Luukko: As equities staged breathtaking rally, top-selling fund posts modest returns
2009 was a year of strong recovery for the stock markets, with Canada bouncing back more smartly than most.
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Luukko: As equities staged breathtaking rally, top-selling fund posts modest returns
2009 was a year of strong recovery for the stock markets, with Canada bouncing back more smartly than most.
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Wells Fargo executives denied cash bonuses in 2009
Wells Fargo & Co.’s four top executives won’t get cash bonuses for 2009, but are receiving performance-based stock awards currently worth a combined $25 million that are designed to keep them from being lured away by rival banks. Wells Fargo announced the… Wells Fargo – Stock – Bank – Business – England
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A Year Of Hits Among Investing Misses
BOSTON — It was the best of times in 2008, and the worst of times in 2009.That’s not how most investors would describe the past two years, but when you write about bad investments, a good year in th…
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Varian Medical CEO’s pay drops 25 percent in 2009
Varian Medical Systems Inc. President and CEO Timothy E. Guertin saw his compensation in fiscal 2009 drop 25 percent to about $5.5 million, mainly because of lower performance-based payments and stock and option awards, according to a Securities and Exchange… Varian Medical Systems – Stock – Business – Investing – Stocks and Bonds
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U.S. Stock Futures Rise After Home-price Data
U.S. Stock Futures Rise After Home-price Data
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DOES MAGIC FORMULA INVESTING PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION?
By Steve Alexander. International diversification is one of the most often cited piece of portfolio advice from financial planning experts. In his bookThe Future for Investors (MagicDiligence review), Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel describes how younger demographic population trends in emerging economies like China and India will eventually shift the center of worldwide economic power eastward …
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How Socially Responsble Investors View Companies in 2010
Portland, OR — In the wake of a recovering economy and stock market, how are socially responsible investors viewing your company? Portfolio 21, a 10-year-old mutual fund investing in green companies around the world, recently offered 10 guidelines for investing in 2010.
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World markets mostly higher in light holiday trade
European stock markets moved higher Tuesday as investors continued to book modest gains amid thin volume on the back of satisfying holiday sales in the U.S. and rising commodity prices. In Europe, the FTSE-100 index of leading British shares reopened after an… Wall Street – Business – Japanese yen – Stocks and Bonds – Investing
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This video by Peng Chen, president of Morningstar’s Ibbotson Associate, points out how some simplistic attempts at diversification of your investments do not work. He comments on the fallacy of trying to diversify by allocating investment to out-of-USA stock, when we have a global financial market.
Just over 4 minutes of helpful information. Some quantitative recommendations would also be helpful.