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Peer-to-Peer Lending Explained: Brother, Can You Spare $100?

Where do you go when you need a small loan but don't think you'll qualify for one from a bank or credit institution? You could ask your family, but doing so may ding your relationship worse than an application would ding your credit ...READ»

Hennion and Walsh on CNBC: Tax Free Municipal Bonds

Hennion and Walsh President, Bill Walsh, tells CNBC viewers that while tax free municipal bonds may not be a sexy investment, they can be an appropriate investment, along with the reasons why.READ»

On Not Getting It

I was with a client last week, the CEO of a public company. I have known and worked with this person for about 10 years. Although the company is on solid financial footing, the current business climate has forced him to make some ...READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Is Cash You Keep at Your Brokerage Safe?

"'With any brokerage firm you have to pay attention to what the sweep is going into,' says Bill Walsh, president of money-management firm Hennion & Walsh Asset Management"READ»

Investors Take To T-Bonds Amid Uncertainty

"'You still have a yield curve that makes sense,' said Bill Walsh, chief executive of the investment services firm Hennion & Walsh, since the shortest maturity still has the lowest yield. From a historical perspective, however, Walsh said the yield curve was pretty steep as a result of the usual pressures such as supply and demand and the flight to quality--bond markets are considered a safe place to park money."READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Dow Jones Newswires - 11/14/2008

TIP SHEET: SmartGrowth Funds Bet On ETFs, Short S&P 500 "A U.S. recession isn't pretty for most companies, but portfolio managers at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management are betting on a universe of roughly 240 exchange traded funds to beat the worst bear market since the Great Depression."READ»

Investors Running Out Of Places To Hide

"Bill Walsh, Chief Executive of Hennion & Walsh, an investment-services company, said the modest improvement in bond prices--which lowers yields--was a flight to safety spurred by data released Wednesday showing that the U.S. job market weakened October."READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: When the stock and bond markets look scary, cash seems like a safe bet. But is it?

"While bank savings accounts, CDs and money markets can help you sleep better at night, 'they are terrible long-term assets because they are certain to depreciate in value over time," says Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh Asset Management in Parsippany, N.J.'"READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Getting Your Shares

"Mahn says SmartGrowth's approach reflects what "many advisors and individual investors are starting to realize: that the depth of ETFs that are in the marketplace, with the ability to go long and short certain asset classes and sectors, and the ability to access foreign currency markets and commodities, in such an easy and convenient manner of an ETF, is affording an ability to build really cost-efficient portfolios."READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: The Retirement Angle

"One of the four difficulties faced by those who would like greater inclusion of ETFs in 401(k)s is the fact that most recordkeepers and TPAs cannot process ETFs as they stand right now through their own platforms, says Mahn, who is also chief investment strategist at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management in Parsippany, New Jersey."READ»

Bonds slip as economy shrinks less than forecast

"Consumer spending is about 70 percent of the GDP and this looks like the lowest it has been in two decades, which goes to show that in the fourth quarter we are going into the recession, said Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh in Parsippany, New Jersey."READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: US economy officially shrinking

"Consumer spending is about 70 percent of the GDP and this looks like the lowest it has been in two decades, which goes to show that in the fourth quarter we are going into the recession, said Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh in Parsippany, New Jersey."READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: For Many US Funds, Only Back In Brazil In Mid-2009

"As late as the third quarter we still had some emerging market assets ... but we sold them all," said Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Treasuries - Bonds Fall As Bailout Hopes Pare Safety Bids

"A lot will hinge on the passage of a rescue plan, the sooner the better. It remains an uncertainty in the market," said Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Inc. in Parsippany, New Jersey.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Investors Clamor For ETFs in Retirement Account

Investors "are asking about them all of the time, and they want them added to their portfolios,"said Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., which manages about $300 million.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Market Volatility Fuels Confidence Crisis

"In the near term, this is all going to lead to increased volatility. But if we can get past this, I can see the market turning around in the fourth quarter, and I see a nice rally in the first quarter of next year," said Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc., a Parsippany, N.J.-based firm with $300 million under management.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Market Volatility Fuels Confidence Crisis

"In the near term, this is all going to lead to increased volatility. But if we can get past this, I can see the market turning around in the fourth quarter, and I see a nice rally in the first quarter of next year," said Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc., a Parsippany, N.J.-based firm with $300 million under management.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Market Volatility Fuels Confidence Crisis

"In the near term, this is all going to lead to increased volatility. But if we can get past this, I can see the market turning around in the fourth quarter, and I see a nice rally in the first quarter of next year," said Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc., a Parsippany, N.J.-based firm with $300 million under management.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Short FinancialETFs Slide After Short-selling Ban

"ETFs will matter more than they ever have now through Oct 2," said Kevin Mahn, Managing Director of Hennion & Walsh, a New Jersey-based brokerage. "It gives the investor the ability to short through sector as opposed to a specific stock."READ»

Hennion and Walsh Article: 'Salivating Opportunities' Seen in Tanked Market

"The more the markets are allowed to work things out the better," said Kevin Mahn, Chief Investment Officer at Hennion and Walsh Asset Management Inc., a Parsippany, N.J.-based firm with $300 million under management.READ»