The S&P 500 Index closed out the first quarter of 2013 on a high note. At 1569, the index reached a new high on the last day of trading in…
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Another year, another disaster-averting deal. The latest installment of the Eurozone sovereign debt saga took us to Cyprus, a tiny Mediterranean island with a population on par with Rhode Island…
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Investors’ collective hunger for new sources of yield has been well documented over the past several years. Since the Federal Reserve adopted a Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) and embarked…
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GrowthSpotting: The Art of Global Investing This series cuts through market noise to explore what we believe are the most relevant and inevitable global trends for investors seeking growth. In it, we…
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Many years ago, a well-regarded figure in the investment industry recommended that you should never utter the term volatility. He thought it sounded like one should call 911 after it…
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