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- Do Markets Have Morals?
- I think markets have blind spots, along with a certain caustic wit. But the Templeton Foundation has been funding research into what you might call the two sides of Adam Smith, melding the free-market capitalism of "The Wealth of Nations" with the moral philosophy of its predecessor, "The Theory...
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- CEOs: Don't Sweat New SEC Commissioners
- CEOs probably don’t have much to fear from the two new Democratic nominees to the U.S Securities & Exchange Commission. While both individuals have solid records, they are not seen to be boat rockers and are unlikely to do much to push the agenda of shareholder rights advocates. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- SEC's Christopher Cox Wants to Globalize Regulation
- Executives are getting washed over with media coverage about the new financial regulatory blueprint spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Cries may be loud about the need for new oversight but one Paulson message stands clear: U.S. business must remain competitive in an increasingly global economy. Executives...
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Why Companies Should Nudge Workers
- Can regulation be gentle? A suggestion, perhaps, more than a line drawn in the sand? And will that work in business? A softer, less dictatorial form of regulation can be tried, and should be given every chance, argues When Shove Comes To Push, an essay driven by the...
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Muhammad Yunus On How to End Poverty
- The third section of Creating a World Without Poverty details Muhammad Yunus’ vision for creating social businesses and how they will eliminate poverty. Yunus recaps some of the hoops that had to be jumped through before Grameen Danone could start making high-nutrition, low-cost yogurt in Bangladesh. Capital...
- Blog posts 2008-01-21
- Simplicity isn't Simple
- In life, it is usually easier to say no than yes. But in product development the opposite is more likely true -- it's hard to turn down a major customer asking you to add more features to your product. Resist the temptation. Feature creep adds back-end...
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Diversify Your 401K with ETFs
- As exchange-traded funds become increasingly popular with investors (ETF assets increased from $65.6 billion in 2000 to $422.6 billion in 2006), many retirement investment firms are pushing to increase ETF investment in the arena of 401k plans, where mutual funds have long been king. Many of the...
- Blog posts 2007-07-26
- My Personal Finance Infrastructure
- Over the past year Ive thought a lot about personal finance. Heres what I concluded: a) Money is not the main driver in what I do. b) If given the choice between being rich versus not being rich, Id rather be rich. c) If there are easy things I...
- Blog posts 2007-01-27
- Calendar.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
- February 15 - Plan Design Workshop, SunGard Corbel Inc. Wyndham Northwest Chicago, Itasca, Ill.; Holiday Inn Select Airport, Indianapolis. sungardcorbel.com. 16 - Hedge Fund Management 2006, The CFA Institute. Westin Philadelphia. cfain ...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- Deferring Vacation Pay Into A 401(k) Plan
- Employee benefits-related topics are fairly regular features in the Wall Street Journal, but it isn't often that one is so hot that it makes the Today show. In December, 1996, those and various other news outlets latched onto a year-old IRS Technical Advice Memorandum and billed the arrangement as a...
- White papers 1997-01-01
- Smaller Cos. Buck 401k Trend
- This aticle is about a new report shows that companies with fewer employees tend to have higher participation rates in 401k plans. Small and medium-sized businesses have seen plan participation and 401k deferrals increase year over year, according to a report by The Principal Financial Group. The report also found...
- White papers 2003-09-05
- Choosing a Retirement Plan: 401(k) Plan
- With a 401k plan, employees can choose to defer some of their salary. So instead of receiving that amount in their paycheck, the employee defers, or delays, getting that money. In this case, their deferred money is going into a 401k plan sponsored by their employer (that would...
- White papers
- SIMPLE 401(k) Plan
- A type of defined contribution plan available to the small business owner with 100 or fewer employees. Under a SIMPLE 401k Plan, an employee can elect to defer some compensation. Unlike a standard 401k plan, the employer must make either: (1) a matching contribution up to 3% of...
- White papers
- Taking Stock Of 401(k) Plan Design
- If your 401k plan is overweighed in company stock, tread carefully. Before regulators mandate the amount of stock allowed, fiduciaries should take action to avoid future problems. When 401k plan participants heavily invest their retirement savings in their employer's stock, both the company and the employees may be taking on...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Three Specialized Stock Funds That Can Spice Up Your
- Certain niches of the economy provide more long-term stability or stronger growth prospects than others. Happily, you can invest in those niches via mutual funds known as sector funds. The benefit of such funds, financial advisers say, is that they provide extra concentration in areas you might want to emphasize...
- White papers 1998-05-01
- Wind Shift or Sea Change?
- A close analysis of stock and fund returns shows patterns hidden by the broader market indexes. The article reminds that mutual funds are not the most exciting approach to investing. But perhaps excitement is overrated. In terms of performance, funds will never compete with the most successful single issues of...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Get Ready for the Next Round
- It's been a tough three years for mutual fund investors, but you can't afford to quit the fight now. Here's how to get off the ropes and win. On the following article, it is discussed long-term case for sticking with stock funds in a bear market and show you the...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Picks For Your Portfolio
- Investing with confidence means finding stocks and funds that follow clear, commonsense strategies. We insisted on solid balance sheets and leaned toward stocks paying above-average dividends. Finally, we considered valuation; getting in at a good price is a confidence booster because it limits your downside. When it comes to mutual...
- White papers 2002-03-01
- A Brief History
- A veteran mutual fund manager looks back at the industry -- and calls for changes ahead. The article reminds that as mutual funds gained popularity, fund management evolved from a business into an industry. Funds were offered in every category of stock and bond style boxes. To investigate further into...
- White papers
- Your Own Private Mutual Fund
- More and more investors are signing up for separately managed accounts, the financial equivalent of chrome hubcaps and vanity plates. Think of a SMA as your own mutual fund for which you pay a flat fee as opposed to commissions. Making less money on transaction-based business whereas fee-based business is...
- White papers 2003-08-05
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