Swaps Vote Is Another Big Win for the Big Banks – Bloomberg 05-21-13

Salient to Investors: William D. Cohan writes: The CFTC voted May 16 for a watered-down compromise over requiring opaque and hard-to-value swaps and derivatives to be traded on an exchange, allowing dealers – essentially the big Wall Street banks – to continue to set the prices for these financial instruments using their black

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Investors Expecting U.S. Markets With Best Return in Poll – Bloomberg 05-15-13

Salient to Investors: Bloomberg Global Poll: International investors are the most bullish on the US and Japanese markets in more than 3.5 years as both economies are seen to be improving. Over 40% will reduce gold exposure over the next 6 months, close to 3 times more than those who

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Foreign Demand for U.S. Financial Assets Declined in March – Bloomberg 05-15-13

Salient to Investors: International net selling of long-term US equities, notes and bonds in March was the largest since May 2009 and shows investors were willing to seek higher-yielding assets amid signs of a stronger US economy. Gennadiy Goldberg at TD Securities said the data does not suggest a pronounced global investor

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Man vs. Machine: The Great Stock Showdown – Wall Street Journal 05-10-13

Salient to Investors: Mark Hulbert writes: The small number of advisers who outperform the market rarely keep doing so, so choosing a recent market beater does not increase your odds of future success. Of the 51 advisers out of more than 200 tracked who beat the Wilshire 5000 Total Market

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Equities: Can You Afford Not To Be Invested? – Seeking Alpha 05-09-13

Salient to Investors: Fund Gurus write: Market corrections have been short lived due to periods of high volatility and not underlying fundamental issues. Stocks are very attractive. Values are in line with historical 10-yr average but companies have strengthened their balance sheets and are positioned for further revenue growth. Many

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