06 August 2012

Top 5 Articles from July

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1. Understanding the Libor Scandal: Recommended Reading

The scandal surrounding Libor, the London Interbank Offered Rate, continues to sweep through global finance like wildfire — so much information, so little time for investment professionals to assess the facts. These seven recommended reads will help you home in on the essentials of this still-unfolding imbroglio concerning the global benchmark.

2. Lie Detection 101 for Financial Analysts: How to Spot Manipulators and Actors

In order to detect lies and deceit a financial analyst needs to understand the basics. For example, in what contexts do people lie, and what types of people are more likely to lie or deceive?

3. Asset Allocation in An Uncertain World: Three Market Experts Share Their Outlooks for the Year Ahead

At a recent conference, investment professionals from Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board shared their frameworks for decision making and presented competing visions for how the next 12 months are likely to unfold. They also hinted at how they would position portfolios for optimal advantage.

4. The Economics of Obamacare: The Implications for Health Care Investing

The architects of PPACA emphasize three main goals: to provide access to health care to all; to improve the quality of care; and to find ways to slow or reduce the cost of care. Can the law meet these lofty goals? And what are the implications for investors in hospital and insurance stocks?

5. Take 15: Why Emotional Intelligence Is Critical to Your Success (Video)

Demonstrating proficiency in emotional intelligence is a critical skill set that is in demand across all roles in the investment industry. Why is this the case, are there challenges unique to investment professionals, and what practical steps can you take to develop this soft skill? Jamie G. Ziegler, the cofounder of AUM Partners, explains.

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Jennifer Curry

Jennifer Curry formerly served as managing editor of the Enterprising Investor. Previously, she was the social media manager at the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). Prior to her work at NYSSA, Curry worked as the senior project editor for a nonfiction imprint at Barnes & Noble Publishing and as an assistant editor at the H.W. Wilson Company. She is the editor of several volumes in the Reference Shelf series, and her writing has appeared in Smithsonian, IndustryWeek, Barnes & Noble Review, and other publications. Curry holds a BS in journalism and a BA in anthropology from the University of Kansas, and an MA in anthropology from Hunter College, City University of New York.