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U.S. News & World Report
The Federal Reserve appears to be leaning toward an interest rate hike in December – and even if a hike doesn't come in 2015, rates will rise eventually.
That is worrying to income investors, many of whom chased riskier, high-yielding investments to generate some income in a world where interest rates are near zero.
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CFA Chicago
Individuals are more likely to hire or refer people they know, like and trust. Just as companies invest in marketing to build the brands of their products, today individuals are finding value in marketing themselves. The product is YOU. Volvo is known for safety and engineering design. Nike communicates best-in-class sports performance. What are you known for? It is more important than ever that your "personal brand" communicate your expertise, qualifications and how you create value for your current or future company.
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CFA Chicago
Jason Trennert is the Managing Partner of Strategas Research Partners LLC and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm's broker-dealer subsidiary, Strategas Securities, LLC. Mr. Trennert is known as one of Wall Street's top thought leaders on the subject of markets and economic policy. His research pieces are read by leading institutional investors and corporate executives across the globe.
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Chicago's only business school within a technological university, the Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of Business, offers graduate degrees and certificate programs with flexible part-time and evening scheduling options. Learn more about how Stuart’s strategically competitive programs can give you the skills needed for success in the next economy.
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CFA Chicago
Special situations are corporate actions which could reveal an undervalued security and hence an investment opportunity. Some examples of Special Situations are spinoffs, liquidations, tender offers, restructurings, bankruptcy exits etc. In the Special Situations Research Forum we will discuss an investment situation decided 3 weeks in advance. Every participant in the Forum is expected to research the topic before attending the meeting.
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CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor
It’s been 15 years since the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-nominated film O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released. Loosely based on Homer’s The Odyssey, the satirical tale follows three escaped convicts as they run from the law in search of buried treasure.
For nearly the same length of time, value stocks — those bargain-priced shares which often pay higher dividends — have underperformed growth stocks.
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Chicago Business Journal
Accretive Health Inc. said a Catholic health system and a New York private equity firm have agreed to invest $200 million in the Chicago-based hospital management company.
Accretive said Ascension Health, a huge Catholic hospital system, and TowerBrook Capital Partners, will invest $200 million to buy convertible preferred stock and warrants in Accretive.
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Bloomberg via Crain's Chicago Business
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., two historic giants of U.S. industry, will merge in a deal that's the first step in a plan to create three new highly-focused businesses.
The merger, the largest ever in the chemicals industry, will combine products from both Dow and DuPont in the areas of agriculture, commodities chemicals and specialty chemicals to create the new businesses.
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The Associated Press via Crain's Chicago Business
A state legislative report says Illinois' unfunded pension liability is $111 billion.
The General Assembly's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability listed the figure in a Thursday report. It covers five pension systems for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
The report comes as legislative leaders and Gov. Bruce Rauner have agreed to take another look at overhauling pensions.
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Pension & Investments
The Department of Labor's recent proposal to allow states to create retirement savings programs for private-sector employees is finally doing something about America's coming retirement crisis. Republicans and Democrats should support it. Corporations and small businesses struggle to balance profitability with genuine concerns for employees' well-being.
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Barron's
Everything stock investors need to know about the VIX is contained in this phrase: When VIX is high, it’s time to buy. When VIX is low, it’s time to go. The phrase simply means that investors should buy stocks when VIX is high, and sell stocks when investors are confident about stocks. After all, the CBOE Volatility Index surges when stocks decline, and declines when stocks surge. This makes it a valuable sentiment indicator.
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