The Divided States of Europe

Critical explanation from Stratfor about Europe. Like it or not, these events will greatly influence how your investments perform over the next several months. Here is a key paragraph: "That is because the real crisis is the more fundamental question of how the European continent is to be ruled in the 21st century. Europe has …

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Captial Markets Insight – June 27, 2011

Here’s your Weekly Insights update from Curian’s Asset Management Group. This informative capital market update is designed to help you stay informed about important developments from the past week, as well as provide thoughtful commentary on how these events might... Continue reading...

Investment Markets Today

If you are committed to making your own investment decisions, based on your personal observations about the markets, here is what one of our third party investment managers is telling us today: "As we enter a new trading window, we are coming off a volatile period within the market. After trading down to nearly 1265 …

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Commonsense Ways To Fix Social Security

As someone who has willingly accepted Social Security payments monthly for about four years, I have no strong motivation to upset the status quo. However, and this is a big however, I understand that the current path is not sustainable. When it began in the 30's, there were less than 3 people getting benefits for …

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Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

Studies show that socially responsible investing, or SRI, is becoming increasingly popular. • SRI in the United States is now growing at a much faster pace than the broader universe of all investment assets under professional management. • From 2007 to 2009, SRI assets increased more than 13% while all investment assets under management edged …

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