Opportunity investing; how to profit when stocks advance, stocks decline, inflation runs rampant, prices fall, oil prices hit the roof,... and every time in between.
0131721291 Opportunity investing; how to profit when stocks advance, stocks decline, inflation runs rampant, prices fall, oil prices hit the roof,... and every time in between. Appel, Gerald. Financial Times Prentice Hall 2007 350 pages $24.99 ...

FDA proposes new limits on advisers with conflicts.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to beef up its conflict-of-interest guidelines for experts who serve on its advisory committees, the agency announced in a teleconference. Proposed guidelines would bar experts with stock or other financial interests worth more than $50,000 in a particular company from...

Mutual funds: the basics.
I am often asked the following questions: * "Are mutual funds good for funding higher education?" * "What are they?" As William F. Buckley says, "I would like to answer the second question first." What are they? A mutual fund is an...

ISLAMIC MUTUAL FUNDS: EQUITY CULTURE AMONG MUSLIM INVESTORS.
There is a strong desire to participate in Islamic equity funds among private investors and institutions in Muslim countries. Islamic mutual funds have high 'orrelations' with the Sharia (Islamic Law) principles of equity participation and the sharing of risks. As Professor J Presley of Loughborough University in England said:...

Bond mutual funds: more basics.
After a brief side step into the difference between savings and investments last month, we return to the question of mutual funds as a source for funding higher education. In August, we focused on stock mutual fund types. This column is about debt or bond mutual funds. ...

Is Christ your financial advisor? Many organizations continue to struggle over their corporate social responsibility.
As a by-product of corporate disasters such as Enron, consumers care more about where their money is going and what it is supporting--be it donations given to an emergency aid agency or extra income invested in mutual funds. In the church, where ethics take centre stage, wise stewardship of...

Fidel's illness pushes Herzfeld Fund into high gear.
There's never been a better time to invest in Cuba, suggests the Toronto Star, in an article portraying closedend fund guru Thomas Herzfeld. "When it comes to mutual funds, there is only one that offers a strong play on the much anticipated emancipation of Cuba's economy: the...

A board's template to evaluate the IRO: don't be blindsided by issues raised in the investment community. Do a check-up on the capability of your investor relations function.
TAKE A LOOK at what could well result in the "perfect storm" for director elections in 2008: the convergence of potential SEC proxy rule changes with the elimination of the 10-day broker voting rule; majority voting; proxy access for nominating directors; increasing activism among pension, mutual, and hedge funds...

Financial report of the Secretary-Treasurer: 1 January 2004-31 December 2004.
The Secretary-Treasurer has organized this report to reflect the purpose and status of each of the Society's assets. Some investments are intended to help support gifts and grants while others are reinvested for growth. Routine operating funds are maintained in the SASS operating account. Income and expenditures are itemized....

Boring from within: shareholder activism makes an impact.
While the concept of screening bad corporate actors out of socially responsible investment (SRI) funds dates back to the early 1970s, the latest tactic involves actually investing in companies with spotty track records in order to affect change from within via "insider" tactics. SRI fund managers, frustrated by the...