?  Below we’ve ...

... (almost 40% of revenues). Investors in Xylem should be looking at a company like this as not just an emerging markets play but rather a huge opportunity to capitalize on massive infrastructure upgrades ...