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December 18, 2012

The Warning Label

The Warning Label  INVESTMENT GENERAL’S WARNING:Bonds may come with significant risk of rising rates, loss of purchasing power, and inflation It

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October 12, 2012

An Interest in Dividends

An Interest in Dividends THE CASE FOR DIVIDENDS “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure?” oil magnate

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July 18, 2012

It’s A (Not So) Small World, After All

It’s A (Not So) Small World, After All The iconic Sherman brother’s song written for Walt Disney for the 1964

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April 10, 2012

Return-Free Risk

Return-Free Risk THE LONG-TERM BOND MARKET Government bonds represent one of the oldest forms of financial securities. In the 17th

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January 15, 2012

Dynamic Risk Management

Dynamic Risk Management GRATHAM’S CAUTIOUS OUTLOOK Jeremy Grantham is one of the current asset allocation gurus on Wall Street. He

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October 28, 2011

Ike’s Warning Revisited

Ike’s Warning Revisited On the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s farewell address, his thoughts on the “military-industrial complex” still resonate

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April 27, 2011

Play Your CARDs Right

Play Your CARDs Right Correlation Asset Allocation Rebalancing Reduces Risk Diversification If you play your cards right, things are going to happen in the long run. In the short run, it is  anybody's guess. – Ron Livingston,

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January 22, 2011

Recognizing an Inflection Point (When You See One)

Recognizing an Inflection Point (When You See One) "Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it"

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July 2, 2010

Economic Indicators

Economic Indicators Financial SignpostsAn economic indicator is simply any economic statistic, such as the unemployment rate, Gross Domestic Product, or

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April 10, 2010

Commodities

Commodities Additional Diversification for an Investment Portfolio In the past, the mere mention of “investing in commodities” conjured up images

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January 12, 2010

Macroeconomics: The world economy

Macroeconomics: The world economy mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics (mak-roh-ek-uh-nom-iks) –noun (used with a singular verb) “The branch of economics dealing with the broad

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January 2, 2010

Portfolio Diversification

Portfolio Diversification The Role of Asset Allocation What is Asset Allocation? The asset-allocation decision is one of the most important

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September 9, 2009

Investor Behavior

Investor Behavior Seeing is believing… or is it? The graphic below is an illusion. When you look at the graphic

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August 26, 2009

Out of the Comfort Zone

Out of the Comfort Zone Fear and Contrarian Investing in Uncertain Times You may have found in recent months that

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July 2, 2009

Indexes

Indexes This month's KnowRisk topic may, at first, seem very simple. After all, even the most inexperienced investor knows what

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January 2, 2009

Downturns and Recoveries

Downturns and Recoveries This edition of Equitas' KnowRisk series is focused on the history of stock market downturns, as well

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December 10, 2008

Historical Perspectives

Historical Perspectives When the Levee Breaks: How history can help us understand the recent stock market crash The chart above,

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October 18, 2008

Inflation

Inflation This month, Equitas' KnowRisk is dedicated to a discussion of inflation. In these uncertain times for investors, it is

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July 14, 2008

Risk and Volatility

Risk and Volatility KnowRisk is focusing on the closely interconnected concepts of risk and volatility this month. Risks come in

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June 20, 2008

International Investing

International Investing This month, the KnowRisk series turns its attention to the subject of international investing. As the economies of

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February 8, 2008

Long-Term Investment Performance

Long-Term Investment Performance Measuring Long-Term Market PerformanceBasic statistical analysis of historical asset returns can reveal the growth rate of wealth

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