Topic: Financial Services Sector

The Buffet Put

Señor, señor, can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon? Seems like I been down this way before. Is there any truth in that, señor? Bob Dylan -- Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) OK, so I ...READ»

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Launches a Trio of SmartGrowth Lipper Funds

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - June 12, 2007) - Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, a registered investment advisor, is pleased to announce the debut of a trio of new funds-of-ETFs, the SmartGrowth Lipper® Funds. These mutual funds help take the guess work out of choosing the right mix of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") from among the ever-growing universe of ETFs and allow investors a chance to avoid some common pitfalls such as selecting inferior, unproven or inappropriate ETFs and increasing risk through sector or security overlap.READ»

Talk to Our Customers? Are You Crazy?

David McQuillen's "experience immersion" is forcing Credit Suisse to think differently about its clients. For starters, there'll be no more wet grocery bags.READ»

Whitney Johns

Founder and CEO, Capital Across America, Inc., Nashville, TennesseeREAD»

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»

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»

CEO See-Ya!

This month: Franklin D. Raines, CEO of Fannie Mae.READ»

Inexpensive Ohio Health Insurance Plans

Ohio health insurance plans can be quite affordable and inexpensive...if you know where to look!READ»

Will You Be Acquired, and Then What Happens?

A common misconception from companies contemplating an exit is that M&A has dried up as the venture and IPO markets have. This is not to say that M&A hasn’t been affected by the current market conditions, but dried up? No. Case ...READ»

The End of the Financial World as We Know It

By MICHAEL LEWIS and DAVID EINHORN AMERICANS enter the New Year in a strange new role: financial lunatics. We’ve been viewed by the wider world with mistrust and suspicion on other matters, but on the subject of money even our ...READ»

Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions

In recent years, a new breed of venture capital firms has emerged to make an impact beyond just profitability. Social venture capital funds are adding a new mission in combination with positive financial returns: social and environmental impact. Highlighting social venture funds across the world, this week’s top five will focus on VC portfolios that range from organic beverages to water purification systems in Rajasthan to fiber optic enterprises making energy companies more efficient.READ»

Utah Group Insurance Deals!

Affordable Group Health Insurance in Utah!READ»

Talent Bank

Thomas Weisel turned his former firm, Montgomery Securities, into an investment-banking powerhouse. Now he's building a new firm -- and gaining ground on some of the most established names on Wall Street.READ»

Utah Group Insurance Deals!

Get a Great Deal on Utah Group Health Insurance!READ»

About Hennion and Walsh

Hennion & Walsh was founded in 1990 with a single goal in mind: to become the nation’s premier provider of investment services to and advocate for individual investors. As such, our disciplined, personalized approach has helped thousands of individuals grow and protect their investments. Hennion & Walsh’s heritage is being one of the nation’s leading independent specialists in municipal bonds for individual investors, but we offer a full suite of equity and fixed-income products and services including wealth management.READ»

Hennion and Walsh Launches its Newest UIT: The SmartTrust™ Diversified Dividend Trust

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Hennion and Walsh is pleased to announce the introduction of its SmartTrust[TM] Diversified Dividend Trust (2007 Series A), a unit investment trust (UIT) whose objective is to provide investors with the potential for capital appreciation and current dividend income.READ»

Aetna health insurance Pennsylvania rate increase : EasyToInsureME

As of October 1, 2009 Aetna health insurance will be increasing the Aetna HMO rates in PennsylvaniaREAD»

BofA Goes Green

It looks like Bank of America (BofA) is trying to be the bank of Al Gore. America's largest retail bank has already cast its vote in the illegal immigration issue, and on Tuesday BofA weighed in on the global warming debate, ...READ»

Buying American Citizenship…on Credit

While comprehensive immigration reform simmers on the political backburner in Washington D.C., banks are embracing the nation's 12 million-plus illegal immigrants, targeting their financial products--checking accounts, mortgages and, ...READ»

Careers: Aetna's Personal Branding Hall of Shame

Ouch.Ouch.Ouch. That’s the sound of my body hurting from the wounds inflicted by Aetna. Undoubtedly, health insurance companies are the worst personal branders in the world. As a small business owner I have the privilege of ...READ»

The Federal Open Market Committee

Do you know who to blame for those crazy-low CD returns? The 10 men and women of the FOMC -- five regional Fed presidents and five Fed governors -- will gather October 28 -- 29 in Washington, D.C., to set monetary policy and consider interest rates. READ»

• Now October 2008
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Dow 10,000! Sellout or Dig in? Is the Market poised for a fall?

Shawn Baldwin from CMG discusses the market opportunities at Dow 10,000 and Goldman SachsREAD»

Florida Health Insurance Brokerage East Coast Health Insurance

For All Florida Health Insurance Companies including and limited to Aetna, Avmed, Cigna, Coventry, United, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Vista http://www.echealthinsurance.com is your complete one stop shop for all of them in ...READ»

Replace Ben Bernanke with Paul Volcker

At first blush, this idea may seem radical, but these are not ordinary times. What are the benefits if President Obama figuratively walks out to the pitcher’s mound, take the ball from Bernanke, and say, “Ben, you threw one hell of a game for eight innings. We can take it from here; the economy is heating up.” Then, Obama turn towards the bullpen forms his hand into the shape of a clam, opens, and closes it twice, to signal for his major league inflation closer – Paul Volcker.READ»

Replace Ben Bernanke with Paul Volcker

At first blush, this idea may seem radical, but these are not ordinary times. What are the benefits if President Obama figuratively walks out to the pitcher’s mound, take the ball from Bernanke, and say, “Ben, you threw one hell of a game for eight innings. We can take it from here; the economy is heating up.” Then, Obama turn towards the bullpen forms his hand into the shape of a clam, opens, and closes it twice, to signal for his major league inflation closer – Paul Volcker.READ»