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January 29, 2008- Vol 2, Issue 5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Peter L. Bernstein is one of the most respected authorities on the markets and financial theory, and we were privileged to interview him last week.  He shares his thoughts on the credit crisis, active management, and why he now owns gold in his portfolio.  Peter has also studied the investment techniques used by the Yale Endowment, and explains how they can and cannot be applied by advisors.

With the prospect of a recession looming, advisor Jim Lavorgna provides the official definition of a recession, and explains the data used in this determination.

We look at the most popular mutual funds in the Advisor Perspectives universe, and examine the performance of actively managed funds over the last nine months of 2007, dating back to the inception of our service.

Our articles last week on market timing drew a number of responses from our readers.  We publish one letter which questions whether these studies properly adjust for risk, and we provide the response from the author of one of the studies.

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Our Interview with Peter L. Bernstein

Peter L. Bernstein is the author of nine books, including "Against the Gods" and "Capital Ideas Evolving."  We spoke with him on the morning the Dow opened with a 450 point drop, and he offered his thoughts on prospective market performance, risk levels, and whether securities are currently overvalued.  He also discusses the investment strategy used by the Yale endowment and its applicability for advisors.

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What is a Recession?

Misperceptions abound when it comes to whether or not we are in a recession, and whether we are heading toward a recession.  Advisor Jim Lavorgna sets the record straight with the official definition of a recession, and explains the data that will be used to determine whether the economy is heading in that direction.

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Q4 Performance Among the Most Popular Mutual Funds in the Advisor Perspectives Universe

We look at the top 25 actively managed funds among the Most Popular Funds in the Advisor Perspectives Universe, and show how their performance compares to benchmarks in Q4 of 2007, as well as during the final nine months of 2007.  Our analysis covers funds in four categories - US equities, foreign equities, taxable bonds, and municipal bonds.

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Letter to the Editor: Do Market Timing Studies Properly Adjust for Risk?

One of our readers poses a very interesting question: Do market timing studies, such as those we published last week, properly adjust for risk when measuring the performance of investments?  Avi Wohl, one of the authors of one of the studies, provides his response.

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Advisor Market Commentaries

We are introducing a new feature that will be a compendium of year end market commentaries from RIAs.  We discuss this project and how you can participate.

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