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Barron's
Buying the 10 highest yielding Dow Jones Industrial stocks at the beginning of each year is one of the most famous formulaic stock-picking techniques going.
But finance writer Simon Constable has written about another New Year’s investing formula that isn’t nearly as simple to execute as the aforementioned “dogs of the Dow,” though it does apparently have a track record of success over the long run.
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CFA Chicago
Jason Trennert is the Managing Partner of Strategas Research Partners LLC and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm's broker-dealer subsidiary, Strategas Securities, LLC. Mr. Trennert is known as one of Wall Street's top thought leaders on the subject of markets and economic policy. His research pieces are read by leading institutional investors and corporate executives across the globe.
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Individuals are more likely to hire or refer people they know, like and trust. Just as companies invest in marketing to build the brands of their products, today individuals are finding value in marketing themselves. The product is YOU. Volvo is known for safety and engineering design. Nike communicates best-in-class sports performance. What are you known for? It is more important than ever that your "personal brand" communicate your expertise, qualifications and how you create value for your current or future company.
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Chicago's only business school within a technological university, the Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of Business, offers graduate degrees and certificate programs with flexible part-time and evening scheduling options. Learn more about how Stuart’s strategically competitive programs can give you the skills needed for success in the next economy.
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CFA Chicago
Special situations are corporate actions which could reveal an undervalued security and hence an investment opportunity. Some examples of Special Situations are spinoffs, liquidations, tender offers, restructurings, bankruptcy exits etc. In the Special Situations Research Forum we will discuss an investment situation decided 3 weeks in advance. Every participant in the Forum is expected to research the topic before attending the meeting.
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CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor
As 2015 quickly draws to a close, you might be wondering what 2016 has in store for us. This week we asked readers of CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief which country they think will contribute the most to global economic growth in 2016. Here’s what they had to say.
The United States: 42 percent
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Chicago Tribune
Few of us would probably call ourselves financial pros, but a new survey finds that many people worldwide don't understand even basic money concepts.
According to the global survey published recently by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, only 1 in 3 adults around the world are considered financially literate.
The survey, made up of five questions, was conducted in 2014.
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Pensions & Investment
Only 60 percent of executives at 403b plans review and evaluate investment options in their plans, the Plan Sponsor Council of America and Principal Finance Group announced in a report. In a survey of 426 plans, PSCA and Principal found that the largest plans — with more than 1,000 participants — had the highest percentage of plan executive involvement in reviewing and evaluating investment options.
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Bloomberg
Emerging-market stocks fell for a seventh day, extending their worst streak of losses since August, on concern economies are faltering. South African banks plummeted the most in 14 years and Chinese commodity companies fell to the lowest level since the global financial crisis.
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Chicago Tribune
Illinois' richest man is throwing his financial might behind U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign.
Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin said he believes Rubio is "uniquely qualified to lead our nation." The Citadel founder previously donated $100,000 to support Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's doomed presidential bid, as well as $100,000 to a political action committee backing Jeb Bush and $100,000 to a PAC supporting Rubio.
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