Investment Advisers

Court affirms receiver for Michelle Schrenker's assets

January 19, 2010
Scott Olson
Indiana Court of Appeals agrees with lower court's decision to appoint receiver to oversee finances of ex-wife of convicted money manager Marcus Schrenker.
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Stifel, Rokita reach settlement in auction-rate securities case

December 28, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Agreement accelerates Stifel's repayment of $54 million in auction-rate securities sold to 142 Hoosier investors.
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State sues teachers' union for securities fraud

December 2, 2009
J.K. Wall
The Indiana Secretary of State's securities division says Indiana State Teachers Association can't account for $23 million intended for school districts, requests assets be frozen.
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Top local money managers hedge against stagflationRestricted Content

November 21, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Faced with the potential for another bout with stagflation, investment managers are scrambling to decide how to face a future when markets may again be thrown into turmoil by the two-headed monster of frisky price increases and crummy economic conditions.
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SKARBECK: Getting a good price hinges on stock's valueRestricted Content

November 14, 2009
Ken Skarbeck
Making investment decisions based on where a stock price has been in the past or betting on where it may go in the future is futile and foolish unless the investor has determined the value of the stock.
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SKARBECK: Lenders still not serious about serious reformRestricted Content

October 31, 2009
Ken Skarbeck
The early signs point to meek efforts by the Obama administration to address gaping regulatory issues.
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SKARBECK: Market a bright spot amid worrisome economyRestricted Content

October 17, 2009
Ken Skarbeck
The financial media have the corks ready to pop as the Dow Jones industrial average re-crosses what pundits claim is the â??psychologically importantâ?? 10,000 level.
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Stock-market rebound lifts hopes of Hoosier mutual fundsRestricted Content

October 3, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
The economic downturn walloped all three of the mutual funds headquartered in Indiana. But they've each enjoyed significant recoveries this year. And the smallest of the bunch has big plans to break away from the pack.
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State charges Stifel Nicolaus didn't disclose risks of auction-rate securities

October 1, 2009
 IBJ Staff
An administrative complaint filed today by the Indiana Secretary of State's Office alleges Stifel Nicolaus failed to disclose risks associated with the sale of auction-rate securities to 141 Hoosiers who invested $54.9 million.
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SKARBECK: Hedge fund superstars take it on the chin

September 19, 2009
Ken Skarbeck
Lauded as "masters of the universe," the star investment managers overseeing the largest hedge funds built huge expectations they couldn't fulfill.
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Schrenker faces nine more charges in Indiana

August 19, 2009
 IBJ Staff
An Indiana money manager scheduled to be sentenced today in Florida on charges he deliberately crashed his plane to fake his death and flee financial ruin now faces more charges in his home state.
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A bit of Lauth historyRestricted Content

June 1, 2009
Regarding the May 25 story, ["Lauth granted reprieve,"] please note that Lauth Property Group is an offshoot of the original company founded by myself and Terry Eaton in 1976. It was then known as Ernst/Eaton Associates.
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Top investment minds weigh in on erratic marketRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
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Beyond being a great investor, Buffett writes wittily and wellRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Chris Katterjohn
One of the greatest investors of all time, Warren Buffett is always refreshingly candid and informative in his letters to investors, and 2008's 21-page missive is no exception.
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Auction-rate securities suit names Stifel's Cohen, othersRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Among defendants named in a Missouri lawsuit against investment firm Stifel Nicolaus and Co. is Stifel Managing Director Jeffrey Cohen, who is based in the company's Indianapolis office.
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Look beyond emotions when investingRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Ken Skarbeck
As Ben Graham said in his Mr. Market allegory: "The market is there to serve you, not guide you."
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With bear market raging, are stocks priced right?Restricted Content

February 23, 2009
Ken Skarbeck
Looking past all the bad news, a forward-thinking investor should be asking: Just how cheap are U.S. stocks?
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Seasoned stock pros size up slumpRestricted Content

February 23, 2009
Sam Stall
Media pundits regularly call the current economic crisis the worst since the Great Depression. One of the few Indianapolis financial experts who's actually qualified to make such a comparison is Donald C. "Danny" Danielson, the 89-year-old vice chairman of City Securities Corp.
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Buy-and-hold a bad tactic in these market conditionsRestricted Content

February 2, 2009
If world leaders don't quickly demonstrate the courage to stop printing money, the long term is shot. And since that courage isn't likely to surface anytime soon, investors should rethink traditional strategies now.
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KSM's run-in with Madoff spawns bevy of questionsRestricted Content

January 12, 2009
Greg Andrews
KSM Capital Advisors didn't invest its clients' money directly with Bernard L. Madoff, but they're out millions of dollars just the same.
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Keeping calm in the financial stormRestricted Content

January 5, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Many investors endured appalling financial losses this year, as markets soured and the economy slipped into recession. Now they're grieving over money once intended to fund retirement, their children's education or major philanthropic gifts.
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Others to blame for woes? Try looking closer to homeRestricted Content

January 5, 2009
Paul Coan
Investors were mad as hell last year as they watched their portfolios melt. And who can blame them? But even after holding Wall Street, banks and the government accountable, these investors should look in the mirror.
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Givers get strategicRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
 Wealthy people are getting more advice from hired professionals and less from peers and not-for-profit personnel when making decisions about charitable giving, a new study shows.
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Knall accepts suspension in unusual SEC case

December 10, 2007
Greg Andrews
Newly public records suggest that securities investigators had far from an airtight insider-trading case against David Knall, the star Indianapolis investment broker who nonetheless agreed to settle the 3-year-old inquiry by agreeing to a one-year suspension. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the pact Dec. 4. In addition to consenting to the suspension, Knall, a managing partner of Stifel Nicolaus & Co., agreed to pay $123,865.
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