Probing U.S. independent advisors, study finds foreign stocks and ETFs favored
A NEW survey sheds light on the growing independent investment advisor business in the United States and finds that these advisors have little interest in small-cap stocks and prefer large-cap international equities, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and large-cap domestic stocks.
Survey finds analysts not into RSS, blogs or podcasts
A THOMSON FINANCIAL survey of North American investment analysts has shone a light on their technology use and found that many are still in the dark about new technologies like RSS and podcasts. The global financial information and services giant surveyed 304 sell- and buy-side analysts in an online poll to probe their needs when [...]