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The revenue side of the NBA and NHL finals
June is a busy month for professional sports playoffs in the U.S. The NBA playoffs started Thursday, pitting the San Antonio Spurs against the...
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Experts offer tips to construct a better portfolio
Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, part of Prudential Financial, spends a lot of time providing thought leadership with input from Prudential Financial’s affiliated institutional managers....
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U.S. leads in energy consumption and production of renewable electricity
The U.S. and China lead the world in energy consumption, according to an interactive story map from Esri, with the U.S. consuming more than...
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What to look for when finding a fixed-income manager
Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, part of Prudential Financial, spends a lot of time providing thought leadership with input from Prudential Financial’s affiliated institutional managers....
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Honolulu, Dayton among cities most-affected by the government shutdown
As the federal government continues to furlough many of its workers through the shutdown, it is no surprise that the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area...
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3 economists give construction outlook for rest of 2013, and ahead
The construction sector was booming in the mid-to late-2000s, and then the Great Recession grabbed hold and the industry changed overnight. Layoffs were rampant;...
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Russell Investments’ Wood Talks about Small Caps and Recent Market Trends
Stephen Wood, PhD, is Chief Market Strategist, North America for Russell Investments. Stephen Wood, PhD, is Chief Market Strategist, North America for Russell Investments....
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Defining “smart beta” indexes and how these new tools can be useful for investors
Rolf Agather is Managing Director of Global Index Research and Innovation for Russell Investments. Rolf Agather is Managing Director of Global Index Research and...
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Talking with Russell Investments about the benefits of fundamentally weighted indexes
David Koenig, CFA, FRM, Investment Strategist on the Research and Innovation team, Russell Indexes. David Koenig serves as Investment Strategist on the Research and...
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Small Cap Stocks — Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
David Koenig, Investment Strategist on the Research and Innovation team at Russell Investments. David Koenig serves as Investment Strategist on the Research and Innovation...
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Style Is Never Out Of Fashion
Tom Goodwin is Senior Research Director for Russell Indexes. Tom Goodwin, PhD, is Senior Research Director for Russell Indexes focusing on helping clients utilize...
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How wealth managers can attract Millennials
Millennials, those born in the 1980s and 1990s, are a key demographic for wealth managers because of the generation’s size. But they also present...
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Long-term disability claims benefit from early preparation
Diligent preparation is crucial for successfully addressing the heavy scrutiny that long-term disability claims are facing, said Evan Schwartz, founding partner of Quadrino Schwartz....
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Updated LUTCF designation is designed to be efficient and relevant
The new Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow program will feature a sharply focused, timely curriculum to meet agents’ needs, according to the College for...
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Capturing Account Switchers Across Channels
Paul Kadin, Head of Category Development This post is sponsored by AOL. Click here for the article. U.S. banks have successfully provided their existing clients with...
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Cut Costs and Grow Stronger
Kelley Mavros, partner in Strategy&’s Digital Business & Technology practice Kelley Mavros is a partner in Strategy&’s Digital Business & Technology practice with expertise...
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Retirement Income Investment Trends
Timothy Buckeridge, vice president, Franklin Templeton Tim Buckeridge is a vice president and sales director for the Investment Only team at Franklin Templeton. He...
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Helping Financial Advisors Prepare for the Future
Dale Brown, President & CEO This post is sponsored by First Clearing. Dale E. Brown, CAE, is the founding President & CEO of the...
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Welcome to SmartBlog on Finance
We at SmartBrief are on a mission to save busy professionals time and keep them ahead of the curve. Hence the scores of news...
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Start with “No” when negotiating
This guest post is written by Jim Camp, CEO of Camp Negotiation Systems, who has trained and coached over 100,000 people through thousands of...
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Prioritizing your enterprise technology
Chris Haug, a CFO-for-hire and managing director of L.C. Haug & Associates, discussed enterprise technology with SmartBrief’s Tom Anderson. What is your top enterprise-technology...
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How to use enterprise technology to boost your organization
Laurie Van Pelt, director of management and budget of Oakland County, Mich., was named government CFO of the Year in 2010 by Crain’s Detroit...
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Don Walker on what’s next in financial regulation
Don Walker is a senior managing director at FTI Consulting and a former senior assistant chief accountant in the Division of Corporation Finance at...
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How to manage your company’s liquidity
Businesses are becoming more optimistic about the future, and financing terms are slowly improving. But companies still need to keep enough cash on hand...
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Nomura offers early analysis of financial impact of disaster in Japan
A team of economists from Nomura Securities weighed in Sunday with an early analysis of the financial effects of the natural disaster that continues...
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CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers talks Dodd-Frank and more
One of the hottest topics at the 36th Annual International Futures Industry Conference this week in Boca Raton, Fla., is the Dodd-Frank Act. More...
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CFTC’s O’Malia talks Dodd-Frank, flash crash and commodities speculation
As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has worked to write and implement the myriad of rules called for by the Dodd-Frank Act, Commissioner Scott...
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Q-and-A: CME Group CEO Craig Donohue
CME Group CEO Craig Donohue was in Boca Raton, Fla., this week for the 36th Annual International Futures Industry Conference. SmartBrief Finance Editor Sean...
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CFTC Commissioner Michael Dunn on interacting with the industry while writing Dodd-Frank
During the 36th Annual International Futures Industry Conference this week, Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Michael Dunn was asked a handful of questions about the...
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CFTC’s Chilton sets his sights on high-frequency traders
CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton is never shy about offering his insight on financial markets and regulation. The commissioner was very forth-coming with his opinions...
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Measuring executive frustration — and going after the big-picture cure
This post is by Paul Leinwand, a partner at the consulting firm Booz & Co. and Cesare Mainardi, the managing director of Booz &...
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What the G-7’s yen intervention means for Japan
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations agreed to intervene in the currency market Friday to curb the yen’s rapid rise since the...
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SmartPulse: Great expectations for Form 1099 repeal
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief for CFOs — tracks feedback from leading CFOs and senior finance executives. We run the...
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IRS puts more scrutiny on online sellers — a Q-and-A with PayPal’s Eddie Davis
Starting with the 2011 tax year, the Internal Revenue Service will be paying extra attention to online sellers to make sure Uncle Sam is...
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SmartPulse: March Madness and the office
This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives. SmartPulse...
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Maintaining trust throughout mergers and acquisitions
Dennis and Michelle Reina are the co-founders of the Reina Trust Building Institute, a consulting and research firm that helps companies deal with trust...
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Will the Dodd-Frank Act actually create more too-big-to-fail financial firms?
An oft-repeated refrain by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he tried to deal with the financial crisis was that the government had neither the...
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How the recession has affected strategy implementation
The economic downturn has forced company executives to exercise greater caution when pursuing strategic initiatives, but it has not dimmed their faith in the...
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Financial leaders don’t expect a government shutdown
From the exclusive new SmartBrief/Ipsos Leadership Index on April 7, 2011. Although much of Washington, and roughly half the nation are betting that the...
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7 tips for negotiating with the IRS
This guest post is written by Jim Camp, CEO of Camp Negotiation Systems, who has trained and coached over 100,000 people through thousands of...
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Best practices for developing a social media policy
As more financial firms use social media, the risk of tainting their image or coming across unethically increases. Companies like Actiance, who focus on...
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Financial professionals are cautiously optimistic about the economy
A new survey of 841 financial professionals by SmartBrief and the international polling and market research firm Ipsos has found that most (67%) think...