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In volatile times, closed-end funds look attractive

Author: Daniel Beckerman, Beckerman Institutional In this volatile environment, many investors are more concerned with protecting their principal rather than finding opportunities across financial...

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In praise of ETFs and financial democracy

Author: Daniel Beckerman, Beckerman Institutional Exchange traded funds have become one of the fastest growing segments of the financial markets. When ETFs were first being introduced they were sold as...

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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley trade at attractive valuations

Author: Daniel Beckerman, Beckerman Institutional The movement Occupy Wall Street had a rowdy anniversary meeting last week. The idea of Wall Street certainly has changed since I first received my...

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The challenge ahead after Sandy’s destructive wrath

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the east coast last week. We got to see some of the damage first hand as we are located in the New Jersey Shore area. There were massive power outages, downed trees,...

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Why we like emerging market debt in 2013

As we approach 2013, all eyes are on the fiscal cliff. Government spending makes up a significant percentage of overall US GDP. If Congress fails to act to avert the deep expected spending cuts, I...

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Hedge for uncertain times: Non-dollar, emerging market assets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) has hit its all-time high, set in 2007. The US stock market has rallied significantly despite the debt ceiling issue and fiscal concerns. But this five-year...

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How my contrarian bet on Facebook paid off

Since the Beckerman Institutional Asset Allocation portfolio inception a little over a year ago, we have achieved returns of about 16% (net of fees) over the last year as of August 8. Much of this...

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Google is smartly riding the shift to mobile

The U.S. stock market remains robust and the equity holdings in the Covestor Asset Allocation portfolio are performing well. Our largest individual stock holding, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently made...

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The oil bust will reveal buying opportunities

2014 was another positive year for the US stock market. The US bond market also produced competitive returns. On the surface it may seem that things are going well in the US financial markets. However,...

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Navigating the bond market maze

Much of our strategy in terms of risk management with the Asset Allocation portfolio has increasingly been associated with our viewpoints on interest rates and fixed income. Rather than discuss...

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