Updated Friday, May 24, 2013 as of 6:26 AM ET
Joseph Lisanti

Recent Stories From This Author

Finding Dividends in Foreign ETFs

May 22, 2013
Foreign dividend stocks and exchange traded funds may be helpful for investors looking for income, but not all foreign companies have histories of dividend increases.

Emerging Markets: Changing Definitions

May 20, 2013
The 21 countries in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index include South Korea, with the world’s 12th-largest GDP, and Taiwan, which ranks 20th. Should these heavyweights be in your clients’ emerging markets allocation?

International Bonds: The Good and the Bad

May 8, 2013
With low rates likely to persist, advisors will have to choose between a low return, currency-hedged, indexed global bond portfolio, or one that incurs greater risk and higher cost in pursuit of larger returns.

Global ETFs: Watch Your Portfolio Weights

May 3, 2013
While ETFs open the door to the entire foreign stock universe, they can also substantially alter sector weightings.

Investing in Global Small Caps

May 3, 2013
While many Americans are comfortable investing in foreign multinational companies whose brands are household names in the U.S., the prospect of owning smaller overseas equities can be intimidating.

As ETF Fees Drop, New Issues to Consider

March 1, 2013
Expense cuts and other factors have advisors recalculating which funds have the best payoff for clients.

Concentrated Effort: Investing in Focused Funds

January 1, 2013
Having a lot of stocks in a portfolio reduces risk, but holding a limited number of positions can produce home runs.

Index Merger: New Landscape of S&P/Dow Jones to Affect Advisors

December 1, 2012
The S&P/Dow Jones merger pits the indexing giant against a changing marketplace. Here are a few ways advisors could be affected.

The second (or third) time around: How Financial Advisors Got to where they are from other fields

October 1, 2012
Many advisors discover their life's work after trying other careers.

Girding for Inflation: Weathering the Inflationary Cycle

August 1, 2012
Experts disagree about whether the economy is in an inflationary cycle, but advisors can offer clients ways to brace for it.
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