January 19, 2010
Scott OlsonIndiana 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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December 28, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerAgreement accelerates Stifel's repayment of $54 million in auction-rate securities sold to 142 Hoosier investors.
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December 2, 2009
J.K. WallThe 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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November 21, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerFaced 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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November 14, 2009
Ken SkarbeckMaking 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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October 31, 2009
Ken SkarbeckThe early signs point to meek efforts by the Obama administration to address gaping regulatory issues.
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October 17, 2009
Ken SkarbeckThe 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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October 3, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerThe 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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October 1, 2009
IBJ StaffAn 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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September 19, 2009
Ken SkarbeckLauded 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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August 19, 2009
IBJ StaffAn 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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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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April 13, 2009
Chris KatterjohnOne 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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March 30, 2009
IBJ StaffAmong 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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March 9, 2009
Ken SkarbeckAs Ben Graham said in his Mr. Market allegory: "The market is there to serve you, not guide you."
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February 23, 2009
Ken SkarbeckLooking past all the bad news, a forward-thinking investor should be asking: Just how cheap are U.S. stocks?
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February 23, 2009
Sam StallMedia 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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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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January 12, 2009
Greg AndrewsKSM 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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January 5, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerMany 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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January 5, 2009
Paul CoanInvestors 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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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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December 10, 2007
Greg AndrewsNewly 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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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.