Brokerage Fees Can Eat at Returns

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/brokerage-fees-can-eat-at-returns.html Why has Vanguard had such success? Is it because they had a great marketing strategy? That could be part of the case. However, when Jack Bogle thought of the index fund in the early 1970s he was...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Analyst fired for saying greed is bad in south korea

Some times relity really bites, this story about firing of an analyst proves teh point.He just tried to comment on the greedy behaviour of excessive money making, which resulted in losing his own bread and  butter. "   Han Sang-choon, deputy head of Mirae Asset...

BI still has room to cut key rate in 2008 - Danareksa

""If government does not take any drastic move next year such as removing the fuel and electricity subsidy, we believe inflation will be under control and will tend to move to below 6 percent," Danareksa economist Damhuri Nasution told Thomson Financial.The government still...

CLSA selects TIBCO Enterprise Message Service

""In our evaluation of the available messaging solution, TIBCO's standards-based platform proved the fastest and most reliable, and importantly offered class-leading real-time monitoring capabilities, which will enable us to identify and address problems faster. We were also...

Financial Risk Manager (FRM(R)) Program reaches new milestone

""The FRM designation is proving year after year to be a valuable credential to employers at commercial and investment banks, insurance firms, brokerage firms, corporations, consulting firms, asset management firms, regulatory bodies, academic institutions, corporate treasury...

Liquidnet surpasses 100 mln in total US shares executed

SEC Smacks Down Stock Spammers

What surprises me about this is that people even buy stocks based on breathless spam messages. Then again, if people didn't respond, then spammers wouldn't spam."The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken action against alleged stock promoters and hackers thought to...

Bank of America unit offers free online trades to certain depositors

"Bank of America's brokerage unit is allowing investors in the mid-Atlantic region and the Southeast to trade without paying commissions as long as they keep $25,000 on deposit at the bank."

Blue chips slip on GE concerns, retailers

"Blue-chip stocks edged lower on Friday after shares of conglomerate General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE - news) sank on concerns its costs are rising faster than revenues in some of its businesses. In addition, a negative brokerage recommendation affecting Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD...