In this video sponsored by Vanguard, Burton Malkiel, Princeton professor and author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," talks with RIJ editor Kerry Pechter about what "efficient market" means to him. The 10th edition of "A Random Walk" has just been published.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
Tue, Sep 27, 2011
Internet start-up Personal Capital is out to prove that mutual funds and face-to-face financial advice are obsolete. (At center, CEO Bill Harris, with Jim Del Favero, VP, product management (seated) and Ehsan Lavassani, engineering director.
Tue, Sep 20, 2011
The Dept. of Labor's bid to strengthen the fiduciary standard for advisers to retirement plans and IRAs became a political football. Now the DoL has agreed to revise and "re-propose" its proposal. Was the football fumbled... or stripped?
Tue, Sep 13, 2011
While vacationing in the upper Rio Grande Valley this summer, I caught two good-sized trout and a glimpse of my fantasy retirement. (Photo of the author by Lisa Higgins).
Tue, Sep 06, 2011
Concerned that your insurance company might be designated a SIFI (Systemically Important Financial Institution)? Then read Deloitte's primer on SIFIs. Here's a synopsis and a link.
Investors have been asking Moody's if variable annuity issuers have made their products safer, and how Moody's evaluates the safety of VA guarantees. For answers, Moody's turned to the issuers themselves.
Proponents of 401(k) reform met defenders of the status quo in a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Sept. 15. The reforms have some justification, but they could hurt the very people who decide whether to sponsor a plan or not.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
"Ten years of well-behaved markets can have less impact on the ultimate success or failure of a portfolio than a couple of outlier months of extreme returns," says Russell Investments in a new report on dynamic asset allocation.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
The SEC enforcement staff sent S&P a Wells notice, which gives companies the chance to make the case why charges are unwarranted.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Investors are using technology for pre-work before contacting a financial professional, to check up on their advisor and to monitor their advisor’s account management, the consulting firm has found.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
'Last year, DFA and BlackRock were the only Stars in our mutual fund company commitment ranking,' said Cogent principal John Meunier. 'This year, a total of four firms made it into the top tier.'
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Brief or late-breaking items from DST, New York Life, CEIBA, and Putnam.
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